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Match 10 | The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026 | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | 28 July 2026
A new owner, a new kit and a new coach have not fixed the basics yet. One win from two games and a net run rate of minus 0.609 tell the real story of life after the takeover. Zak Crawley’s side host the early pace setters at Headingley knowing a repeat of their Southern Brave win, not the Kia Oval defeat, is the version of this team that actually matters now, three matches into a season meant to introduce a rebuilt club.
Sun Group, the Chennai-based conglomerate that also owns an IPL franchise and a side in South Africa’s T20 league, completed a full takeover in a deal worth £100 million, buying out Yorkshire’s 51 percent stake and the ECB’s 49 percent share. The filing went through in late October, with the change made public on November 4.
The purple kit is gone, replaced by orange and black to match the group’s existing brand elsewhere. Andrew Flintoff departed as head coach and Daniel Vettori, who coaches the group’s IPL side, has taken his place. Harry Brook and Brydon Carse are the two retained faces from the old regime, giving supporters at least some continuity through the overhaul.
The opening fortnight has been a mixed introduction to the new era. The first match at the Kia Oval ended in a seven-wicket loss, bowled out for just 143 as Richard Gleeson took 4 for 25 and Sam Curran’s unbeaten 60 settled it with 16 balls to spare. Mitchell Marsh’s 41 was the only real resistance that day.
Four days later at Headingley, the response arrived. A total of 187 for 5 proved enough to see off Southern Brave, built on Marsh’s 69, Dan Lawrence’s unbeaten 51 and Ryan Rickelton’s 37, with Abrar Ahmed taking 2 for 33. Crawley fell to Adil Rashid in that innings without troubling the scorers, a pattern that has followed him through both matches so far.
Crawley was handed the leadership in June after Brook chose to step back and focus purely on his batting, and two games into the job, the split has been clean. The team has delivered one win and one defeat, but the captain himself has yet to contribute meaningfully with the bat in either result.
That contrast, a team finding its footing while its leader searches for form, is the clearest tension in the campaign right now. Marsh, Lawrence and Rickelton have carried the batting between them, and the group around Crawley, including Tom Alsop, Matthew Potts and Nathan Ellis, gives him depth even while his own returns stay quiet.
Manchester Super Giants have lost nothing so far. A seven-run win over London Spirit at Lord’s, powered by Tim Seifert’s 67, was followed by an emphatic 87-run demolition of Birmingham Phoenix at Old Trafford, where Jos Buttler struck 90 off 50 balls to record the competition’s largest win margin this season.
Aiden Markram’s side sit joint top with eight points, level with Welsh Fire, and arrive at Headingley with Heinrich Klaasen, Gus Atkinson and Noor Ahmad adding depth few sides in this competition can match right now.
| Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points |
| Manchester Super Giants | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Welsh Fire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| MI London | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Birmingham Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sunrisers Leeds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Trent Rockets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| London Spirit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southern Brave | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Beating the joint leaders at home would do more for confidence than the points alone suggest, especially with Crawley still searching for the score that justifies his new job. The Headingley crowd saw the template for a win against Southern Brave, and Marsh in particular looked like a batter capable of hurting any attack in the competition on his day.
There is no hiding from what a home defeat against Manchester Super Giants would mean either. It would leave the Sunrisers Leeds rebrand Hundred 2026 identity still searching for its first genuinely statement performance this season.
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Why did Northern Superchargers change their name?
Sun Group bought full ownership and renamed the franchise to match its global brand network. The Chennai-based conglomerate paid £100 million for Yorkshire’s 51 percent stake and the ECB’s 49 percent share.
Who owns the Yorkshire-based franchise now?
Sun Group, the Chennai conglomerate behind an IPL franchise, holds 100 percent of the club. It is the first team in the competition to be fully privately owned.
Who captains the club this season?
Zak Crawley leads the side, appointed in June after Harry Brook stepped back to focus on batting. Daniel Vettori has taken over as head coach following Andrew Flintoff’s departure.
What is the team’s record so far this season?
They have won one and lost one from two games, sitting on four points. Their net run rate of minus 0.609 currently keeps them in fifth place.
When do they next play Manchester Super Giants?
The sides meet on July 28 at 18:30 BST, the same local kickoff time. The match takes place at Headingley Cricket Ground in front of what should be a full home crowd.
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