Northern Superchargers renamed as Sunrisers Leeds

The Northern Superchargers franchise has been renamed as Sunrisers Leeds. This comes after Sunrisers acquired 100 per cent stake in the Hundred franchise.

The Sun Group, a Chennai-based media conglomerate and also the parent company of the Sunrisers, completed the takeover of the Leeds-based franchise last year for 100 million pounds after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) offered the tournament for private ownership.

Yorkshire had offered a 51% stake in the Superchargers in addition to ECB's 49%, giving the Sun Group 100% ownership of the franchise. The name ‘Sunrisers Leeds’ aligns with other franchise brands, namely Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in South Africa's SA20.

"A new era begins," the franchise posted on its verified social media handle. "SunRisers is not just a team, it is family, it is emotion, it's passion. Orange Army has always shown up in huge numbers with pure passion, from India to South Africa. It's time to paint Headingley orange," Kaviya Maran, owner of the franchise, said. "We're ready to go hard, we're ready to go fearless. We're ready to play with fire. The team is yours, Orange Army. Every wicket, every run and every record is for you."

This was the third name change in the tournament after Manchester Originals’ rebranding as Manchester Super Giants following its acquisition by Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group, the owner of the Lucknow Super Giants.

Furthermore, Oval Invincibles, which was purchased by Reliance Industries, the owners of the Mumbai Indians, was renamed as MI London.