Northern Superchargers rebranded as Sunrisers Leeds, Harry Brook and Brydon Carse retained

Sunrisers Leeds have retained England players Harry Brook and Brydon Carse for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.

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In the latest update the Hundred franchise Northern Superchargers has been renamed as Sunrisers Leeds. This comes as the Sun Group, which owns the Indian Premier League team Sunrisers Hyderabad, had acquired a 100 per cent stake in the Yorkshire based franchise.

Sunrisers Leeds have retained England players Harry Brook and Brydon Carse for the 2026 edition of The Hundred, with Daniel Vettori named as the franchise’s new men’s head coach. They have also announced all-rounder Mitch Marsh and pacer Nathan Ellis as their direct signings, with the experienced Australian duo set to be available for the whole tournament.

Teams in The Hundred are allowed to make up to four pre-auction retentions or direct signings with the first-ever auction set to take

place in March. Harry Brook and Carse have been with the team, known as Northern Superchargers until a recent takeover, since the tournament’s 2021 inaugural season. Brook played nine matches in the 2025 edition of The Hundred, scoring 227 runs at an average of 37.83 and is reportedly set to earn in the region of £500,000 for his participation with Sunrisers.

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Fast bowler Carse did not feature at all last year in the competition, having been rested by the England and Wales Cricket Board in order to manage his workload ahead of Ashes. The upcoming Hundred edition of The Hundred will run from 21 July to 16 August, taking place in a gap in the schedule between England’s white-ball series against India and a Test series against Pakistan.

Coming to the Women’s side, Sunrisers Leeds have retained all-rounder Annabel Sutherland and batter Phoebe Litchfield along with pacer Kate Cross. Litchfield was the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 292 runs in 10 innings at an average of 41.71 while Annnabel Sutherland made 206 runs at 51.50. Sutherland finished as second-highest wicket taker with 16 at 14.43, one wicket ahead of Cross who averaged 14.06. The franchise have appointed Adrian Birrell as the coach.