MI London

MI London
Personnel
Captain	Lauren Winfield-Hill (women); Sam Billings (men);
Coach	Jonathan Batty (women); TBA (men);
Overseas players	Marizanne Kapp; Meg Lanning; Amanda-Jade Wellington; (women); Jason Behrendorff; Donovan Ferreira; Rashid Khan; Adam Zampa; (men);
Owner	Surrey Cricket Club 51%, Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited 49%
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019; 7 years ago
Home ground	The Oval
Capacity	25,500
History
No. of titles	5
Men's titles wins	3 (2023, 2024, 2025)
Women's titles wins	2 (2021, 2022)
Official website	Oval Invincibles
	The Hundred kit
	The Hundred kit
	Current season

MI London
Personnel
Captain	Lauren Winfield-Hill (women); Sam Billings (men);
Coach	Jonathan Batty (women); TBA (men);
Overseas players	Marizanne Kapp; Meg Lanning; Amanda-Jade Wellington; (women); Jason Behrendorff; Donovan Ferreira; Rashid Khan; Adam Zampa; (men);
Owner	Surrey Cricket Club 51%, Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited 49%
Team information
Colours
Founded	2019; 7 years ago
Home ground	The Oval
Capacity	25,500
History
No. of titles	5
Men's titles wins	3 (2023, 2024, 2025)
Women's titles wins	2 (2021, 2022)
Official website	Oval Invincibles
	The Hundred kit
	The Hundred kit
	Current season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MI London, formerly known as Oval Invincibles, is a 100-ball cricket franchise based in South London. The team represents the historic counties of Surrey and Kent in The Hundred competition,^[1] which took place for the first time during the 2021 English cricket season. Both the men's side and the women's side play at The Oval.

History

By 2019, it had been announced that there would be a Hundred franchise affiliated to Surrey and Kent. The home ground was also established as the Oval, despite rumours that Surrey's decision to vote against the Hundred's new playing conditions had led Colin Graves to threaten to take away their hosting rights.^[2]

However, as late as May 2019, the franchise's name was still undecided. After previous speculation that teams would have no geographical element,^[2] it was now suggested the Oval franchise would contain the word "London", like the Lord's-based London Spirit.^[3]

In June, The Times contradicted this rumour, reporting that the team would be called the Oval Greats, after several other ECB proposals – London Fuse, London X, London Union and London Rebels – had been rejected.^[4] All such notions were disproved in July when the team's name was announced as the Oval Invincibles.^[5]

In August 2019, the side announced that Australian coach Tom Moody would be the men's team's first coach, while former England Women player Lydia Greenway was appointed coach of the Women's team.^[6]

The inaugural Hundred draft took place in October 2019 and saw the Invincibles claim Sam Curran as their headline men's draftee. He was joined by Surrey and England teammates Tom Curran and Jason Roy, along with five other Surrey players. Laura Marsh was the women's marquee signing, alongside Fran Wilson.^[7]

The first season did not take place until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The women’s team immediately achieved success by winning the first women’s Hundred title. They retained the title the following year, beating Southern Brave in the final for the second consecutive time.

Having finished in mid-table for the first two seasons, the men's side saw a significant change of fortune in 2023. They won their first title in their third season, beating Manchester Originals in the final. They retained the title in 2024 with victory over Southern Brave, and won it a third time in 2025 by defeating Trent Rockets. Remarkably, this run of success means either the women's or men's team have won a title in every edition of the Hundred to date.

As part of the 2025 Hundred sale, the ECB granted Surrey County Cricket Club a 51% stake in the franchise, with the remaining 49% sold through an auction process. Reliance Industries Limited acquired the 49% share through their subsidiary Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited, while Surrey County Cricket Club retained its stake.

The sale of the Invincibles was completed in December 2025, with both parties agreeing to rebrand as MI London from the 2026 season.^[8]^[9] For Reliance, the purchase adds to their "MI" portfolio, which also includes teams in India, South Africa, the UAE, and the US.^[10]

Ground

Both the men's and women's teams play at the home of Surrey, The Oval, in the Kennington area of London.

