The Hundred fixtures 2026: MI London Men and Sunrisers Leeds Women to start title defences at Kia Oval on opening day
First player auction in The Hundred will take place across March 11 and 12; eight men's and women's franchises have already signed three or four players; every match from 2026 edition will be shown live on Sky Sports with tournament starting at The Kia Oval on Tuesday July 21
Tuesday 27 January 2026 11:32, UK
Sunrisers Leeds Women and MI London Men will begin their Hundred title defences on the opening day of the 2026 tournament, at The Kia Oval on Tuesday July 21.
Sunrisers - formerly known as Northern Superchargers prior to being taken over by IPL owners - play MI London Women in the afternoon game from 2.45pm as the sixth season of the ECB's 100-ball competition kicks off.
Then, from 6.30pm, MI London Men will start their bid for a fourth straight title against Sunrisers Men, having completed a hat-trick in 2025 under their previous Oval Invincibles moniker.
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MI London's name switch has also come after investment from IPL owners, with Mumbai Indians chiefs purchasing a 49 per cent stake in the Oval side.
Every match from the men's and women's competitions will be live on Sky Sports, including the eliminators on Friday August 14 and finals on Sunday August 16, with every day seeing a women's game precede a men's fixture at the same venue.
The men's and women's sides that top the league phase will qualify directly for the finals, with the sides ending up second and third meeting in the eliminator to decide the table-toppers' opponents.
Teams play eight group games, meeting six sides once and their local rivals twice.
MI London will play London Spirit on two occasions, with the other home and away fixtures Sunrisers vs Manchester Super Giants, Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix, and Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire.
First Hundred auction on March 11 and 12
The Hundred will hold its first player auction across March 11 and 12.
Players previously not retained or picked up as direct signings were purchased during a draft system but the heavy private investment from overseas across the eight franchises has led to a change in the player acquisition process.
Auctions have been seen across other franchise tournaments, most notably in the IPL.
Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, James Anderson, Amy Jones, Issy Wong and Sarah Glenn are among the high-profile players not already retained or signed by a side.
Teams could sign up to four players before the auction, either through retentions or new direct signings, with all men's teams and half of the women's sides hitting that number.
The Hundred - full fixtures for 2026
All times UK and Ireland, all games live on Sky Sports
Tuesday July 21: MI London vs Sunrisers Leeds, The Kia Oval (women's game 2.45pm, men's 6.30pm)
Wednesday July 22: Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire, Utilita Bowl (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Thursday July 23: London Spirit vs Manchester Super Giants, Lord's (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Friday July 24: Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets, Edgbaston (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Saturday July 25: Sunrisers Leeds vs Southern Brave, Headingley (women's game 11am, men's 2.30pm)
Saturday July 25: Welsh Fire vs MI London, Sophia Gardens (women's game 2.30pm, men's 6pm)
Sunday July 26: Manchester Super Giants vs Birmingham Phoenix, Emirates Old Trafford (women's game 11am, men's 2.30pm)
Sunday July 26: Trent Rockets vs London Spirit, Trent Bridge (women's game 2.30pm, men's 6pm)
Monday July 27: Southern Brave vs MI London, Utilita Bowl (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Tuesday July 28: Sunrisers Leeds vs Manchester Super Giants, Headingley (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Wednesday July 29: Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets, Sophia Gardens (women's game 11.30am, men's 3pm)
Wednesday July 29: MI London vs London Spirit, The Kia Oval (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Thursday July 30: Southern Brave vs Birmingham Phoenix, Utilita Bowl (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Friday July 31: Manchester Super Giants vs Trent Rockets, Emirates Old Trafford (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Saturday August 1: Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire, Edgbaston (women's game 11am, men's 2.30pm)
