They are all franchises, operating separately from the existing county cricket clubs, with each representing a large area of England and Wales.

All of the men's and women's matches were held on the same day at the same grounds, with one ticket giving access to both contests.

Picks were in reverse order of where a side finished in the previous season, beginning with London Spirit and ending with Southern Brave.

[9] On 28 July the ECB confirmed a number of replacements:[11] Birmingham Phoenix: London Spirit: Manchester Originals: Northern Superchargers:[12] Oval Invincibles: Southern Brave: Trent Rockets: Welsh Fire: One-hundred-ball cricket is a form of limited overs cricket, played by two teams each playing a single innings made up of 100 balls.Games last approximately two and a half hours.

[13] The format of the game is: Sky Sports showed every match in the competition live on its subscription television service, while the BBC also broadcast some matches live on free-to-air television and broadcast commentary on its radio services.