The Hundred Teams: New Names, Owners and Winners
Eight teams play in The Hundred, each with a men's and a women's side sharing a name, a ground and an owner. Three of them changed their names for 2026 after the ECB sold stakes in all eight to private investors: Oval Invincibles became MI London, Northern Superchargers became SunRisers Leeds, and Manchester Originals became Manchester Super Giants. This page lists every team with its old and new name, home ground, owners and titles.
The Eight Teams
| Team | Previous name | Home ground | Investor and stake | Host club's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Phoenix | Unchanged | Edgbaston | Knighthead Capital, just under half, and Jude Bellingham 1.2% | Warwickshire 51% |
| London Spirit | Unchanged | Lord's | Tech Titans, a Silicon Valley consortium, 49% | MCC 51% |
| Manchester Super Giants | Manchester Originals | Emirates Old Trafford | RPSG Group, owners of Lucknow Super Giants, 70% | Lancashire 30% |
| MI London | Oval Invincibles | The Kia Oval | Reliance Industries, owners of Mumbai Indians, 49% | Surrey 51% |
| Southern Brave | Unchanged | Utilita Bowl, Southampton | GMR Group, co-owners of Delhi Capitals, 49% | Hampshire 51% |
| SunRisers Leeds | Northern Superchargers | Headingley | Sun TV Network, owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad, 100% | None |
| Trent Rockets | Unchanged | Trent Bridge | Cain International and Ares Management, 49% | Nottinghamshire 51% |
| Welsh Fire | Unchanged | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Sanjay Govil, owner of Washington Freedom, 50% | Glamorgan 50% |
The ECB confirmed all eight deals on 3 December 2025, valuing the teams together at more than £975 million. The ECB still owns the competition itself.
What Changed in 2026
- New names for three teams, each taking its owner's IPL branding.
- New kits. MI London moved from green to Mumbai Indians blue and gold, SunRisers Leeds from purple to orange, Southern Brave to blue and red, Manchester Super Giants to red and blue, and Birmingham Phoenix to black. Welsh Fire stayed red, and Trent Rockets kept yellow and orange, as Sky Sports set out.
- A first player auction, in March 2026, replacing the draft. The top price was £390,000 for James Coles to London Spirit; Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine were the top women's buys at £210,000 each.
- A combined trophy for the franchise that does best across the men's and women's competitions together, alongside the two existing titles.
Every Champion
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southern Brave | Oval Invincibles |
| 2022 | Trent Rockets | Oval Invincibles |
| 2023 | Oval Invincibles | Southern Brave |
| 2024 | Oval Invincibles | London Spirit |
| 2025 | Oval Invincibles | Northern Superchargers |
| 2026 | Manchester Super Giants | Trent Rockets |
The roll of honour is from the competition's past winners page. The team now called MI London is the most successful, with three men's and two women's titles as Oval Invincibles. In 2026 both titles went to first-time winners at Lord's on 16 August: Manchester Super Giants beat Trent Rockets by five wickets in the men's final, and Trent Rockets beat SunRisers Leeds by eight wickets in the women's. No team has yet won both in the same year.
Team by Team
- Birmingham Phoenix play at Edgbaston. Knighthead Capital, owners of Birmingham City, hold just under half, and the footballer Jude Bellingham took a 1.2% stake in 2026.
- London Spirit play at Lord's. Tech Titans, a consortium led by Nikesh Arora, bought 49%; MCC keeps the rest. Their women won in 2024.
- Manchester Super Giants play at Old Trafford. RPSG Group bought 70%, the largest stake after SunRisers Leeds, renamed the side after Lucknow Super Giants, and won the men's title in their first season under the new name.
- MI London play at the Oval. As Oval Invincibles they won three men's titles in a row from 2023 to 2025 and the first two women's titles.
- Southern Brave play in Southampton. They won the first men's title in 2021 and the women's in 2023, and GMR Group, co-owners of Delhi Capitals, hold 49%.
- SunRisers Leeds play at Headingley and are the only team wholly owned by an investor, with Yorkshire keeping no stake. As Northern Superchargers their women won in 2025.
- Trent Rockets play at Trent Bridge. They won the men's title in 2022 and their first women's title in 2026, and lost the 2026 men's final.
- Welsh Fire play in Cardiff, half owned by Washington Freedom's Sanjay Govil and half by Glamorgan. They have yet to win a title. Our guide to Major League Cricket teams covers the Freedom.
For the rules and how the format differs from T20, see our guide to the Hundred.
FAQs: The Hundred Teams
How many teams are in the Hundred?
Eight, each with a men's and a women's side.
What are the new Hundred team names?
MI London, formerly Oval Invincibles; SunRisers Leeds, formerly Northern Superchargers; and Manchester Super Giants, formerly Manchester Originals. The other five kept their names.
Who owns the Hundred teams?
Since 2025, private investors own between 49% and 100% of each team, most of them IPL owners. The host counties, or MCC at Lord's, own the rest.
Who won the Hundred in 2026?
Manchester Super Giants in the men's competition and Trent Rockets in the women's, both for the first time.
Which Hundred team has won the most titles?
MI London, as Oval Invincibles, with three men's and two women's titles.
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