The Hundred 2026 squads

The Hundred's inaugural player auction has taken place and the squads for the eight teams are now in fine shape.

For the first five editions of the competition, players were allocated to teams via a draft system with a set of salary tiers.

But following substantial private investment in The Hundred, players not already signed or retained will now have their team and pay set by an auction.

Squads will be made up of between 16 to 18 players, while there is a salary cap limit along with a salary collar, a minimum amount teams must spend.

The salary pot in the men's competition for 2026 has risen by 45% to £2.05m per side, and the fund for women's teams has increased by 100% to £880,000.

The auction created some of the highest paid sportswomen in the UK, with all-rounder Danielle Gibson, pace bowler Issy Wong and 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman receive deals in excess of £100,000.

In the men's auction, 21-year-old James Coles earned £390,000, while batter Jordan Cox claimed £300,000. There were also big deals for Joe Root and Adil Rashid.

Sides will be able add two wildcard picks after the T20 Blast.

Here is how The Hundred squads are looking before the 2026 season.

Matthew Montgomery replaced Ethan Brookes on 14 July.

Jacob Bethell, who was set to captain Phoenix, withdrew with a knee injury on 21 July. No replacement player or captain was named at the time of the annoucement.

AJ Tye replaced the injured Adam Hose on 15 July.

Mohammad Amir replaced the injured David Payne on 10 July.

Calvin Harrison replaced the injured Brad Currie on 15 July.

Meg Austin replaced the injured Cordelia Griffith on 17 June.

Lucy Hamilton withdrew on 18 June after getting a Cricket Australia central contract

Kayla Reyneke will replace Fatima Sana for Phoenix's first two games due to Fatima have Pakistan commitments.

Katie George replaced the injured Mahika Gaur on 11 June.

Hannah Rainey replaced the injured Phoebe Turner on 9 July.

Emily Windsor, Katie Jones and Chloe Skelton were named as injury replacements for Flo Miller, Maddie Ward and Rachel Slater on 8 July .

Sophie Munro replaced the injured Grace Johnson on 17 June.