2026 The Hundred season

2026 The Hundred season

Dates	21 July – 16 August 2026
Administrator	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	100-ball cricket
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Champions	W: M:
Participants	W: M:
Matches	TBC W: M:
Player of the series	W M:
Most runs	W: M:
Most wickets	W: M:
Official website	The Hundred
← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 The Hundred season will be 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 United Kingdom.

Teams

Birmingham

Cardiff

Leeds

Nottingham

Manchester

Lord's

The Oval

Southampton

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Venues in England and Wales

The eight teams that competed in the 2025 season are returning for the sixth year. The Oval Invincibles have changed their name to MI London ^[1] , and other name changes are rumoured. They are all franchises, which operated separately from the existing county cricket clubs, with each representing large areas of England and Wales.

Team	Venue	Men's coach	Women's coach	Men's captain	Women's captain
Birmingham Phoenix	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Shane Bond	Ali Maiden
London Spirit	Lord's, London	Andy Flower	Jon Lewis
Manchester Originals	Old Trafford, Manchester
Sunrisers Leeds	Headingley, Leeds	Daniel Vettori
MI London	The Oval, London
Southern Brave	Rose Bowl, Southampton
Trent Rockets	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Peter Moores	Chris Read
Welsh Fire (Welsh : Tân Cymreig)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	Mike Hussey	Michael Klinger

Squads

Men

Pick Number	Birmingham Phoenix	London Spirit	Manchester Originals	Northern Superchargers	MI London	Southern Brave	Trent Rockets	Welsh Fire
1	Rehan Ahmed
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Women

Pick Number	Birmingham Phoenix	London Spirit	Manchester Originals	Northern Superchargers	MI London	Southern Brave	Trent Rockets	Welsh Fire
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Standings

Women

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Birmingham Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2	London Spirit	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	Manchester Originals	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	Northern Superchargers	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	MI London	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	Southern Brave	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
7	Trent Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
8	Welsh Fire	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 21 July. Source: The Hundred

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Men

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Birmingham Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2	London Spirit	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	Manchester Originals	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	Northern Superchargers	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	MI London	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	Southern Brave	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
7	Trent Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
8	Welsh Fire	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 21 July. Source: The Hundred

References

1. "Invincibles become MI London as Hundred deals completed". BBC Sport . Retrieved 14 December 2025.