The first match of the tournament drew a peak audience of 1.6 million
The BBC has added three women’s The Hundred fixtures to its live coverage after the success of the tournament.
The first game broke records for the women’s cricket on TV, with 1.6 million tuning in at its peak. The men’s matches have also been drawing strong audiences, with two million watching the first match of that section of the competition.
The three matches added to BBC2 and BBC iPlayer’s schedule are Manchester Originals v London Spirit on 10 August, Oval Invincibles v London Spirit on 14 August, and Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix on 17 August.
These come ahead of the women’s Eliminator match and final on 20 and 21 August, which are also broadcast on BBC2 and iPlayer.
All other matches will have BBC coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport online. Sky Sports is showing every game of the competition, with all women’s and some men’s clashes also available through the Sky Sports YouTube channel.
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