The women's side had been due to play at the County Ground in Beckenham, one of the outgrounds of Kent County Cricket Club, but both teams were brought together at the same location as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Honours

Men's honours

The Hundred

Winners: 2023, 2024, 2025

Women's honours

The Hundred

Winners: 2021, 2022
Third place: 2024

Current squads

Bold denotes players with international caps
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season

Women's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
3	Meg Lanning	Australia	(1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
8	Paige Scholfield	England	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
14	Jo Gardner	England	(1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
7	Marizanne Kapp	South Africa	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
18	Phoebe Franklin	England	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
26	Alice Capsey	England	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
36	Rebecca Odgers	England	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Wildcard player
58	Lauren Winfield-Hill	England	(1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	—	Captain
Pace bowlers
15	Daisy Gibb	England	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Wildcard player
29	Ryana MacDonald-Gay	England	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Ruled out through injury
45	Ellie Anderson	England	(2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Replacement player
53	Tash Farrant	England	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
72	Rachel Slater	Scotland	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 24)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
Spin bowlers
9	Kalea Moore	England	(2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
10	Amanda-Jade Wellington	Australia	(1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
16	Sophia Smale	Wales	(2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Men's side

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
8	Miles Hammond	England	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
14	Tawanda Muyeye	Zimbabwe	(2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Domestic player
22	Jordan Cox	England	(2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 25)	Right-handed	—
All-rounders
9	Will Jacks	England	(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
16	Jordan Clark	England	(1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
58	Sam Curran	England	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Centrally contracted player
59	Tom Curran	England	(1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
2	Donovan Ferreira	South Africa	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
7	Sam Billings	England	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	—	Captain
Pace bowlers
5	Jason Behrendorff	Australia	(1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Overseas player
25	Saqib Mahmood	England	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
37	Gus Atkinson	England	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
98	George Scrimshaw	England	(1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
19	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
72	Nathan Sowter	Australia	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	UK passport
77	Zafar Gohar	Pakistan	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 30)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Domestic player; Wildcard player
88	Adam Zampa	Australia	(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player; Replacement player

Seasons

Women's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
Season	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos	Ref.
2021	8	4	3	0	1	9	2nd	2^[a]	1st	^[11]
2022	6	5	1	0	0	10	1st	1^[b]	1st	^[12]
2023	8	3	4	0	1	7	5th	Did not progress		^[13]
2024	8	5	2	1	0	11	2nd	1^[c]	3rd	^[14]
2025	8	2	6	0	0	8	6th	Did not progress		^[15]

Men's team

Season	Group stage							Playoff stage		Ref.
Season	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	Pos	Pld	Pos	Ref.
2021	8	4	3	0	1	9	4th	Did not progress		^[16]
2022	8	4	4	0	0	8	5th	Did not progress		^[17]
2023	8	6	1	1	0	13	1st	1^[d]	1st	^[18]
2024	8	6	2	0	0	12	1st	1^[e]	1st	^[19]
2025	8	6	2	0	0	24	1st	1	1st

Notes

^ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the eliminator in 2021. They played two matches, winning the playoff for the final against Birmingham Phoenix by 20 runs, winning the final against Southern Brave by 48 runs.
^ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the final in 2022. In the final they played against Southern Brave, winning by 5 wickets.
^ Oval Invincibles women qualified for the eliminator in 2024. They played 1 game, losing the eliminator against London Spirit by 8 wickets.
^ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2023. In the final they played against Manchester Originals, winning by 14 runs.
^ Oval Invincibles men qualified for the final in 2024. In the final they played against Southern Brave, winning by 17 runs.

References

^ "The Hundred: Team-by-team guides, coach details and venues". Sporting Life. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The inside story of The Hundred". The Independent. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
^ Macpherson, Will (28 May 2019). "Exclusive | Lord's Hundred team set to be named London Spirit". The Standard. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
^ Ammon, Matt Hughes, Elizabeth (25 June 2019). "Oval Greats agree franchise name to join the Hundred". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 12 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Macpherson, Will (28 May 2019). "Exclusive | Lord's Hundred team set to be named London Spirit". The Standard. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
^ "Tom Moody recruited by Oval franchise for The Hundred". The Cricketer. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ "The Hundred: Central contract and local icon 'drafts' explained". ESPNcricinfo. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "ECB finalises deals with strategic partners in The Hundred, unlocking hundreds of millions of pounds for game-wide growth". ECB. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
^ "Surrey and Reliance Industries Limited announce partnership in Oval Invincibles franchise in The Hundred". Surrey CCC. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
^ "Oval Invincibles rebrand as MI London as Hundred deal is finalised". ESPNcricinfo. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.
^ "The Hundred Women's Competition 2025". espncricinfo.com.
^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2021". espncricinfo.com.
^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2022". espncricinfo.com.
^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2023". espncricinfo.com.
^ "The Hundred Men's Competition 2024". espncricinfo.com.

External links

Official web page