Sunrisers Leeds Women and MI London Men will begin their Hundred title defense on the first day of the 2026 tournament at Kier Oval on Tuesday 21st July.
Sunrisers, known as Northern Superchargers before being taken over by IPL owners, will take on MI London Women in an afternoon match starting at 2.45pm as the sixth season of the ECB’s 100-ball competition begins.
Then, from 6.30pm, MI London Men will begin their battle for a fourth consecutive title against Sunrisers Men, who scored a hat-trick in 2025 under their former Oval Invincibles name.
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Highlights of Oval Invincibles’ 26-run victory over Trent Rockets in the 2025 Men’s Hundred final as Sam Billings’ team achieves historic third straight victory
The name change of MI London was also carried out following investment from IPL owners, with the Mumbai Indians leadership buying a 49% stake in the Oval side.
All matches in the men’s and women’s competitions, including the Eliminator on Friday 14th August and the final on Sunday 16th August, will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, with the women’s matches being seen ahead of the men’s matches at the same venue each day.
The men’s and women’s teams that take first place in the league match will directly qualify for the finals, and a second and third eliminator will be held to determine the opponent of the top team.
Each team will play eight group games, once against six teams and twice against local rivals.
MI London will play London Spirit twice, while other home and away matches will be Sunrisers vs. Manchester Super Giants, Trent Rockets vs. Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave vs. Welsh Fire.
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Highlights of Northern Superchargers’ victory over Southern Brave in the 2025 Women’s Hundred final at Lord’s
The First Hundred Auction will be held on March 11th and 12th.
The Hundred will hold its first player auction on March 11th and 12th.
Previously, players acquired through direct contracts were not retained or acquired because they were not acquired during the draft system, but significant foreign private investment across eight franchises is changing the player acquisition process.
Auctions are also seen in other franchise tournaments, especially in the IPL.
Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, James Anderson, Amy Jones, Issy Wong and Sarah Glen are among the high-profile players who are not yet signed or retained by the team.
Each team can sign up to four players through retention or new direct contracts before the auction, with all men’s teams and half of women’s teams reaching that number.
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Jos Buttler has told Sky Sports News he “can’t wait” for The Hundred to start after Manchester Super Giants unveiled their new team logo.
The Hundred – Full schedule for 2026
In the UK and Ireland, all matches will be broadcast live on Sky Sports
Tuesday 21st July: MI London vs Sunrisers Leeds, Keir Oval (2:45pm for women’s match, 6:30pm for men’s match)
Wednesday, July 22: Southern Brave vs. Welsh Fire, Utilita Bowl (3 p.m. women’s game, 6:30 p.m. men’s game)
Thursday 23rd July: London Spirit vs. Manchester Super Giants at Lord’s (3pm for women’s game, 6:30pm for men’s game)
Friday 24th July: Birmingham Phoenix vs. Trent Rockets, Edgbaston (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Saturday 25th July: Sunrisers Leeds v Southern Brave, Headingley (Women’s game 11am, Men’s game 2.30pm)
Saturday 25th July: Wales Fire vs MI London, Sophia Gardens (women’s game 2:30pm, men’s game 6pm)
Sunday 26 July: Manchester Super Giants v Birmingham Phoenix, Emirates Old Trafford (women’s match 11am, men’s match 2.30pm)
Sunday 26 July: Trent Rockets vs London Spirit, Trent Bridge (women’s game at 2.30pm, men’s game at 6pm)
Monday, July 27: Southern Brave vs. MI London, Utilita Bowl (3 p.m. women’s game, 6:30 p.m. men’s game)
Tuesday 28th July: Sunrisers Leeds v Manchester Super Giants, Headingley (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Wednesday, July 29: Wales Fire vs. Trent Rockets, Sophia Gardens (11:30am for women’s game, 3:00pm for men’s game)
Wednesday 29th July: MI London vs London Spirit, Keir Oval (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Thursday, July 30: Southern Brave vs. Birmingham Phoenix, Utilita Bowl (3 p.m. women’s game, 6:30 p.m. men’s game)
Friday 31 July: Manchester Super Giants v Trent Rockets, Emirates Old Trafford (3pm for women’s match, 6:30pm for men)
Saturday 1st August: Birmingham Phoenix v Wales Fire, Edgbaston (11am women’s game, 2:30pm men’s game)
Saturday, August 1st: London Spirit vs. Southern Brave, Lords (women’s game 2:30 p.m., men’s game 6 p.m.)
