The 2026 The Hundred season was the sixth season of The Hundred, a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men's and women's teams located in major cities across the United Kingdom.
The previous year's women's tournament was won for the first time by the Northern Superchargers, while the men's Oval Invincibles won their third consecutive title.
Trent Rockets women and Manchester Super Giants men won their respective titles for the first time.
Background Finance In late 2025, the ECB finalised deals that valued the eight teams at over £975 million. This restructuring was designed to secure the long-term financial health of the game, with over £500 million set to be reinvested into English and Welsh cricket, including a £50 million commitment to grassroots initiatives.
The 2026 season is the first where TeamCos—consisting of the investors and host venues—assumes full operational control. The buyers include a mix of Indian Premier League (IPL) owners, American private equity firms, and tech entrepreneurs. The completed partnerships for the 2026 season are as follows: London Spirit: A consortium of Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs (including executives from Google and Microsoft) bought the 49% stake for £145m (the highest valuation). Oval Invincibles: Reliance Industries (owners of Mumbai Indians) bought the 49% stake for £60m. Manchester Originals: RPSG Group (owners of Lucknow Super Giants) took a 70% stake for £81m, with Lancashire retaining 30%. Northern Superchargers: Sun TV Network (owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad) purchased 100% of the team for £100m. Birmingham Phoenix: Knighthead Capital (owners of Birmingham City FC) acquired 49% for £40m. Welsh Fire: Sanjay Govil (owner of Washington Freedom) bought 50% for £40m. Southern Brave: GMR Group (co-owners of Delhi Capitals) bought 49% and is also taking over the host county, Hampshire. Trent Rockets: Cain & Ares Management jointly bought 49% for just under £40m.
Competition format As in previous editions, eight city-based teams will compete for the men's and women's titles during 21 July to 16 August 2026.
The teams will play a total of 64 matches in the group stage (32 men's, 32 women's). All matches will be held on the same day at the same grounds, with one ticket granting access to both men's and women's contests.
Each team will play four matches at home and four away, including one match against every other side in the competition and a bonus match against their nearest regional rivals. After the league stage, the top three teams will progress to the knockout stage to decide the champions. The second- and third-placed teams will face each other in the eliminator at The Oval in London. The winner of the eliminator then met the league-topping team in the final at Lord's.
Player selection process For the 2026 season of The Hundred, player recruitment is conducted through a structured, three-stage system designed to balance competitive fairness with strategic flexibility for teams.
Pre-auction signings and retention Each franchise may make up to four pre-auction signings or retentions between mid-November and the end of January. Of these, a maximum of three can be direct signings limited to overseas players or England centrally contracted players, while at least one must be a retention from the existing squad, which can include domestic players as well. Teams may include up to two England centrally contracted players and up to two overseas players among their pre-auction signings. No "right to match (RTM)" option is available at this stage.
To maintain balance and competitiveness, pre-auction signings reduce each team's available salary cap ahead of the auction according to a tiered cumulative deduction model. For the men's competition, deductions range from £350,000 for one signing to £950,000 for four signings. In the women's competition, corresponding deductions range from £130,000 to £360,000.
Auction Following the direct signing window, an auction will be held on 11 & 12 March to complete squad formation. Teams are required to recruit the remaining players within their salary cap: 16–18 players for men's squads and 15 for women's squads. For the 2026 season, the overall salary pot is set at £2.05 million for men's teams and £880,000 for women's teams, reflecting increased investment in player payments.
Vitality Wildcard After the main auction, the Vitality Wildcard offers teams an additional mechanism to recruit players based on strong performances in the domestic T20 Blast competitions. Players who are not selected in the main auction can still earn contracts through this pathway, reinforcing the link between domestic form and participation in The Hundred.
