Marcus Stoinis and Richard Gleeson finished joint top wicket-takers in The Hundred 2026 men's competition, each claiming nine wickets across the tournament (BBC Sport). Stoinis represented Southern Brave; Gleeson turned out for MI London. Close behind them, Brave's leg-spinner Adil Rashid took eight, while Sonny Baker (Manchester Super Giants), Jofra Archer (Southern Brave) and Rashid Khan (MI London) each collected seven.

For anyone unfamiliar with the format, The Hundred is cricket compressed: each side faces 100 balls rather than the traditional overs, and bowlers deliver in sets of five. It is fast, loud, and designed to be over inside two and a half hours. The 2026 edition ran from late July into early August across grounds including Lord's, The Kia Oval, Edgbaston and Headingley.

Gleeson's nine wickets came at a strike-rate of 8.8 balls per wicket — meaning he struck roughly every second five-ball set. Stoinis sat at 10.2. But the most frequent wicket-taker of all was Welsh Fire's Matt Short, who took a wicket every five balls. Mitchell Owen (Birmingham Phoenix) was nearly as lethal at 6.7, while Andrew Tye (London Spirit) struck every 10 balls.

Economy tells a different story. Rashid, England's veteran wrist-spinner, was the tournament's tightest bowler, conceding just 6.15 runs per six balls — the standard measure of how many runs a bowler leaks. Adam Milne (London Spirit, 6.42), Archer (6.90), Trent Boult (MI London, 6.96) and Liam Livingstone (London Spirit, 7.03) all kept things respectable. In a format where ten runs an over is common, anything under seven is miserly.

With the bat, Ben Duckett topped the run-scoring charts (The Hundred). Duckett, a left-hander known for sweeping anything full or straight, accumulated more runs than anyone else in the men's draw. Welsh Fire's Jimmy Neesham and Qais Ahmad chipped in with the ball, sharing 11 wickets between them (The Hundred).

The tournament's match results tell their own story of late drama and fine margins. Southern Brave's women won three consecutive home matches at the Utilita Bowl between 27 and 30 July, including a one-run thriller on 27 July and a 24-run victory on 30 July. A women's match at The Kia Oval on 29 July was tied — the closest result the format allows without a Super Over.

The men's competition produced equally tense finishes. SunRisers Leeds won by five runs at Headingley on 25 July. Birmingham Phoenix edged their Edgbaston match by 10 runs on 24 July. Manchester Super Giants thrashed their opponents at Emirates Old Trafford on 26 July by 87 runs — the tournament's most one-sided men's result.

Trent Rockets found a rich vein of form across both competitions. Their women won by nine wickets at Edgbaston on 24 July, by 31 runs at Old Trafford on 31 July, and by five runs at Trent Bridge on 2 August. The men matched them almost blow for blow, winning at Sophia Gardens by nine wickets on 29 July, at Old Trafford by six wickets on 31 July, and at Trent Bridge by five runs on 2 August.

Southern Brave's men also hit a purple patch. They won at Lord's on 1 August by five wickets, backing up a 12-run win at the Utilita Bowl on 30 July. MI London's men were equally ruthless at The Kia Oval, winning there by seven wickets on 21 July, three wickets on 27 July, and 45 runs on 2 August.

One match — Manchester Super Giants Women at Emirates Old Trafford on 26 July — was abandoned without a ball bowled. Rain does not discriminate by format.

What makes this edition stand out is the sheer range of bowlers who prospered. Genuine quicks like Archer and Boult, crafty spinners like Rashid and Khan, and all-rounders like Stoinis and Neesham all found ways to thrive. In 100 balls, there is no time to hide. The bowlers who succeeded were the ones who attacked.