The Men's Hundred entered a new era on Thursday as the competition held its first-ever player auction in London. Conducted at Piccadilly Lights in central London, the auction was used for the first time since the tournament's inception.
With four IPL franchise owners now holding stakes in Hundred teams, there was an excitement among the Indian audience as well.
Young England all-rounder James Coles emerged as the most expensive player of the auction after London Spirit secured his services for £390,000. Last season's MVP Jordan Cox also attracted heavy interest before Welsh Fire snapped him up for £300,000. Among overseas players, South Africa's Aiden Markram commanded the highest price, joining Manchester Super Giants for £200,000, while David Miller was the first international player sold when Southern Brave picked him up early in the auction.
One of the talking points ahead of the auction was whether Indian-owned teams would bid for Pakistani cricketers. That question was quickly answered when Sunrisers Leeds signed mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed for £190,000, making him the first Pakistan player to join an Indian-owned franchise in the Hundred. Birmingham Phoenix had earlier secured Usman Tariq, another Pakistan player, for £140,000.
Several prominent international names found teams, including Finn Allen, Ryan Rickelton and Matt Henry, while others such as Sikandar Raza, Lungi Ngidi and Wanindu Hasaranga surprisingly went unsold. Below are the confirmed squads for all eight teams after the 2026 Hundred auction.
All Men's Hundred Squads
Southern Brave
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained / Direct Signings | Jamie Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tristan Stubbs, Jofra Archer |
| Auction Buys | Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Miller, Luke Wood, Ben McKinney, Thomas Rew, Michael Pepper, Tom Abell, Dan Worrall, Caleb Falconer, Nikhail Chaudhary |
Trent Rockets
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained / Direct Signings | Tim David, Ben Duckett, Mitchell Santner, Tom Banton |
| Auction Buys | Finn Allen, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, David Payne, Dan Mousley, Matt Henry, Sam Billings, Aneurin Donald, Ben Mayes, Danny Briggs, Louis Kimber, Brad Currie |
MI London
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained / Direct Signings | Will Jacks, Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, Nicholas Pooran |
| Auction Buys | Trent Boult, Tom Curran, Nathan Sowter, James Vince, Sherfane Rutherford, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Olly Stone, Ollie Sykes, Callum Parkinson, Jason Roy |
London Spirit
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained / Direct Signings | Dewald Brevis, Liam Livingstone, Adam Zampa, Jamie Overton |
| Auction Buys | Jonny Bairstow, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, James Coles, Mason Crane, Adam Milne, David Willey, Adam Hose, Tymal Mills, James Rew, Matt Fisher |
Welsh Fire
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained / Direct Signings | Marco Jansen, Phil Salt, Rachin Ravindra, Chris Woakes |
| Auction Buys | Jordan Cox, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Root, Ben Kellaway, Lockie Ferguson, Asa Tribe, Tom Aspinwall, Matt Short, Sam Cook, Jaffer Chohan |
Birmingham Phoenix
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained / Direct Signings | Rehan Ahmed, Donovan Ferreira, Mitchell Owen, Jacob Bethell |
| Auction Buys | Joe Clarke, Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq, Will Smeed, Jordan Thompson, Scott Currie, Laurie Evans, Chris Wood, Ethan Brookes, Mustafizur Rahman |
Sunrisers Leeds
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained / Direct Signings | Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Marsh, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse |
| Auction Buys | Abrar Ahmed, Benny Howell, Daniel Lawrence, Tom Lawes, Matthew Potts, Tom Alsop, Zak Crawley, Ryan Rickelton, Liam Patterson-White, Ed Barnard, Reece Topley |
Manchester Super Giants
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained / Direct Signings | Noor Ahmad, Jos Buttler, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Dawson |
| Auction Buys | Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker, Leus du Plooy, Tom Hartley, Aiden Markram, Josh Tongue, Tim Seifert, Tom Moores, Max Holden, Tawanda Muyeye, George Scrimshaw, Paul Walter |