The Northern Superchargers franchise has been renamed Sunrisers Leeds ahead of The Hundred 2026 season. The Leeds-based franchise was recently acquired by media conglomerate Sun Group, which also ownsSunrisers Hyderabad SRH in the Indian Premier League IPL and the Sunrisers Eastern Cape, a two-time SA20-winning franchise in South Africa.
According to ESPNcricinfo, the rebranding reflects a composite identity that aligns the Leeds-based outfit with the Sun Group's global Sunrisers brand across cricket leagues. The company disclosed this information to the Bombay Stock Exchange BSE and the National Stock Exchange NSE in compliance with SEBI regulations.
A couple of months ago, Sunrisers Leeds and Northern Super Sunrisers were the two names under consideration for the franchise before the Sun Group eventually chose the former. Apart from the Northern Superchargers, other franchises in The Hundred expected to undergo name changes include the Manchester Originals and the Oval Invincibles.