Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt says ideally he would like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days.

Phil Salt struck 48 from 37 balls in a 125-run opening partnership with Matt Short for Welsh Fire against Manchester Super Giants Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt would ideally like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days. His second-placed side won at Birmingham Phoenix on Saturday afternoon and defeated Southern Brave in Cardiff on Monday evening, before losing to Manchester Super Giants on Wednesday afternoon. "Birmingham, back to Cardiff, up here. It's a lot to be honest with you in five days and managing bodies through. "From a player's point of view I'd like this competition to be probably a week longer." The Hundred group stage takes place over 23 days with teams playing eight games in that period. In comparison, Indian Premier League sides each play 14 group games in a 56-day period, while in last season's men's Big Bash League in Australia teams played 10 group games each in a 36-day window. Since its introduction in 2021, The Hundred has further complicated a packed English summer schedule, with the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) continuing to raise concerns about the impact on player welfare.