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Written By: Ben Crawley
Published: March 12, 2026

The first-ever Men’s Hundred auction is live on March 12, 2026, at the iconic Piccadilly Lights in central London. All eight franchises entered with an identical purse of £1,027,000 after making four pre-auction signings each.

Jordan Cox has emerged as the most expensive pick so far at £300,000 to Welsh Fire, while Joe Root (£240,000) and Adil Rashid (£250,000) also sparked intense bidding wars.

Pakistan’s Haris Rauf and New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell went unsold in the early rounds. Following the record-breaking Women’s Hundred auction, where Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine fetched £210,000 each, the men’s event is delivering even bigger numbers. Here are all the live updates, sold players, prices, and updated squads.

The Hundred Men’s 2026 Auction: Player Tracker

This table will be updated in real time as players go under the hammer. It includes each player’s auction status, sold price, and the team that bought them.

The Hundred Men's 2026 Auction Live Updates
Source: YouTube
NameCountrySold PriceStatusTeam
Abrar AhmedPakistan£190kSOLDSunrisers Leeds
Mason Crane England £31k London Spirit
Keshav MharajSouth AfricaUNSOLD
Tom HartleyEngland£35kSOLDManchester Super Giants
Nathan SowterEngland£130kSOLDMI London
Dan LawrenceEngland£210kSOLDSunrisers Leeds
Lewis GregoryEngland£55kSOLDTrent Rockets
Saim AyubPakistanUNSOLD
Ben DwarshuisAustraliaUNSOLD
James ColesEngland£390kSOLDLondon Spirit
Olly StoneEnglandUNSOLD
Matthew PottsEngland£75kSOLDSunrisers Leeds
David PayneEngland£130kSOLDTrent Rockets
Chris JordanEngland£160kSOLDSouthern Brave
Trent BoultNew Zealand£100kSOLDMI London
Will SmeedEngland£55kSOLDBirmingham Phoenix
Tom Kohler-CadmoreEngland£80kSOLDWelsh Fire
Tom AbellEnglandUNSOLD
Leus Du PlooySouth Africa£120kSOLDManchester Super Giants
Joe ClarkeEngland£85kSOLDBirmingham Phoenix
Usman TariqPakistan£140kSOLDBirmingham Phoenix
Rishad HossainBangladeshUNSOLD
Akeal HosseinWest IndiesUNSOLD
Jafer ChohanScotlandUNSOLD
David WilleyEngland£120kSOLDLondon Spirit
Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistanUNSOLD
Shadab KhanPakistanUNSOLD
Gus AtkinsonEngland£70kSOLDManchester Super Giants
Tom CurranEngland£260kSOLDMI London
Saqib MahmoodEngland£150kSOLDBirmingham Phoenix
Sonny BakerEngland£95kSOLDManchester Super Giants
Luke WoodEngland£130kSOLDSouthern Brave
Josh TongueEngland£200kSOLDManchester Super Giants
Tim SeifertNew ZealandUNSOLD
Zak CrawleyEngland£180kSOLDSunrisers Leeds
Ryan RickeltonSouth Africa£150kSOLDSunrisers Leeds
Finn AllenNew Zealand£160kSOLDTrent Rockets
Daryl MitchellNew ZealandUNSOLD
Haris RaufPakistanUNSOLD
David MillerSouth Africa£110kSOLDSouthern Brave
Aiden MarkramSouth Africa£200kSOLDManchester Super Giants
James VinceEngland£190kSOLDMI London
Jonny BairstowEngland£160kSOLDLondon Spirit
Jordan CoxEngland£300kSOLDWelsh Fire
Adil RashidEngland£250kSOLDSouthern Brave
Joe RootEngland£240kSOLDWelsh Fire

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Where to Watch The Hundred Men’s 2026 Auction

Fans can watch the Men’s Hundred 2026 auction live and for free on The Hundred YouTube channel, with Sky Sports providing live coverage in the UK.

  • The Hundred YouTube Channel: Free live stream (Worldwide)
  • Sky Sports Main Event: Live telecast (UK)
  • Sky Sports Cricket: Live telecast (UK)

The Hundred Men’s Pre Auction Signings

Each team made four pre-auction signings through retentions and direct signings before entering the auction.

Birmingham Phoenix

  • Jacob Bethell (retained)
  • Rehan Ahmed (direct signing)
  • Mitch Owen (direct signing)
  • Donovan Ferreira (direct signing)

London Spirit

  • Jamie Overton (retained)
  • Liam Livingstone (direct signing)
  • Adam Zampa (direct signing)
  • Dewald Brevis (direct signing)

Manchester Super Giants

  • Jos Buttler (retained)
  • Noor Ahmad (retained)
  • Heinrich Klaasen (retained)
  • Liam Dawson (direct signing)

MI London

  • Sam Curran (retained)
  • Will Jacks (retained)
  • Rashid Khan (retained)
  • Nicholas Pooran (direct signing)

Southern Brave

  • Jofra Archer (retained)
  • Jamie Smith (direct signing)
  • Marcus Stoinis (direct signing)
  • Tristan Stubbs (direct signing)

Sunrisers Leeds

  • Harry Brook (retained)
  • Brydon Carse (retained)
  • Mitchell Marsh (direct signing)
  • Nathan Ellis (direct signing)

Trent Rockets

  • Tom Banton (retained)
  • Ben Duckett (direct signing)
  • Tim David (direct signing)
  • Mitchell Santner (direct signing)

Welsh Fire

  • Chris Woakes (retained)
  • Phil Salt (direct signing)
  • Rachin Ravindra (direct signing)
  • Marco Jansen (direct signing)

Remaining Purse Before Auction

TeamRemaining Purse
Birmingham Phoenix£1,027,000
London Spirit£1,027,000
Manchester Super Giants£1,027,000
MI London£1,027,000
Southern Brave£1,027,000
Sunrisers Leeds£1,027,000
Trent Rockets£1,027,000
Welsh Fire£1,027,000

Women’s Hundred 2026 Auction Recap

The first-ever Women’s Hundred auction was held on March 11, 2026, at the Piccadilly Lights in London. It set new benchmarks for women’s cricket investment, with the team salary pot doubled to £880,000 per franchise. 

Beth Mooney (Trent Rockets) and Sophie Devine (Welsh Fire) became the most expensive players at £210,000 each. USA’s Danielle Gibson fetched £190,000 from Sunrisers Leeds, while South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk went to London Spirit for £170,000.

 All eight franchises assembled competitive squads featuring the world’s best talent from England, Australia, India, South Africa, New Zealand, and the West Indies.

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