ENGLAND — A new trophy rewarding the combined efforts of the men's and women's teams in The Hundred will be introduced in summer 2026. Results from the group stage, eliminator, and final across both competitions will count toward this unified award.
The men's and women's competitions in The Hundred have been played alongside each other since the tournament began in 2021. Matches have largely followed a double header format, with women's games in the afternoon and men's matches in the evening at the same venue on the same day.
The current men's and women's trophies will continue to be awarded as usual alongside the new combined trophy. The change arrives as part of a broader revamp of The Hundred in 2026, following external investment into the eight franchises totaling around £500 million.
England all-rounder Will Jacks welcomed the innovation. "I think it's brilliant. If we look back over the past five years, the Invincibles would have had good success with that. With the double headers and teams playing on the same day, to then have both of those results counting towards the same trophy is very exciting," he said.
England batter Tammy Beaumont also endorsed the move. "That will be really fun. We've always tried to create the 'one club, two teams' vibe and this will bring that even closer together. The fact the men and women play on the same day, in the same colours, the same teams is one of the unique selling points of The Hundred, trying to push that equality dial even closer. It's one of the ways the women's game in England has gone from strength to strength and really taken off since the Hundred came in," she said.
Under the new combined system, Northern Superchargers would have claimed the trophy last year—their women's team won the title while their men's side lost in the eliminator. The public can submit name suggestions for the new trophy through The Hundred website.