One of cricket’s most eagerly anticipated annual competitions gets underway tonight as eight men’s and eight women’s franchises battle it out to be crowned The Hundred 2026 champions.
This year’s tournament has a fresh look following IPL-backed investment, with three franchises adopting new identities.
Oval Invincibles have been rebranded as MI London, Northern Superchargers are now known as Sunrisers Leeds, while Manchester Originals have become Manchester Super Giants.
The new era begins at The Oval tonight, where MI London host Sunrisers Leeds in the opening men’s fixture of the competition.
MI London vs Sunrisers Leeds Sky Bet preview – as The Hundred 2026 gets underway today
That’s the match we’ll be focusing on in this preview, with the hosts starting as slight 4/5 favourites to make a winning start. Sunrisers Leeds, meanwhile, are even-money (1/1) outsiders as they look to spoil the party on the road.
Alongside the standard match odds, Sky Bet are offering one Featured Price Boost and three additional Price Boosts for tonight’s opener.
The Featured Price Boost has been enhanced from 6/4 to 9/4 and requires both Harry Brook and Will Jacks to hit at least one six.
It’s a tempting selection given the pair’s power-hitting credentials, with Jacks and Brook ranking among the top six six-hitters in The Hundred’s history. Jacks averages 1.29 sixes per match, while Brook isn’t far behind at 1.18 per game.
Meanwhile, Sky Bet’s three additional Price Boosts include Zak Crawley to hit a six at 11/8, Harry Brook to finish as Sunrisers Leeds’ top runscorer at 10/3, and a 6/1 double requiring Will Jacks to score 50 or more runs and Trent Boult to take at least one wicket.
With several enhanced prices on offer, there are plenty of ways for punters to get involved as The Hundred returns for another summer.
Whether you’re backing the favourites to make a winning start or siding with the visitors to cause an early upset, tonight’s opener at The Oval promises to be an entertaining curtain-raiser to the 2026 competition.
- All odds are correct at the time of publication
