Rashid Khan Took 5 Wickets for 17 Runs and Manchester Super Giants Never Had an Answer: MI London Win by 45 Runs at The Oval

Rashid Khan Took 5 Wickets for 17 Runs and Manchester Super Giants Never Had an Answer: MI London Win by 45 Runs at The Oval

MI London beat Manchester Super Giants by 45 runs at Kennington Oval on Sunday evening in a match that was competitive for one innings and completely one-sided in the other. Will Jacks' 62 from 31 balls and Nicholas Pooran's 54 from 28 balls gave MI London a total of 183 for 6. Then Rashid Khan took 5 for 17 from 20 balls and Manchester were bowled out for 138 with 5 balls to spare.

A 45-run win in The Hundred is not close. This was a statement.

What Is The Hundred? A Quick Guide for New Fans

The Hundred is a 100-ball format of cricket where each team faces exactly 100 deliveries. Bowlers deliver in sets of 5 or 10 consecutive balls, and the batting team tries to score as many runs as possible before their 100 balls are used up or all 10 wickets fall.

Matches last around two and a half hours, making it the fastest team cricket competition in England. For context, a standard T20 match uses 120 balls per side. Those 20 extra balls matter more than they sound: in The Hundred, there is no room to rebuild after a slow start, and a bowling performance like Rashid Khan's on Sunday can unravel a chase with frightening speed.

MI London's Innings: Jacks and Pooran Put on a Clinic

MI London posted 183 for 6 from 100 balls at a run rate of 1.83 per ball. On most surfaces, that is a total that wins matches in The Hundred. At The Oval on Sunday, it proved more than enough.

Will Jacks set the tone from ball one. He scored 62 from 31 balls at a strike rate of 200, hitting 3 fours and 6 sixes. That is an innings where nearly half the scoring came from maximums, and it meant Manchester's bowlers were under pressure from the very first set of deliveries. Jacks and James Vince built an opening partnership of 71 from 42 balls before Vince was caught by Sonny Baker off Liam Dawson for 29.

Jacks fell on ball 60 for 62, caught by Aiden Markram off Noor Ahmad. At that point MI London were 109 for 2 and well-placed but not yet out of reach for Manchester.

Nicholas Pooran changed that. He came in at number 3 and scored 54 from 28 balls at a strike rate of 192, hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes. Pooran is one of the most destructive wicketkeeper-batters in world cricket and he played like it on Sunday. His partnership with Sam Curran added 44 runs from 24 balls, with Curran himself contributing 23 from 11 at a strike rate of 209 before being stumped by Jos Buttler off Noor Ahmad.

Pooran was eventually bowled by Josh Tongue on ball 93 for 54, leaving MI London at 175 for 4. Sherfane Rutherford and Tom Curran both fell without scoring, but Rashid Khan hit a cameo of 7 from 4 balls to push the total to 183.

The bowling from Manchester had its bright spots. Josh Tongue was outstanding, taking 2 for 13 from 20 balls at just 0.65 runs per ball. The problem was that Gus Atkinson went for 50 from 20 balls without a wicket, Liam Dawson conceded 33 from 15 balls, and Noor Ahmad, despite taking 2 wickets, went at 2.00 per ball. When your best bowler is exceptional and the rest are expensive, 183 is what happens.

Manchester Super Giants' Chase: Markram Fought, Rashid Khan Won

Chasing 184, Manchester needed 1.84 runs per ball from the first delivery. That is a tough ask in The Hundred, but not impossible with the batting lineup they had: Jos Buttler, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, and Leus du Plooy are all capable of winning a game by themselves.

None of them did on Sunday.

Tim Seifert and Markram opened and put on 59 from 30 balls to give Manchester a genuinely competitive start. Seifert was bowled by Rashid Khan for 17 on ball 30. The score was 59 for 1 and the game was alive.

Then Rashid Khan happened.

Buttler came in and was caught by Nathan Sowter off Rashid for 2 on ball 39. Score: 70 for 2. Markram, who had been batting beautifully and reached 50 from 26 balls at a strike rate of 192, was caught by Sam Curran off Rashid on ball 45. Score: 74 for 3.

In the space of 15 balls, Rashid removed the two batters most likely to win Manchester the game. From 59 for 1 and chasing hard, they were suddenly 74 for 3 with 55 balls left needing 110 more runs. The required rate had climbed past what any lower-order side in The Hundred can realistically achieve.

Klaasen made 13 before being caught by Curran off Rashid again on ball 63. Tom Moores was out for 0 two balls later. That made it 104 for 5 from 65 balls and the game was over as a contest.

Liam Dawson went for 2. Leus du Plooy made a fighting 22 from 17 before falling to Tom Curran on ball 76 with Manchester at 112 for 7. Noor Ahmad hit 8 from 3 balls including 2 fours, which only highlighted how far Manchester had fallen from the target, before being caught by Jacks off Curran. Manchester were bowled out for 138 on ball 95.

