KKR owners plan to buy the Hundred franchise on one condition ...Middle East

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There are franchise owners of Lucknow Super Giants, owns (Manchester Super Giants); MI London (formerly Oval Invincibles) is part-owned by Reliance Industries Limited, owners of Mumbai Indians. Sunrisers Leeds is owned by the Sun TV Network, owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Southern Brave is part-owned by the GMR Group, co-owners of Delhi Capitals.

As per the report from the BBC, the KKR officials decided not to progress with their interest because they felt Trent Rockets was slightly overvalued, which was eventually bought by Chelsea football club co-owner Todd Boehly and British businessman Jonathan Goldstein for just under £40m. However, the Knights Group is planning to return if two franchises are inducted.

ECB to expand the Hundred

There will not be any changes in this cycle till 2028, with 2029 as a potential launch year for a larger tournament. The Hundred would not just expand geographically with two more franchisees.

KKR set to buy Hundred franchise?

The expansion will help the Knight Riders Group to get a new team rather than investing in an older one, as they own Kolkata Knight Riders, which is the main team in the IPL.

Coming to the Hundred 2026, it ended with Manchester Super Giants becoming the champions as they won their maiden men's title in The Hundred by defeating the Trent Rockets by five wickets in the final at Lord's on August 16, 2026.

In the Women’s competition, Trent Rockets also won their first trophy, defeating Sunrisers Leeds by eight wickets at Lord's.

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