Teams and venues
With the acquisition by Indian Premier League team, Oval Invincibles rebranded as MI London, whereas as Northern Superchargers to Sunrisers Leeds, while Manchester Originals were rebranded as Manchester Super Giants. All remaining teams who took part in the 2025 season also returned for the 2026 season. TeamHome groundMen's coachWomen's coachBirmingham PhoenixEdgbaston, BirminghamShane BondAlistair MaidenLondon SpiritLord's, LondonAndy FlowerJon LewisManchester Super GiantsOld Trafford, ManchesterJustin LangerMatthew MottMI LondonThe Oval, LondonKieron PollardLisa KeightleySouthern BraveRose Bowl, SouthamptonHemang BadaniJonathan BattySunrisers LeedsHeadingley, LeedsDaniel VettoriAdrian BirrellTrent RocketsTrent Bridge, NottinghamPeter MooresChris ReadWelsh Fire ()Sophia Gardens, CardiffMike HusseyMichael Klinger
Squads
Women's Team captains are in bold. +Squads contracted for the 2026 The Hundred season Birmingham PhoenixLondon Spirit Manchester Super Giants MI London Southern Brave Sunrisers Leeds Trent Rockets Welsh Fire Signings / Retentions Alice Capsey Lauren Filer Lucy Hamilton Ellyse Perry Charlie Dean Mahika Gaur Grace Harris Marizanne Kapp Sophie Ecclestone Meg Lanning Smriti Mandhana Amelia Kerr Hayley Matthews Danni Wyatt-Hodge Lauren Bell Maia Bouchier Jemimah Rodrigues Laura Wolvaardt Kate Cross Phoebe Litchfield Annabel Sutherland Sophia Dunkley Ashleigh Gardner Kim Garth Nat Sciver-Brunt Freya Kemp Georgia Wareham Georgia Voll Auction Tammy Beaumont Phoebe Brett Annerie Dercksen Eva Gray Cordelia Griffith Alana King Emma Lamb Esmae MacGregor Eve O'Neill Davina Perrin Linsey Smith Jemima Spence Deandra Dottin Josie Groves Lucy Higham Amy Jones Sterre Kalis Marie Kelly Nadine de Klerk Charis Pavely Seren Smale Phoebe Turner Grace Ballinger Maitlan Brown Kathryn Bryce Jo Gardner Richa Ghosh Ryana MacDonald-Gay Paige Scholfield Grace Scrivens Rebecca Tyson Mady Villiers Nat Wraith Hollie Armitage Nicola Carey Kira Chathli Alice Davidson-Richards Kirstie Gordon Danielle Gregory Chinelle Henry Alice Monaghan Kalea Moore Tara Norris Alexa Stonehouse Eleanor Threlkeld Ellie Anderson Tilly Corteen-Coleman Daisy Gibb Sarah Glenn Jodi Grewcock Phoebe Franklin Lizelle Lee Sophie Molineux Rebecca Odgers Issy Wong Hannah Baker Claudie Cooper Dani Gibson Jess Jonassen Cassidy McCarthy Florence Miller Deepti Sharma Rachel Slater Bryony Smith Maddie Ward Lauren Winfield-Hill Georgia Adams Samantha Bates Georgia Elwiss Bess Heath Grace Johnson Emma Jones Katie Levick Ailsa Lister Beth Mooney Charley Phillips Millie Taylor Emily Arlott Sarah Bryce Sophie Devine Heather Graham Ella McCaughan Fi Morris Abi Norgrove Grace Potts Sophia Smale Rhianna Southby Grace Thompson Wildcard Picks Fatima Sana Mary Taylor Olivia Barnes Trudy Johnson Beth Langston Mia Rogers Kate Coppack Francesca Sweet Naomi Dattani Katherine Fraser Darcey Carter Sophia Turner Eve Jones Amu Surenkumar Georgia Davis Niamh Holland
Replacements Birmingham Phoenix: Meg Austin replaced Cordelia Griffith due to injury. Kayla Reyneke replaced Fatima Sana for two matches due to international commitments.
London Spirit: Katie George replaced Mahika Gaur due to injury. Hannah Rainey replaced Phoebe Turner due to injury.
MI London: Ella Claridge replaced Danni Wyatt-Hodge due to injury.
Southern Brave: Charli Knott replaced Jemimah Rodrigues due to injury.
Sunrisers Leeds: Emily Windsor replaced Florence Miller due to injury. Katie Jones replaced Maddie Ward due to injury. Chloe Skelton replaced Rachel Slater due to injury. Tilly Kesteven replaced Emily Windsor due to injury.
