The new era of the Hundred gets under way on Tuesday with new investment, new kits, new names and there will be a number of franchises hoping for a new name on the trophy as MI London, formerly known as Oval Invincibles, have won the last three editions of the men's tournament.
The three-time defending champions have the honour of opening up the 2026 season as they play host to another name changer in Sunrisers Leeds, who finished third last season as Northern Superchargers before losing in the Eliminator to Trent Rockets.
There has been a fair bit of movement in the playing squads too and despite losing captain Sam Billings and top runscorer Jordan Cox, MI London start this season as 10/3 favourites to make it four on the bounce, while Leeds are 13/2 to go two places better and secure their first Men's Hundred title.
MI London Men v Sunrisers Leeds Tips Summary
Best Bet - James Vince - MI London Top Batter @ 11/4
Alternative Bet - Mitchell Marsh - Sunrisers Leeds Top Batter @ 10/3
Bet Builder - MI London to win, Jason Roy over 17.5 runs, Harry Brook over 19.5 runs, Sam Curran to take 1+ wicket @ 13/2
MI London Men v Sunrisers Leeds Prediction
Best Bet: James Vince - MI London Top Batter @ 11/4
There will be a whole load of batting talent on show on Tuesday but it may pay to take a chance on a tried and trusted James Vince to top score for MI London, after previously starring for Southern Brave.
Only Phil Salt (1138) has scored more runs in The Hundred than Vince (1083), and that is largely due to a disappointing season in 2025, but that and the fact he was 155 runs clear of his nearest challenger when leading the run-scoring charts the year before shows that the 35-year-old has no problem with the format and consistently scores runs.
He has big boots to fill with Jordan Cox having left the ranks but his experience counts for plenty and he has certainly found a hot streak, having struck 125 against Essex in the T20 Blast quarter-finals last Wednesday before cracking 59 in the semis against Notts Outlaws on Saturday.
Vince only managed 17 in the final but scoring more than 200 runs in his last three T20 innings is fantastic form to be taking into The Hundred opener.
Alternative Bet: Mitchell Marsh - Sunrisers Leeds Top Batter @ 10/3
Mitchell Marsh is making his debut in this year's Hundred and he looks worth chancing to make a fast start by top-scoring in what looks a powerhouse line-up for Sunrisers Leeds.
Marsh finished off his IPL campaign by smashing knocks of 44, 111, 10, 90 and 96 in his last five innings, and after a couple of starts in Australia's T20 battle with Bangladesh he finished that series by scoring 60 off 28 balls as the Baggy Green chased down a meagre target of 110.
Ryan Rickelton heads the market but has been struggling of late with an aggregate of 64 runs in his last five T20 innings, while Harry Brook's impressive T20 series against India has been tempered by his struggles in the one-day series.
Zak Crawley looks in decent nick but has been unable to kick on after a start, and the big-game mentality of Marsh, along with his power-hitting, makes him appealing at the prices.
MI London Men v Sunrisers Leeds Bet Builder Tip
- MI London to win
- Jason Roy over 17.5 runs
- Harry Brook over 19.5 runs
- Sam Curran to take 1+ wicket
Pays 13/2
MI London are defending three-time champions and while they have lost a couple of key pieces from last season, they have players in form and look a much more rounded team than Sunrisers Leeds, who will be relying on their batters more often than not.
Jason Roy has been plundering runs for fun with his last six T20 innings reading 65, 11, 103 not out, 50 not out, 13 and 76, and he looks capable of passing a relatively low run line.
Harry Brook's ODI series didn't go according to plan but he cracked 39, 16, 79 not out and 95 not out in the T20s, and 20 runs look within his compass.
Sam Curran took at least one wicket in six of seven games in which he bowled against India, while he also returned figures of 3-33, 3-36 and 4-75, so one scalp is definitely not too much to ask.
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Key Match Stats
- MI London have won the last three editions of the Men's Hundred (as Oval Invincibles)
- Sunrisers Leeds finished third in the league before losing the Eliminator last season (as Northern Superchargers)
- Jordan Cox led the runscoring charts last season but is no longer with MI London, although Will Jacks was fourth and Sam Curran was ninth
- Rashid Khan took 12 wickets in just six matches last season to rank third in the wicket-taking stats, with Sam Curran fifth and Tom Curran seventh (both 12 in nine games)
- Zak Crawley ranked third for runs last season with 280 in nine games, while Harry Brook was 11th with 227
- Only Phil Salt (1138) has scored more runs than James Vince (1083) in the history of the Hundred Men
Tactics, Form and Team News
MI London have lost some key players with both captain and coach no longer with the franchise, as well as last season's top tournament runscorer, Jordan Cox.
However, the likes of James Vince, Nicholas Pooran and Sherfane Rutherford have been brought in and they look to have options with both bat and ball.
Possible MI London XI: Jacks, Vince, Pooran, Rutherford, S Curran, T Curran, Rashid, Gleeson, Boult, Stone, Sowter.
Sunrisers Leeds look almost guaranteed to score runs, bringing in Mitchell Marsh and Ryan Rickelton to complement the likes of Harry Brook, Zak Crawley and Dan Lawrence. Abrar Ahmed's mystery spin could well be the key to their bowling attack.
Possible Sunrisers Leeds XI: Marsh, Rickelton, Crawley, Brook, Lawrence, Revis, Barnard, Howell, Carse, Ellis, Abrar.
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