Match 3 of the Men’s Hundred 2026 brings Manchester Super Giants to Lord’s on Thursday, July 23, as London Spirit look for a first win of the season under new captain Liam Livingstone. 

Both sides finished in the bottom two of the table last year London Spirit seventh, Manchester (then Originals) eighth and both have rebuilt heavily around new captains and marquee names since.

This preview covers both freshly assembled squads, conditions at Lord’s, the head-to-head record, and our read on the match.

London Spirit vs Manchester Super Giants – Details

Here are the key details for Match 3 of The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026.

Aspect	details
Match	3rd Match, London Spirit vs Manchester Super Giants
Tournament	The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026 (6th edition)
Date	Thursday, 23 July 2026
Venue	Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Time (India)	11:00 PM IST

Winning Odds For LS vs MSG 

Platform	LS  Win Odds	MSG  Win Odds
1xBet	2.12	1.96
4rabet	2.15	1.98
BetVibe	2.17	1.99
Stake	2.07	1.91

London Spirit & Manchester Super Giants Squads for The Hundred 2026

London Spirit built around four pre-auction moves: they retained Jamie Overton and signed Liam Livingstone, Adam Zampa, and Dewald Brevis directly, before adding James Coles for £390,000 in the auction — their most expensive lot of the year. 

Manchester Super Giants, meanwhile, went all-in on top-order power, headlined by direct signing Aiden Markram as captain alongside Jos Buttler and Heinrich Klaasen in the middle order.

London Spirit

Liam Livingstone (c), Jonny Bairstow, Dewald Brevis, Kiran Carlson, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, James Rew, Jamie Overton, Adam Zampa, James Coles, David Willey, Mason Crane, Adam Milne, Tymal Mills, Matthew Fisher, Henry Crocombe (wildcard).

Manchester Super Giants

Aiden Markram (c), Jos Buttler, Heinrich Klaasen, Noor Ahmad, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue, Sonny Baker, Gus Atkinson, Leus du Plooy, Tom Hartley, Tim Seifert, Tom Moores, Max Holden, Tawanda Muyeye, George Scrimshaw, Paul Walter, Adam Finch (wildcard), James Sales (wildcard).

London Spirit vs Manchester Super Giants – Pitch & Weather Report

Lord’s brings its own quirks to the contest, most notably the ground’s famous slope, and conditions look set fair for a full match.

Pitch Report

The Hundred numbers at Lord’s run on the higher-scoring side of the venue’s white-ball history, which should reward positive batting once the new ball is seen off.

Factor	Details
Pitch Behaviour	Lord’s is defined by a 2.5-metre slope from north to south, helping seamers from the Pavilion End and swing bowlers from the Nursery End with the new ball.
Batting Conditions	Across 23 Hundred matches at Lord’s, scoring has run at a strike rate of 166.5 among the more productive venues on the circuit once the shine wears off.
Bowling Assistance	New-ball swing and seam off the slope is the sharpest weapon here; the surface flattens out and becomes easier to hit through as the innings progresses.
Ground Dimensions	A genuinely large ground around 89 metres from the centre of the pitch to the straight boundary which rewards timing over pure power.
Toss & Conditions	Lord’s has historically been closely balanced between bat and ball first across formats, so the toss alone isn’t likely to decide this one.

Weather Report

Current forecasts point to a mild, largely settled summer evening for the first ball at Lord’s.

Factor	Details
Temperature	A high of around 26°C easing to roughly 17°C by the back end of the innings.
Weather	A mild, generally settled summer evening is forecast, with the Met Office favouring largely dry conditions into the back end of July.
Precipitation	No strong signal for rain in current forecasts for the day, though British summer weather can shift close to the match.
Humidity	Typical for a London summer evening, climbing gradually as the temperature drops after the dinner break.
Wind	Generally light winds are expected, unlikely to be a major factor for either side’s bowlers.

London Spirit vs Manchester Super Giants – Head-to-Head in The Hundred History

Under their previous identities, London Spirit and Manchester Originals have shared a closely contested rivalry in The Hundred, with each team winning two of their five meetings, while one match ended without a result. Their contests have generally been competitive, with neither side able to establish a clear advantage.

Matches	London Spirit Won	Manchester Super Giants Won	No Result
5	2	2	1

Both franchises endured disappointing campaigns in 2025, with London Spirit finishing seventh and Manchester Originals eighth after each managed just one win from eight matches. 

Now rebranded as Manchester Super Giants, the visitors will be hoping for a fresh start, while London Spirit aim to build momentum in the new season.

Players to Watch for London Spirit vs Manchester Super Giants

Both new captains arrive with plenty to prove, and the two overseas power-hitters in Manchester’s middle order give this match a clear head-to-head subplot.

Player (Team)	Reason
Liam Livingstone (LS)	Leads London Spirit after five years and a T20 Blast Player of the Tournament campaign at Birmingham Phoenix; holds the Hundred record for most sixes (71) and arrives off 456 runs in ten innings for Lancashire this Blast season.
Jamie Overton (LS)	Retained ahead of the auction for £225,000, giving Spirit a genuine pace-bowling all-rounder who can also contribute lower-order runs.
Jonny Bairstow (LS)	The experienced England gloveman adds proven big-match batting depth to a Spirit top order built around new faces.
Aiden Markram (MSG)	Takes over the Manchester captaincy as a direct signing, pairing his own consistent T20 form with a settled leadership presence the franchise lacked last season.
Jos Buttler (MSG)	One of the most destructive white-ball batters in the world game, capable of deciding a chase or a total inside a handful of overs.
Heinrich Klaasen (MSG)	Gives Manchester serious power through the middle overs, forming a top-order duo with Buttler that few attacks in this competition will relish facing.

Winner Prediction

Manchester Super Giants carry the more explosive top order on paper, with Buttler and Klaasen both capable of taking a game away in a matter of overs, and the prediction market’s live pricing gives them a modest edge. Their last visit to Lord’s also ended in a win, albeit against a different-look Spirit side.

London Spirit have the stronger case on depth and home conditions: Livingstone arrives in outstanding form, Overton gives them control with the ball, and pundits have flagged Spirit as value in the outright market on the belief that Andy Flower’s side ticks more boxes than their table position last season suggested. 

It’s a genuinely close one, but the extra firepower in Manchester’s middle order edges it expect a tight finish rather than a one-sided contest.