Oval Invincibles to become MI London in The Hundred

Following investment from Mumbai Indians’ owners, Oval Invincibles will be renamed MI London starting in the following season.

The England and Wales Cricket Board in January gave Reliance Industries Limited a 49% stake in the franchise that has produced five The Hundred titles.

The name change, which includes MI Cape Town in South Africa’s SA20, MI Emirates in the United Arab Emirates’ International League T20, and MI New York in Major League cricket in the United States, has now officially been completed.

The first team from the MI collective of teams to be renamed, with the rest franchises established under their current names, is the Invincibles, who won the women’s competition in 2021 and 2022 and the men’s competition in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

The Reliance team and we are pleased to have reached a deal regarding our partnership with the Hundred franchise team, according to Surrey’s chair, who still holds 51% of the team’s title.

Reliance’s franchise teams in India and other countries have had great success with their cricket and business expertise, according to the company.

We have collaborated closely with Reliance on the name of the new team, and we think MI London will give us the best chance to grow the fanbase both domestically and internationally.

“We also think that the team brand will encourage investment in Surrey’s and our community’s long-term, sustainable growth,” according to the team’s founders.

The Hundred will switch to an auction format for granting franchise players, with the move coming as a result.

A settled squad that won three straight men’s tournaments for Invincibles is likely to disintegrate as a result of that switch.

Mumbai Indians are the joint most successful team in Indian Premier League history, winning five titles, thanks to Reliance’s franchises, which have enjoyed great success worldwide.

In two of the competition’s three seasons, the women’s team from Mumbai, MI New York, and MI New York both have victories in Major League cricket.

In the 2024 ILT20, MI Cape Town won the most recent SA20 edition, while MI Emirates won the most recent SA20 edition.