The Hundred returns for its 5th season from July 21 to August 16, 2026. The 100-ball format competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board, features 8 city-based teams playing across 7 English venues. Now co-owned by IPL franchises following a landmark investment deal, The Hundred has become a key fixture in the global T20-era calendar, blending English cricket tradition with franchise sport energy.
The 8 teams are MI London (home at The Oval), Sunrisers Leeds (home at Headingley), Manchester Super Giants (home at Old Trafford), Birmingham Phoenix (home at Edgbaston), London Spirit (home at Lord’s), Trent Rockets (home at Trent Bridge), Southern Brave (home at The Hampshire Bowl), and Welsh Fire (home at Cardiff). The eliminator is on August 14, with the final at Lord’s on August 16.
All matches are played in British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1). Evening matches typically start at 18:30 BST, which is 12:30 in New York, 23:00 in India, and 03:30 the following morning in Sydney. Weekend afternoon matches start earlier, around 14:30 BST. The timing works well for UK and European audiences. Check whatisthetime.now/london for current London time. For venue-specific timing, check whatisthetime.now/birmingham, whatisthetime.now/leeds, or whatisthetime.now/manchester.
The Hundred 2026 sits in a busy English summer alongside the England vs Pakistan Test series, which begins on August 19, just three days after The Hundred final. Players will transition directly from franchise cricket to Test match duty. The competition attracts overseas stars from across the cricket world, making it a showcase for international talent on English soil during the peak of the English sporting summer.