Surrey CCC announce RIL as preferred partner for The Hundred team
RISE will have a 49 per cent share of the Hundred team, with Surrey retaining the majority 51 per cent.
The club hopes to benefit from Mumbai Indians’ vast experience and proven success, fresh off lifting yet another league title in South Africa over the weekend, to further strengthen and maintain the team’s position as the leading franchise in the competition.
The Oval Invincibles is the most successful team in the history of The Hundred, winning four titles in four years – with the women’s team winning back-to-back titles in the first two years and the men following suit in 2023 and 2024.
Their success has been built on homegrown Surrey stars like Sam Curran, Will Jacks and Alice Capsey, alongside some of the biggest names in world cricket including Marizanne Kapp, Heinrich Klaasen and Adam Zampa.
Mumbai Indians have five T20 cricket teams across three continents in four countries, now taking the tally to seven teams across four continents and five countries.
Over 17 years, the Mumbia Indians have won 11 league titles across the globe, including five IPL championships, two Champions League victories, and the inaugural WPL and Major League Cricket titles in 2023, ILT20 in 2024 and SA20 in 2025.
Every team in the MI Family now has a winner’s trophy.
Surrey chairman Oli Slipper said: “We said at the outset that we wanted the best partner to ensure that Surrey continue to lead the way in English cricket and in Mumbai Indians that is what we have got.
“They share our passion for cricket, they own the biggest and most successful team in the IPL, the Mumbai Indians, and we believe this partnership will bring continued success to both Surrey CCC and our Hundred team.”
Surrey CCC has entered a period of exclusivity with RIL, during which time an agreement will be finalised subject to the satisfactory conclusion of due diligence and legal checks.
Akash Ambani, Owner of Mumbai Indians, said: “We are glad to be part of Oval Invincibles – the most successful teams in The Hundred – and welcome them into the Mumbai Indians family.
“England, with its rich cricketing culture, has always been special to the game.”
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