Northern Superchargers have been renamed 'Sunrisers Leeds' by their new owners, one of three anticipated name changes in the Hundred ahead of the 2026 season.
The Sun Group, an Indian media conglomerate based in Chennai, completed a £100 million takeover of the Leeds-based franchise earlier this year. Yorkshire opted to sell their 51% stake in the Superchargers on top of the ECB's 49%, meaning that the Sun Group owns 100% of the company's shares.
The new owners have now filed documents to Companies House in the UK, which confirm that the Superchargers name will be discontinued. The new name 'Sunrisers Leeds' falls in line with their other franchise brands: Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in South Africa's SA20.
The company formerly known as Northern Supercha

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