The whole complexion of England’s flagship 100-ball competition has been transformed in the 2026 season. The historic 2026 player auction saw unprecedented bidding wars, history-making paydays, and massive squad overhauls, with external investments bringing fresh franchise rebrands. Enter Manchester Super Giants, Sunrisers Leeds, and MI London.
The Hundred 2026 from July 21 to August 16, is expected to be the most competitive edition yet.
Teams have built strong rosters, thanks in part to a 45% increase in the salary cap. The final and fully completed roster list for all eight men’s teams, including their marquee retentions, big auction signings, and final wildcard picks, is here.
Complete Team-by-Team Squads & Captains
1. Sunrisers Leeds (formerly Northern Superchargers)
Led by one of England's brightest talents, the newly rebranded Leeds outfit boasts an incredibly explosive batting order and high-pace bowling unit. Their signature draft move included bringing in Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed.
Captain: Harry Brook (£465,000)
Complete Squad: Harry Brook, Mitchell Marsh, Zak Crawley, Ryan Rickelton, Nathan Ellis, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Dan Lawrence, Abrar Ahmed, Benjamin Howell, Tom Lawes, Tom Alsop, Liam Patterson-White, Reece Topley, Edward Barnard, Charlie Allison (wildcard), and Matt Revis (wildcard).
2. Welsh Fire
Welsh Fire loaded their roster with destructive top-order options and massive domestic experience to spearhead their title charge, highlighted by grabbing red-hot keeper-batter Jordan Cox and veteran Joe Root.
Captain: Phil Salt (£450,000)
Complete Squad: Phil Salt, Marco Jansen, Rachin Ravindra, Chris Woakes, Joe Root, Jordan Cox, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Ben Kellaway, Lockie Ferguson, Asa Tribe, Tom Aspinwall, Matthew Short, Sam Cook, Jafer Chohan, Jordan Clark (wildcard), and Dillon Pennington (wildcard).
3. MI London (formerly Oval Invincibles)
Retaining their core of world-class all-rounders under the MI umbrella, the London team looks balanced, lethal, and ready to dominate under pressure with elite spin and pace reinforcements.
Captain: Sam Curran
Complete Squad: Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, James Vince, Tom Curran, Trent Boult, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Olly Stone, Ollie Sykes, Callum Parkinson, Jason Roy, Eddie Jack (wildcard), and Sebastian Morgan (wildcard).
4. Manchester Super Giants (formerly Manchester Originals)
Armed with arguably the strongest middle-order wicketkeeper-batsman duo in the world, the Super Giants are built to chase down any total on any surface.
Captain: Aiden Markram
Complete Squad: Jos Buttler, Noor Ahmad, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Dawson, Aiden Markram, Josh Tongue, Sonny Baker, Gus Atkinson, Leus du Plooy, Tom Hartley, Tim Seifert, Tom Moores, Max Holden, Tawanda Muyeye, George Scrimshaw, Paul Walter, Adam Finch (Wildcard), and James Sales (Wildcard).
5. London Spirit
Investing heavily in youth and versatile spinners, the Spirit made massive waves by landing young star James Coles for a spectacular top auction fee.
Captain: Zak Crawley
Complete Squad: Zak Crawley, James Coles, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Adam Zampa, Dewald Brevis, Jonny Bairstow, David Willey, Mason Crane, Adam Milne, Adam Hose, Tymal Mills, James Rew, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Matthew Fisher, Kiran Carlson (Wildcard), and Henry Crocombe (Wildcard).
6. Trent Rockets
The Rockets have opted for raw international finishing power and dependable domestic seam depth to balance their roster.
Captain: Sam Billings
Complete Squad: Tim David, Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Mitchell Santner, Finn Allen, David Payne, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Daniel Mousley, Matt Henry, Sam Billings, Aneurin Donald, Ben Mayes, Danny Briggs, Bradley Currie, Louis Kimber, Ben Raine (Wildcard), Ben Sanderson (Wildcard).
7. Birmingham Phoenix
With a clear blueprint focusing on spin variations and highly rated domestic pacers, the Phoenix remain a dangerous dark horse capable of stringing together rapid wins.
Captain: Jacob Bethell
Complete Squad: Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed, Mitch Owen, Donovan Ferreira, Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq, Joe Clarke, Will Smeed, Jordan Thompson, Scott Currie, Laurie Evans, Chris Wood, Ethan Brookes, Mustafizur Rahman, Sean Dickson (Wildcard), Tom Helm (Wildcard).
8. Southern Brave
Always an elite bowling unit, the Brave reinforced their squad with world-class international batters like David Miller alongside rapid left-arm variations.
Captain: Chris Jordan
Complete Squad: Jofra Archer, Jamie Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tristan Stubbs, Adil Rashid, David Miller, Luke Wood, Chris Jordan, Ben McKinney, Thomas Rew, Michael Pepper, Tom Abell, Dan Worrall, Caleb Falconer, Nikhil Chaudhary, Manny Lumsden (wildcard), and Saif Zaib (wildcard).
