Four ipl owners to get teams in the hundred: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have made the owners of the four teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL) a partner of some of their ‘The Hundred’ League teams. Now these owners will operate these four teams by 1 October 2025.

The governing organization of the game in England said in a press release that these partners include India’s GMR, Sun TV Network Limited, RPSG Group and Reliance Group. The board says that this partnership will receive crores of pounds for the development of sports. ECB described it as a big step for the future of cricket.

Four owners of IPL who got partnership

• GMR Group (connected to Delhi Capitals)


• Sun TV Network (owner of Sunrisers Hyderabad)


• RPSG Group (owner of Lucknow Super Giants)


• Reliance Group (owner of Mumbai Indians)

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has taken a historic step in the development of ‘The Hundred’, confirming the completion of the deal with the first six strategic partners for its teams. The announcement further strengthens the global T20 franchise model, which has now joined the owners of major IPL teams of India.

These new partners include the owners of Mumbai Indians (Reliance Industries), Lucknow Super Giants (RPSG Group) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (Sun TV Network Limited). All of them already own teams in South Africa’s major T20 League SA20.

The ECB also clarified that the remaining two deals have not been formally completed yet, but the process is completely on track. The board has given investors time to finalize investors. With this development, ‘The Hundred’ tournament has taken a big step towards international investment and Global T20 franchise model.

RPSG Group, owner of Lucknow Super Giants, will hold a 70 percent stake in Manchester Originals, while Sunrisers Hyderabad’s owner Sun TV Network Limited will have 100 percent owned by Northern Super Thrings.