The Hundred 2026 Women Draft Results Breakdown by Team

The Hundred 2026 women's draft has arrived in a transformed market. Pay parity is now baked into the salary structure, private-equity owners are pushing for star signings, and the overseas pool has never been deeper. Eight franchises picked in a snake order across platinum, gold, silver and rookie tiers. Here is the team-by-team breakdown.

Draft format primer

The women's draft mirrors the men's structure with up to seven retentions, four overseas slots per matchday and a wildcard window after the Charlotte Edwards Cup quarter-finals. Crucially, the platinum-tier salary now matches the men's top band — a first for any English domestic competition.

Team-by-team women's picks

London Spirit

Spirit retained Heather Knight and Charlie Dean as their spine, then drafted a marquee Australian all-rounder at platinum and a New Zealand opener at gold. Two rookie picks reinforce the local pathway. The most balanced squad in the league on paper.

Trent Rockets

Rockets re-signed Nat Sciver-Brunt as captain — the franchise face. They added Beth Mooney as the second platinum signing and a West Indian wrist-spin all-rounder at gold. The top three is the strongest in the competition.

Birmingham Phoenix

Phoenix retained Ellyse Perry (subject to Australian board windows), drafted a left-arm quick from South Africa and added a Pakistani middle-order batter at silver. High ceiling but availability risk on the platinum slot.

Manchester Originals

Originals built around Sophie Ecclestone as the bowling spine. They drafted a Sri Lankan opener and a Caribbean finisher at gold. The squad balance favours bowling-first matchdays at Old Trafford.

Northern Superchargers

Superchargers retained Hollie Armitage and Phoebe Litchfield (when available), then went for a left-arm spin all-rounder from Australia. A youth-heavy build with cap room saved for the wildcard window.

Welsh Fire

Fire have rebuilt with Sophie Devine as captain and a New Zealand teammate as the second platinum pick. They added an emerging South African pacer at silver. The most marketable name change of the draft.

Southern Brave

Brave retained Smriti Mandhana's former county teammate and added two Caribbean all-rounders. The defending women's champions stay near the top of the table without splashing on platinum, banking on continuity.

Oval Invincibles

Invincibles drafted a Pakistani all-rounder at platinum, retained a young England top-order batter and added a Sri Lankan keeper-batter. The youngest squad average in the league.

Marquee overseas signings to watch

Beth Mooney (Trent Rockets) was the highest-paid pick of the draft and is expected to open the batting and keep wicket. Sophie Devine (Welsh Fire) brings captaincy and finishing power. Nat Sciver-Brunt's retention at Rockets is technically not a draft pick but it sets the tone for the entire competition.

Pay-parity context

For the first time, the women's top tier matches the men's top tier in absolute pounds, not in percentage terms. That changes the recruitment calculus for Australian and New Zealand boards too — players can prioritise The Hundred without taking a pay cut. The downstream effect on WBBL availability is already a debate.

Watch-out players

Keep an eye on the rookie picks — the Hundred's development tier has produced England internationals in three of the last four years. Welsh Fire's and Northern Superchargers' rookie selections in particular look like future caps.

What to read next

For the men's side, see our Hundred 2026 men's draft team-by-team breakdown. For the broader pay-parity context, read our women's cricket pay gap analysis, and the Hundred 2026 schedule, teams and format explainer covers how the draft slots into the fixture window.

The bottom line

Trent Rockets walk out of the draft with the strongest top three. Welsh Fire have the most marketable rebuild. The wildcard window will be more decisive than ever — and pay parity has changed the recruitment market permanently.