Sunday 2nd August: Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds, Trent Bridge (Women’s game at 11am, Men’s game at 2.30pm)
Sunday 2nd August: MI London v Manchester Super Giants, Kier Oval (2.30pm for women’s game, 6.00pm for men’s game)
Monday 3rd August: Welsh Fire vs. Southern Brave, Sophia Gardens (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Tuesday 4th August: Sunrisers Leeds vs London Spirit, Headingley (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Wednesday 5th August: Manchester Super Giants v Wales Fire, Emirates Old Trafford (women’s match 11.30am, men’s match 3pm)
Wednesday 5th August: Trent Rockets vs. Birmingham Phoenix, Trent Bridge (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Thursday, August 6: London Spirit vs. MI London, Lords (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Friday 7th August: Birmingham Phoenix vs Sunrisers Leeds, Edgbaston (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Saturday, August 8: MI London vs. Trent Rockets, Kier Oval (11am for women’s game, 2:30pm for men)
Saturday, August 8: Southern Brave vs. Manchester Super Giants, Utilita Bowl (2:30 p.m. women’s game, 6 p.m. men’s game)
Sunday 9th August: Sunrisers Leeds v Wales Fire, Headingley (women’s match 11am, men’s match 2.30pm)
Sunday 9th August: London Spirit vs. Birmingham Phoenix, Lords (women’s game at 2.30pm, men’s game at 6pm)
Monday, August 10: Trent Rockets vs. Southern Brave, Trent Bridge (3pm women’s game, 6:30pm men’s game)
Tuesday 11th August: Manchester Super Giants v Sunrisers Leeds, Emirates Old Trafford (3pm women’s match, 6:30pm men’s match)
Wednesday 12th August: Wales Fire v London Spirit, Sophia Gardens (women’s game 11.30am, men’s game 3pm)
Wednesday 12th August: Birmingham Phoenix vs MI London, Edgbaston (3pm for women’s game, 6:30pm for men’s game)
Friday, August 14: Eliminators (2:15 p.m. women’s game, 6 p.m. men’s game) – Preliminary day, Saturday, August 15
Sunday, August 16th: Finals (2:15pm women’s game, 6:00pm men’s game) – Preliminary day, Monday, August 17th
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Highlights of Oval Invincibles’ 26-run victory over Trent Rockets in the 2025 Men’s Hundred final as Sam Billings’ team achieves historic third straight victory
Who are the players already signed for the 2026 Hundred season?
Big names such as Jacob Bethel (Birmingham Phoenix), Jos Buttler (Manchester Super Giants) and Nat Silver-Brunt (Trent Rockets) remained, but three new players were added: Mitchell Marsh (Sunrisers Leeds), Alice Capsey (Birmingham Phoenix) and Smriti Mandhana (Manchester Super Giants).
England’s Jacob Bethel remains at Birmingham Phoenix
With Manchester Super Giants Women, MI London Women, Sunrisers Leeds Women and Wales Fire Women only having three players signed, £310,000 will be deducted from their total £880,000 salary pot, leaving them with even more money to play for at auction.
The other four women’s teams – Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, Southern Brave and Trent Rockets – were deducted £360,000 after signing or staying four times.
Each men’s team had £950,000 reduced from their total £2.05m salary pot after making all four player signings allowed during the pre-auction period.
Hundreds of franchises are now able to sign four overseas players instead of three.
Three teams have changed their names following the new investment, with Manchester Super Giants (formerly Manchester Originals) joining Sunrisers and MI London in using different names.
The Supergiants’ fresh logo features an elephant.
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Celebrities help Manchester Super Giants unveil, adding star flair to team rebranding ahead of 2026’s The Hundred
Hundreds of troops so far
*Player remains
**New signature
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Birmingham Phoenix: Rehan Ahmed** (England), Jacob Bethell* (England), Donovan Ferreira** (South Africa), Mitchell Owen** (Australia)
London Spirit: Dewald Brevis** (South Africa), Liam Livingstone** (England), Jamie Overton* (England), Adam Zampa** (Australia)
Manchester Super Giants: Noor Ahmad* (Afghanistan), Jos Buttler* (England), Liam Dawson** (England), Heinrich Klaasen* (South Africa)
MI London: Sam Curran* (England), Will Jacks* (England), Rashid Khan* (Afghanistan), Nicholas Pooran** (West Indies)
Southern Brave: Jofra Archer* (England), Jamie Smith** (England), Marcus Stoinis** (Australia), Tristan Stubbs** (South Africa)
Sunrisers Leeds: Harry Brook* (England), Brydon Kearse* (England), Nathan Ellis** (Australia), Mitchell Marsh** (Australia)
Trent Rockets: Tom Bunton* (England), Tim David** (Australia), Ben Duckett** (England), Mitchell Santner** (New Zealand)
Wales Fire: Marco Jansen** (South Africa), Rachin Ravindra** (New Zealand), Phil Salt** (England), Chris Woakes* (England)
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Highlights of Northern Superchargers’ victory over Southern Brave in the 2025 Women’s Hundred final at Lord’s
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Birmingham Phoenix: Alice Capsey** (England), Lauren Filer** (England), Lucy Hamilton** (Australia), Elise Perry* (Australia)
London Spirit: Charlie Dean* (UK), Grace Harris* (Australia), Mahika Gaur** (UK), Marisanne Kapp** (South Africa)
Manchester Super Giants: Sophie Ecclestone* (England), Meg Lanning** (Australia), Sumitri Mandhana** (India)
MI London: Mary Carr** (New Zealand), Hayley Matthews** (West Indies), Danny Wyatt Hodge** (England)
Southern Brave: Lauren Bell* (England), Maia Bouchier* (England), Jemima Rodriguez** (India), Laura Wolvaardt* (South Africa)
Sunrisers Leeds: Kate Cross* (England), Phoebe Litchfield* (Australia), Annabel Sutherland* (Australia)
Trent Rockets: Sophia Dunkley** (England), Ash Gardner* (Australia), Kim Garth** (Australia), Nat Silver-Blunt* (England)
Welsh Fire: Freya Kemp** (England), Georgia Voll** (Australia), Georgia Wareham** (Australia)
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