Saturday August 1: London Spirit vs Southern Brave, Lord's (women's game 2.30pm, men's 6pm)
Sunday August 2: Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds, Trent Bridge (women's game 11am, men's 2.30pm)
Sunday August 2: MI London vs Manchester Super Giants, The Kia Oval (women's game 2.30pm, men's 6pm)
Monday August 3: Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave, Sophia Gardens (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Tuesday August 4: Sunrisers Leeds vs London Spirit, Headingley (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Wednesday August 5: Manchester Super Giants vs Welsh Fire, Emirates Old Trafford (women's game 11.30am, men's 3pm)
Wednesday August 5: Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix, Trent Bridge (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Thursday August 6: London Spirit vs MI London, Lord's (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Friday August 7: Birmingham Phoenix v Sunrisers Leeds, Edgbaston (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Saturday August 8: MI London vs Trent Rockets, The Kia Oval (women's game 11am, men's 2.30pm)
Saturday August 8: Southern Brave vs Manchester Super Giants, Utilita Bowl (women's game 2.30pm, men's 6pm)
Sunday August 9: Sunrisers Leeds vs Welsh Fire, Headingley (women's game 11am, men's 2.30pm)
Sunday August 9: London Spirit vs Birmingham Phoenix, Lord's (women's game 2.30pm, men's 6pm)
Monday August 10: Trent Rockets vs Southern Brave, Trent Bridge (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Tuesday August 11: Manchester Super Giants vs Sunrisers Leeds, Emirates Old Trafford (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Wednesday August 12: Welsh Fire vs London Spirit, Sophia Gardens (women's game 11.30am, men's 3pm)
Wednesday August 12: Birmingham Phoenix vs MI London, Edgbaston (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)
Friday August 14: Eliminators (women's game 2.15pm, men's 6pm) - Reserve Day, Saturday August 15
Sunday August 16: Finals (women's game 2.15pm, men's 6pm) - Reserve Day, Monday August 17
Which players have already been signed for 2026 Hundred season?
Jacob Bethell (Birmingham Phoenix), Jos Buttler (Manchester Super Giants) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (Trent Rockets) were among the big names retained, while Mitchell Marsh (Sunrisers Leeds), Alice Capsey (Birmingham Phoenix) and Smriti Mandhana (Manchester Super Giants) are three of the new signings.
Manchester Super Giants Women, MI London Women, Sunrisers Leeds Women and Welsh Fire Women only signed three players so will have more money to play with at the auction, with £310,000 deducted from their overall salary pot of £880,000.
The other four women's sides - Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, Southern Brave and Trent Rockets - have had £360,000 deducted after making four signings or retentions.
Each of the men's teams have had £950,000 removed from their overall salary pot of £2.05m after making all four permitted signings during the pre-auction window.
Hundred franchises are now allowed to sign four overseas players, up from the previous three.
Three teams have changed names following the new investment, with Manchester Super Giants - formerly Manchester Originals - joining Sunrisers and MI London in taking different monikers.
Super Giants' fresh logo features an elephant.
Hundred squads so far
*player retained
**new signing
Men
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 Carse* (England), Nathan Ellis** (Australia), Mitchell Marsh** (Australia)
Trent Rockets: Tom Banton* (England), Tim David** (Australia), Ben Duckett** (England), Mitchell Santner** (New Zealand)
Welsh Fire: Marco Jansen** (South Africa), Rachin Ravindra** (New Zealand), Phil Salt** (England), Chris Woakes* (England)
Women
Birmingham Phoenix: Alice Capsey** (England), Lauren Filer** (England), Lucy Hamilton** (Australia), Ellyse Perry* (Australia)
London Spirit: Charlie Dean* (England), Grace Harris* (Australia), Mahika Gaur** (England), Marizanne Kapp** (South Africa)
Manchester Super Giants: Sophie Ecclestone* (England), Meg Lanning** (Australia), Smitri Mandhana** (India)
MI London: Melie Kerr** (New Zealand), Hayley Matthews** (West Indies), Danni Wyatt-Hodge** (England)
Southern Brave: Lauren Bell* (England), Maia Bouchier* (England), Jemimah Rodrigues** (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 Sciver-Brunt* (England)
Welsh Fire: Freya Kemp** (England), Georgia Voll** (Australia), Georgia Wareham** (Australia)
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