Epic Cricket Showdown in BHB 2026: England Takes Charge of New Heights!

Rashid Khan, left, Kate Cross, centre, and Liam Livingstone have all signed deals to play in The Hundred for 2026 [Getty Images] The Hundred's inaugural player auction began on Wednesday in London with the men's auction following on 12 March. For the first five editions of the competition, players were allocated to teams via a draft system with a set of salary tiers. But following substantial private investment in The Hundred, players not already signed or retained will now have their team and pay set by an auction.

Squads will be made up of between 16 to 18 players, while there is a salary cap limit along with a salary collar, a minimum amount teams must spend. The salary pot in the men's competition for 2026 has risen by 45% to £2. 05m per side, and the fund for women's teams has increased by 100% to £880,000.

The auction created some of the highest paid sportswomen in the UK, with all-rounder Danielle Gibson, pace bowler Issy Wong and 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman receive deals in excess of £100,000. Meanwhile, Australia wicketkeeper Beth Mooney and former New Zealand captain Sophie Devine were bought for £210,000 by Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire respectively. Here is how The Hundred squads are looking ahead of the 2026 season.

Men's competition Birmingham Phoenix Jacob Bethell, £340,000 Rehan Ahmed, £250,000 Donovan Ferreira, £210,000 Scott Currie, £210,000 Saqib Mahmood, £150,000 Usman Tariq, £140,000 Mitchell Owen, £130,000 Mustafizur Rahman, £100,000 Joe Clarke, £85,000 Laurie Evans, £85,000 Ethan Brookes, £70,000 Chris Wood, £70,000 Jordan Thompson, £60,000 Will Smeed, £55,000 London Spirit James Coles, £390,000 Liam Livingstone, £350,000 Jamie Overton, £225,000 Adam Zampa, £190,000 Dewald Brevis, £185,000 Jonny Bairstow, £160,000 Tymal Mills, £130,000 David Willey, £120,000 Adam Milne, £50,000 Mason Crane, £31,000 Adam Hose, £31,000 James Rew, £31,000 Lhuan-dre Pretorius, £31,000 Matthew Fisher, £31,000 Manchester Super Giants Jos Buttler, £350,000 Heinrich Klaasen, £250,000 Josh Tongue, £200,000 Aiden Markram, £200,000 Noor Ahmad, £175,000 Liam Dawson, £175,000 Leus du Plooy, £120,000 Tim Seifert, £100,000 Sonny Baker, £95,000 Gus Atkinson, £70,000 Tom Moores, £50,000 Tawanda Muyeye, £50,000 Tom Hartley, £35,000 Max Holden, £31,000 George Scrimshaw, £31,000 Paul Walter, £31,000 MI London Sam Curran, £350,000 Tom Curran, £260,000 Will Jacks, £250,000 James Vince, £190,000 Nicholas Pooran, £175,000 Rashid Khan, £175,000 Nathan Sowter, £130,000 Trent Boult, £100,000 Sherfane Rutherford, £100,000 Richard Gleeson, £65,000 Olly Stone, £50,000 Ollie Pope, £31,000 Ollie Skyes, £31,000 Callum Parkinson, £31,000 Jason Roy, £31,000 Southern Brave Jofra Archer, £400,000 Jamie Smith, £300,000 Adil Rashid, £250,000 Chris Jordan, £160,000 Marcus Stoinis, £150,000 Luke Wood, £130,000 David Miller, £110,000 Tristan Stubbs, £100,000 Thomas Rew, £80,000 Dan Worrall, £80,000 Caleb Falconer, £55,000 Ben McKinney, £45,000 Michael Pepper, £31,000 Tom Abell, £31,000 Nikhil Chaudhary, £31,000 Sunrisers Leeds Harry Brook, £465,000 Dan Lawrence, £210,000 Mitchell Marsh, £200,000 Abrar Ahmed, £190,000 Zak Crawley, £180,000 Ryan Rickelton, £150,000 Nathan Ellis, £145,000 Brydon Carse, £140,000 Matthew Potts, £75,000 Benny Howell, £50,000 Tom Lawes, £40,000 Tom Alsop, £31,000 Liam Patterson-White, £31,000 Reece Topley, £31,000 Ed Barnard, £31,000 Trent Rockets Tim David, £350,000 Tom Banton, £225,000 Ben Duckett, £200,000 Sam Billings, £180,000 Mitch Santner, £175,000 Finn Allen, £160,000 David Payne, £130,000 Craig Overton, £120,000 Matt Henry, £75,000 Danny Briggs, £70,000 Lewis Gregory, £55,000 Dan Mousley, £40,000 Aneurin Donald, £31,000 Ben Mayes, £31,000 Brad Currie, £31,000 Louis Kimber, £31,000 Welsh Fire Phil Salt, £450,000 Jordan Cox, £300,000 Marco Jansen, £250,000 Joe Root, £240,000 Rachin Ravindra, £140,000 Chris Woakes, £110,000 Tom Kohler-Cadmore, £80,000 Lockie Ferguson, £75,000 Matthew Short, £75,000 Asa Tribe, £70,000 Sam Cook, £70,000 Ben Kellaway, £37,500 Jafer Chohan, £35,000 Tom Aspinwall, £31,000 Women's competition Birmingham Phoenix Alice Capsey, £130,000 Ellyse Perry, £100,000 Linsey Smith, £100,000 Lauren Filer, £95,000 Tammy Beaumont, £70,000 Davina Perrin, £50,000 Alana King, £37,500 Jemima Spence, £37,500 Lucy Hamilton £35,000 Eva Gray, £30,000 Cordelia Griffith, £27,500 Emma Lamb, £27,500 Phoebe Brett,...