Trent Rockets: Sophie Munro replaced Grace Johnson due to injury. Sophie Luff replaced Ailsa Lister due to injury.
Welsh Fire: Orla Prendergast replaced Sophie Devine due to injury.
Men's Team captains are in bold. +Squads contracted for the 2026 The Hundred season Birmingham Phoenix London Spirit Manchester Super Giants MI London Southern Brave Sunrisers Leeds Trent Rockets Welsh Fire Signings / Retentions Rehan Ahmed Jacob Bethell Donovan Ferreira Mitchell Owen Dewald Brevis Liam Livingstone Jamie Overton Adam Zampa Noor Ahmad Jos Buttler Liam Dawson Heinrich Klaasen Sam Curran Will Jacks Rashid Khan Nicholas Pooran Jofra Archer Jamie Smith Marcus Stoinis Tristan Stubbs Harry Brook Brydon Carse Nathan Ellis Mitchell Marsh Tom Banton Tim David Ben Duckett Mitchell Santner Marco Jansen Rachin Ravindra Phil Salt Chris Woakes Auction Ethan Brookes Joe Clarke Scott Currie Laurie Evans Saqib Mahmood Mustafizur Rahman Will Smeed Usman Tariq Jordan Thompson Chris Wood Jonny Bairstow James Coles Mason Crane Matthew Fisher Adam Hose Tymal Mills Adam Milne Lhuan-dre Pretorius James Rew David Willey Gus Atkinson Sonny Baker Leus du Plooy Tom Hartley Max Holden Aiden Markram Tom Moores Tawanda Muyeye George Scrimshaw Tim Seifert Josh Tongue Paul Walter Trent Boult Tom Curran Richard Gleeson Callum Parkinson Ollie Pope Jason Roy Sherfane Rutherford Nathan Sowter Olly Stone Ollie Sykes James Vince Tom Abell Nikhil Chaudhary Caleb Falconer Chris Jordan Ben McKinney David Miller Michael Pepper Adil Rashid Thomas Rew Luke Wood Daniel Worrall Abrar Ahmed Tom Alsop Ed Barnard Zak Crawley Benny Howell Tom Lawes Dan Lawrence Liam Patterson-White Matthew Potts Ryan Rickelton Reece Topley Finn Allen Sam Billings Danny Briggs Brad Currie Aneurin Donald Lewis Gregory Matt Henry Louis Kimber Ben Mayes Dan Mousley Craig Overton David Payne Tom Aspinwall Jafer Chohan Sam Cook Jordan Cox Lockie Ferguson Ben Kellaway Tom Kohler-Cadmore Joe Root Matthew Short Asa Tribe Wildcard Picks Sean Dickson Tom Helm Kiran Carlson Henry Crocombe Adam Finch James Sales Eddie Jack Sebastian Morgan Manny Lumsden Saif Zaib Charlie Allison Matt Revis Ben Raine Ben Sanderson Jordan Clark Dillon Pennington
Replacements Birmingham Phoenix: Matt Montgomery replaced Ethan Brookes due to injury. Joe Weatherley replaced Jacob Bethell due to injury. Ben Dwarshuis replaced Mustafizur Rahman due to injury.
London Spirit: Andrew Tye replaced Adam Hose due to injury. Joe Moores replaced Tymal Mills due to injury.
Manchester Super Giants: Michael Bracewell replaced Aiden Markram due to personal reasons.
MI London: Josh Philippe replaced Sherfane Rutherford for one match due to prior commitments. Sikandar Raza replaced Rashid Khan for three matches due to international commitments.
Southern Brave: Moeen Ali replaced Thomas Rew due to injury.
Sunrisers Leeds: Graham Clark replaced Tom Alsop due to injury. James Fuller replaced Reece Topley due to injury.
Trent Rockets: Mohammad Amir replaced David Payne due to injury. Calvin Harrison replaced Brad Currie due to injury. Matt Milnes replaced Tom Banton due to injury.
Standings Women
Point summary Women
Men
Point summary Men
Combined
The Hundred Helix
Fixtures
On 27 January 2026, fixtures were announced by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Women
Men
Knockout stages