The Hundred Men 2026 — Complete Guide

The Hundred Men 2026 starts on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 with the opening double-header at Kennington Oval, London. MI London (defending champions, formerly Oval Invincibles) face Sunrisers Leeds (formerly Northern Superchargers) at 11:00 PM IST (6:30 PM local time).

The Hundred Men 2026 Final will be played at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on Sunday, August 16, 2026. The Eliminator is scheduled for August 14 at The Oval, with a reserve day added for the first time to protect against rain.

Eight franchise teams compete in The Hundred Men 2026: MI London, Sunrisers Leeds, Manchester Super Giants, Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, Southern Brave, Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire. Three teams have new names after IPL-owner takeovers.

Each team faces 100 balls per innings. A bowler can bowl a maximum of 20 balls, delivered in blocks of 5 or 10 consecutive balls. There is a strategic time-out and the powerplay lasts for the first 25 balls. Matches are approximately 2.5-3 hours long, shorter than T20.

Oval Invincibles won The Hundred Men 2025 — their third consecutive title. They have been rebranded as MI London for the 2026 season after Reliance Industries (owners of Mumbai Indians) acquired a 49% stake for £60 million.

The Hundred 2026 will be live streamed in India on FanCode app and website with Hindi commentary. Every match starts at 11:00 PM IST (6:30 PM UK). Sky Sports has UK broadcast rights.

Most Hundred Men matches start at 11:00 PM IST (6:30 PM UK time). Weekend afternoon matches can start earlier at 8:00 PM IST. Double-headers with women's fixtures may have men's game starting up to 90 minutes later.

MI London (previously Oval Invincibles) are pre-tournament favorites at ~4.50 odds after their three-peat. London Spirit and Southern Brave are next best at 5.00-5.50. Sunrisers Leeds and Welsh Fire are dark horses at 7.00+.

Eight venues host the tournament: Kennington Oval (MI London), Headingley (Sunrisers Leeds), Old Trafford (Manchester Super Giants), Edgbaston (Birmingham Phoenix), Lord's (London Spirit), Rose Bowl Southampton (Southern Brave), Trent Bridge (Trent Rockets), and Sophia Gardens Cardiff (Welsh Fire).

For 2026, teams can include up to four overseas players in their playing XI, up from three in previous seasons. This rule change is designed to attract more international stars and increase competitiveness.

Four IPL-linked owners have acquired stakes: Reliance/Mumbai Indians own 49% of MI London (£60m), Sun TV/Sunrisers Hyderabad own 100% of Sunrisers Leeds (£100m), RPSG/Lucknow Super Giants own 70% of Manchester Super Giants (£81m), and GMR/Delhi Capitals own 49% of Southern Brave.

There are 34 total matches: 32 group-stage matches where each team plays 8 games (four home, four away), followed by the Eliminator between 2nd and 3rd placed teams, and the Final between winner of Eliminator and league topper.

The powerplay in The Hundred lasts for the first 25 balls of an innings. Only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle during this period. Powerplay overs are equivalent to first ~4 overs in T20 format.

Sam Curran captains MI London (formerly Oval Invincibles) for The Hundred 2026, leading a star-studded squad including Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, James Vince and Sherfane Rutherford.

No active BCCI-contracted Indian players participate in The Hundred, as BCCI does not release Indian internationals for franchise leagues abroad. However, several Indian-origin overseas players and IPL stars from other nations feature prominently.

Total prize pool for The Hundred Men 2026 is estimated at £600,000. Winner receives approximately £250,000, runner-up £150,000. Individual salary cap per team is £2.05 million, distributed across 16-18 players.

You can bet on The Hundred 2026 through a trusted WhatsApp betting ID provider like Winkaro247. All 34 matches offer full markets: match winner, top batsman, lambi (total), fancy sessions, over totals, method of dismissal and more.

Popular fancy markets for The Hundred include: 25-ball powerplay session, 50-ball halfway session, full 100-ball lambi (team total), top batsman individual runs, match total sixes, and toss-decision bhav.