Rashid Khan's final figures: 5 for 17 from 20 balls at 0.85 RPB. Five wickets in The Hundred is as rare as it gets. Taking five wickets means dismissing half the batting side on your own. Rashid did it while conceding fewer than one run per ball.

The Passage of Play That Decided the Match

Balls 30 to 45 in the chase: Manchester's innings had real promise. Markram and Seifert had taken them to 59 for 1 and were scoring at a rate that kept the chase alive.

Rashid bowled Seifert on ball 30. Then he removed Buttler for 2 on ball 39. Then he dismissed Markram for 50 on ball 45. Three wickets in 15 balls while conceding very little, and Manchester went from 59 for 1 to 74 for 3 with their three best batters back in the pavilion.

At that point the required rate had climbed past 2.0 per ball with 55 balls left. Manchester did not come close.

Full Scorecard

MI London 183 for 6 (100 balls)

Extras: 6 | Total: 183/6 (100 balls, RR: 1.83)

Fall of Wickets: 71-1 (Vince, ball 42), 109-2 (Jacks, ball 60), 153-3 (Curran, ball 83), 175-4 (Pooran, ball 93), 176-5 (Rutherford, ball 95), 183-6 (T. Curran, ball 100)

Manchester Super Giants 138 all out (95 balls)

Extras: 5 | Total: 138 all out (95 balls, RR: 1.45)

Fall of Wickets: 59-1 (Seifert, ball 30), 70-2 (Buttler, ball 39), 74-3 (Markram, ball 45), 104-4 (Klaasen, ball 63), 104-5 (Moores, ball 65), 109-6 (Dawson, ball 72), 112-7 (du Plooy, ball 76), 121-8 (Noor Ahmad, ball 79), 131-9 (Atkinson, ball 89), 138-10 (Baker, ball 95)

Player Ratings

Will Jacks (MIL) — 9/10. 62 from 31 balls at a strike rate of 200 with 6 sixes. Jacks gave MI London the kind of platform in the first 42 balls that makes 183 possible. His innings set the tone for everything that followed.

Nicholas Pooran (MIL) — 9/10. 54 from 28 balls at 192 strike rate coming in at number 3 is a match-winning knock. Pooran came in after Vince fell and kept the score moving at a rate that Manchester's bowlers could not contain.

Rashid Khan (MIL) — 10/10. 5 for 17 from 20 balls at 0.85 RPB. Taking five wickets in The Hundred while conceding 17 runs is one of the most dominant individual bowling performances the competition has seen. He dismissed Seifert, Buttler, Markram, Klaasen, and Moores while the chase was still alive and ended it single-handedly.

Josh Tongue (MSG) — 8/10. 2 for 13 from 20 balls at 0.65 RPB in a losing cause. Tongue was the one Manchester bowler who genuinely troubled MI London, and his figures are the only reason 183 is not 200. On a different day that spell wins a match.

Aiden Markram (MSG) — 7/10. 50 from 26 balls at a strike rate of 192 was the innings Manchester needed from him, but he fell on ball 45 with 55 balls left. If he had survived another 20 balls, the outcome might have been different. He did not, and it was not.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Hundred and how does it work? The Hundred is a cricket competition played at 100 balls per side instead of the 120 used in T20 cricket. Each team bats for up to 100 balls or until 10 wickets fall. Bowlers deliver in sets of 5 or 10 consecutive balls. The team scoring the most runs wins. Matches typically last around two and a half hours, making it one of the shortest forms of professional cricket.

Who won the MI London vs Manchester Super Giants match in The Hundred 2026? MI London won by 45 runs at Kennington Oval on Sunday, August 2. MI London posted 183 for 6 from 100 balls, led by Will Jacks' 62 from 31 balls and Nicholas Pooran's 54 from 28 balls. Manchester Super Giants were bowled out for 138 from 95 balls.

How many wickets did Rashid Khan take against Manchester Super Giants? Rashid Khan took 5 wickets for 17 runs from 20 balls at a run rate of 0.85 per ball. He dismissed Tim Seifert, Jos Buttler, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, and Tom Moores. Taking five wickets in a 100-ball match means a single bowler removed half the batting side.

What does strike rate mean in cricket? Strike rate in batting measures how many runs a batter scores per 100 balls faced. A strike rate of 200 means scoring 2 runs per ball on average. Will Jacks batted at exactly 200 in this match, scoring 62 runs from just 31 balls. In The Hundred, where every delivery counts, a high strike rate from openers changes what total is achievable.

Where can I follow MI London matches in The Hundred Men's 2026? Follow the full MI London schedule, live scores, and match reports throughout The Hundred Men's Competition 2026 on Cricket Daily.

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