The Hundred: Top three batters competitions to highlight

The Hundred Leauge Coverage: 10 men’s games and eight women’s games live on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer. Commentary of every game on BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app plus live text commentary and in-play clips.

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The Hundred returns for its second season on Wednesday and will feature a host of England and international stars.

With more than 200 players set to feature over the next four weeks, BBC Sport has teamed up with data analysts CricViz to pick out some of the players to watch.

With more than 200 players set to feature over the next four weeks, BBC Sport has teamed up with data analysts CricViz to pick out some of the players to watch.

They have used their ‘match impact model’ to evaluate the impact each player has had in every match they have played in the last eight years. The numbers are weighted so more recent performances and in higher-quality leagues count for more.

Picked out the top three batters and bowlers in the men’s and women’s competitions to highlight in more detail.

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The Hundred: Top three batters-

Jos Buttler (Manchester Originals)-

T20 games: 321 Runs: 8,313 Average: 33.65 Strike-rate: 144.90 Centuries: Six

Jos Buttler is one of the most destructive batters in world cricket.

He is one of only three England players – alongside Heather Knight and Dawid Malan – to have scored a century in Tests, one-day and Twenty20 internationals.

The 31-year-old has had a really impressive 12 months, top-scoring for England in the T20 World Cup with 269 runs before smashing an unbelievable four centuries in this year’s Indian Premier League.

He only played in two games for the Originals last year but should feature a lot more this season now he is not part of England’s Test team and his runs – and leadership in the field – should help Manchester improve on their sixth-place finish last season.

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Andre Russell (Manchester Originals)-

T20 games: 412 Runs: 6,909 Average: 26.57 Strike-rate: 169.50 Wickets: 371 Average: 25.41 Economy: 8.50

Not many people in the tournament will be able to keep up with Buttler but Andre Russell is perhaps one.

The West Indies all-rounder loves smacking sixes from ball one – he has hit two 14-ball fifties in his career – and is capable of getting up to 90mph with the ball as well, so he should feature heavily at the end of both innings.

The 34-year-old does struggle to stay fit though, so any injuries would hamper the Originals.

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Tim David (Southern Brave)-

T20 games: 114 Runs: 2,556 Average: 33.19 Strike-rate: 164.79

Tim David is a Singaporean-Australian batter, who stands 6ft 5in and strikes fear into opposition bowlers.

He made two appearances for Southern Brave last year, including 15 off six balls in the final, where he also demonstrated his ability in the field to brilliantly run out Birmingham Phoenix’s Liam Livingstone. His off-spin can be handy too.

The 26-year-old has been playing in the T20 Blast for Lancashire in the last couple of months so he should be acclimated to English conditions and ready to go from ball one.

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