Lambi in The Hundred refers to the 100-ball total runs prediction market. You either buy lambi (bet the score will exceed the line) or sell/khaai lambi (bet the score will fall below). Typical Hundred lambi lines are 150-180 runs.

The Hundred is 100 balls per side vs 120 balls in T20. Bowlers can bowl 5 or 10 balls consecutively (vs 6 in T20). Powerplay is 25 balls (vs 36 in T20). Matches are ~30 minutes shorter. Each team has 16-18 player squads with 4 overseas allowed.

Top overseas stars include Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult (MI London), Marcus Stoinis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller (Sunrisers Leeds), Tim David, Finn Allen, Mitchell Santner (Southern Brave), and Dewald Brevis, Adam Zampa, Liam Livingstone (London Spirit).

The Eliminator is the semi-final match between the 2nd and 3rd placed teams after the group stage. The winner faces the league-topping team in the Final at Lord's. Eliminator is played at The Oval on August 14, 2026 with a reserve day for rain.

For Hundred fantasy tips: prioritize opening batsmen (guaranteed 25-ball powerplay exposure), pick 2-3 overseas stars per team, choose captain from top-order power hitters, and load up on all-rounders like Marcus Stoinis and Sam Curran who bat and bowl.

MI London are pre-tournament favorites to reach the Final at ~2.50 odds, followed by Southern Brave (3.20), London Spirit (3.50), Sunrisers Leeds (4.00). Welsh Fire, Trent Rockets, Birmingham Phoenix and Manchester Super Giants have longer odds.

In The Hundred, teams winning toss generally choose to bowl first at ~65% rate. Chasing has slight advantage due to evening dew at English venues. Toss impact is smaller than in T20 because the pitch does not change as dramatically over 100 balls.

As Oval Invincibles vs Northern Superchargers (pre-2026 names), the H2H record in The Hundred stands at 5-3 in favor of Oval Invincibles across 8 previous meetings. MI London won the last three encounters in 2024 and 2025.

Bhav is the Hindi term for odds/rate in cricket betting. In The Hundred, match winner bhav opens 1.80-2.20 range for evenly matched teams. Bhav fluctuates every ball based on match state — tighter matches = shorter bhav movement.

You can get a Hundred betting ID instantly on WhatsApp from Winkaro247 at wa.link/winkaro777. All markets available: match winner, top scorer, fancy sessions, lambi, sixes total, method of dismissal, and player-specific totals.

The Hundred venues vary widely: The Oval and Edgbaston are flat batting tracks (170+ pars). Lord's and Trent Bridge favor swing bowling early. Headingley has short boundaries. Sophia Gardens is spinner-friendly. Always check ground-specific averages before betting on totals.

Following James Vince's move to MI London, Southern Brave will announce a new captain closer to the tournament start. Their squad features Tim David, Ben Duckett, Finn Allen, Mitchell Santner, Craig Overton, Lewis Gregory, Tom Banton and Sam Billings.

Yes, The Hundred 2026 is available on Dream11, MPL, My11Circle and other Indian fantasy platforms. Match-based contests open 3-4 hours before start. Fantasy points system rewards boundary-hitting given the 100-ball format's shorter length.

For 2026, the overall salary pot per men's team is £2.05 million (up from previous seasons). Teams have 16-18 players. The highest single-player contracts reach £150,000-£200,000 range. Highest-paid stars include marquee overseas signings.

Yes, FanCode offers The Hundred 2026 with Hindi commentary in India. Every match live streams on the FanCode app with regional language options and match highlights.

Safest Hundred betting markets are: Match odds (1.80-2.20 range), Top team batsman (best value on set openers), 25-ball powerplay total (buy or sell based on pitch), and Total match sixes over/under. Avoid last-25-balls markets due to volatility.

Yes, four IPL owners now control Hundred franchises: MI (Mumbai Indians) owns MI London, SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) owns Sunrisers Leeds, LSG (Lucknow Super Giants) owns Manchester Super Giants, DC (Delhi Capitals) owns Southern Brave. IPL rivalries extend into The Hundred especially between MI London vs Sunrisers Leeds and Manchester Super Giants vs Southern Brave.