Oval Invincibles

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Oval Invincibles
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Personnel
Captain
Coach
Overseas player(s)
Team information
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Founded2019;6 years ago (2019)
Home ground The Oval
Capacity25,500
History
No. of titles4
Men's titles wins3 (2023, 2024, 2025)
Women's titles wins2 (2021, 2022)
Official website Oval Invincibles
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Oval Invincibles is a 100-ball cricket franchise based in South London. The team represents the historic counties of Surrey and Kent in the newly founded The Hundred competition, [1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English and Welsh cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side play at The Oval.

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History

The announcement of the new eight-team men's and women's tournament series in 2019 was not without controversy, with the likes of Virat Kohli criticising the England and Wales Cricket Board for pursuing a shift away from Test cricket, [2] while others argued the format should have followed the established and successful Twenty20 format. The ECB however decided it needed a more unique format to draw crowds.

In August 2019, the side announced that Australian coach Tom Moody would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women player Lydia Greenway was appointed coach of the Women's team. [3]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Invincibles claim Sam Curran as their headline men's draftee, and Laura Marsh as the women's headliner. They were joined by England internationals Tom Curran and Jason Roy for the men's team, while Fran Wilson joined Marsh in the women's side. [4]

In 2024, Reliance Industries Limited, the owner of the Mumbai Indians Indian Premier League franchise, purchased the English Cricket Board's 49% stake in the Invincibles for about £60 million, valuing the franchise at around £120–125 million. Surrey retain the remaining 51% and therefore majority control.

For RIL, the purchase adds to their "MI" portfolio, which already includes teams in India, South Africa, the UAE, and the US.

Reports suggest that from the 2026 season the Invincibles may be rebranded as MI London, aligning with Reliance’s strategy of creating a global MI cricket network. [5]

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Women's honours

The Hundred

Ground

Both the Oval Invincibles men's and women's sides play at the home of Surrey, The Oval, in the Kennington area of London.

The women's side had been due to play at the County Ground in Beckenham, one of the outgrounds of Kent County Cricket Club, but both teams were brought together at the same location as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Current squads

Women's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
3 Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15 March 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
8 Paige Scholfield Flag of England.svg  England 19 December 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
14 Jo Gardner Flag of England.svg  England 25 March 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
7 Marizanne Kapp Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 January 1990 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
18 Phoebe Franklin Flag of England.svg  England 18 February 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
26 Alice Capsey Flag of England.svg  England 11 August 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
36 Rebecca Odgers Flag of England.svg  England 10 February 2003 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break Wildcard player
58 Lauren Winfield-Hill Flag of England.svg  England 16 August 1990 (age 35)Right-handed— Captain
Pace bowlers
15 Daisy Gibb Flag of England.svg  England 29 November 2005 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium Wildcard player
29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay Flag of England.svg  England 12 February 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium Ruled out through injury
45 Ellie Anderson Flag of England.svg  England 30 October 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium Replacement player
53 Tash Farrant Flag of England.svg  England 29 May 1996 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
72 Rachel Slater Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20 November 2001 (age 23)Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Spin bowlers
9 Kalea Moore Flag of England.svg  England 27 March 2003 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
10 Amanda-Jade Wellington Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29 May 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
16 Sophia Smale Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8 December 2004 (age 20)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
8 Miles Hammond Flag of England.svg  England 11 January 1996 (age 29)Left-handedRight-arm off break
14 Tawanda Muyeye Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5 March 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break Domestic player
22 Jordan Cox Flag of England.svg  England 21 October 2000 (age 24)Right-handed—
All-rounders
9 Will Jacks Flag of England.svg  England 21 November 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
16 Jordan Clark Flag of England.svg  England 14 October 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Replacement player
58 Sam Curran Flag of England.svg  England 3 June 1998 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Centrally contracted player
59 Tom Curran Flag of England.svg  England 12 March 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
2 Donovan Ferreira Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 July 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
7 Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (age 34)Right-handed— Captain
Pace bowlers
5 Jason Behrendorff Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20 April 1990 (age 35)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Overseas player
25 Saqib Mahmood Flag of England.svg  England 25 February 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
37 Gus Atkinson Flag of England.svg  England 19 January 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
98 George Scrimshaw Flag of England.svg  England 10 February 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
19 Rashid Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 20 September 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
72 Nathan Sowter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 October 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break UK passport
77 Zafar Gohar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 February 1995 (age 30)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Domestic player;
Wildcard player
88 Adam Zampa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31 March 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player;
Replacement player

    Seasons

    Women's team

    SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
    PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
    2021 8430192nd2 [a] 1st [6]
    2022 65100101st1 [b] 1st [7]
    2023 8340175thDid not progress [8]
    2024 85210112nd1 [c] 3rd [9]
    2025 8260086thDid not progress [10]

    Men's team

    SeasonGroup stagePlayoff stageRef.
    PldWLTNRPtsPosPldPos
    2021 8430194thDid not progress [11]
    2022 8440085thDid not progress [12]
    2023 86110131st1 [d] 1st [13]
    2024 86200121st1 [e] 1st [14]
    2025 86200241st11st

    Notes

    1. ↑ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the eliminator in 2021. They played two matches, winning the playoff for the final against Birmingham Phoenix by 20 runs, winning the final against Southern Brave by 48 runs.
    2. ↑ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the final in 2022. In the final they played against Southern Brave, winning by 5 wickets.
    3. ↑ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against London Spirit by 8 wickets.
    4. ↑ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2023. In the final they played against Manchester Originals, winning by 14 runs.
    5. ↑ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2024. In the final they played against Southern Brave, winning by 17 runs.

    See also

      References

      1. ↑ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
      2. ↑ sport, The Guardian (28 August 2018). "Virat Kohli gives ECB's 100-ball 'experiment' the thumbs down". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 October 2019.
      3. ↑ "Tom Moody recruited by Oval franchise for The Hundred". The Cricketer. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
      4. ↑ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
      5. ↑ Macpherson, Will (21 August 2025). "Indian co-owners behind decision to rename Oval Invincibles". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 31 August 2025.
      6. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
      7. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
      8. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
      9. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
      10. ↑ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
      11. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
      12. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
      13. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
      14. ↑ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

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