Kathmandu, October 21
Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been picked to play in The Hundred by Oval Invincibles at the inaugural The Hundred draft held on Sunday. The 19-year-old globetrotting leg-spinner was signed by the Invincibles for £100,000 (Rs 14.6 million approx.)
Lamichhane teammates include notable names like Sunil Narine, Tom Curran, Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Rilee Rossouw, Reece Topley, Hardus Viljoen, Alex Blake, Will Jacks, Chris Wood, Nathan Sowter, Laurie Evans.
The Hundred is a newly envisioned 100-ball cricket tournament in England and Wales run by the ECB commencing in July 2020. The league will consist of eight city-based franchise teams.
The Hundred will be played from 17 July to August 16, 2020.
The rules of The Hundred are as follow:
- 100 balls per innings
- A change of ends after 10 balls
- Bowlers deliver either five or 10 consecutive balls
- Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls per game
- Each bowling side gets a strategic timeout of up to two and a half minutes
- A 25-ball powerplay start for each team
- Two fielders are allowed outside of the initial 30-yard circle during the powerplay
