Is he a batsman or a storm? That’s the only question when you see Donovan Ferreira bat in The Hundred 2025. If this league were a movie, he would be its unsung hero — not always in the spotlight, not winning Player of the Match awards, but quietly blowing games away with raw power.

For the last 5 consecutive innings, Ferreira has maintained a strike rate above 200, something rarely seen even in the shortest formats. And thanks to his explosive cameos, Oval Invincibles have almost sealed their spot in the final.

A quiet finisher, but deadly with the bat

In the latest clash against London Spirit (25 August), Will Jacks walked away with the Player of the Match for his 45 (27), but it was Donovan Ferreira’s 9-ball 24 (SR 266.66)* with 2 sixes and 2 fours that delivered the knockout punch. A role-player, yet one who’s redefining the impact of finishing knocks.

Ferreira’s destructive run

Ferreira’s record in The Hundred 2025 so far:

• 1st match – SR 180 (scored briskly but didn’t cross 200)

• 2nd match – Did not bat

• 3rd match – 63 (29), SR 217.24

• 4th match – 18 (6), SR 300

• 5th match – Did not bat

• 6th match – 14 (5), SR 280

• 7th match – 41 (15), SR 273.33

• 8th match – 24* (9), SR 266.66

Across 8 matches, Ferreira has batted in 6 innings, smashing 169 runs at a mind-boggling strike rate of 244.92, including 17 sixes.

Why Ferreira matters for Oval Invincibles

While top-order stars like Jacks and Sam Curran often hog the limelight, it is Ferreira’s consistency at the death overs that has tilted close contests. In a format as quick as The Hundred, where 15–20 runs in a handful of balls can decide matches, Ferreira has become the x-factor finisher for Oval Invincibles.

With the team now on the brink of the final, his role as a behind-the-scenes storm could well decide whether the Invincibles lift the trophy this season.