The Hundred 2026 Ground Guide: Where Runs Flow and Games Are Won

If you bet on The Hundred, the ground is the single biggest edge on the coupon. The competition’s eight grounds are not interchangeable strips of grass: one hands you 162 off 100 balls, another barely 136; at one, the side batting first wins two games in three, at another it loses seven in ten. Get the ground read right and the totals and match markets fall into place before a ball is bowled.

We crunched every men’s Hundred match at all eight grounds. Here is what each one actually does, and the betting angle that comes with it. It is the natural companion to our title predictions, which lean heavily on these same ground effects.

The eight grounds at a glance

Average first-innings score, average total match runs across both innings, how often the chasing side wins, sixes per match and the pitch’s leaning, from highest-scoring down.

Headingley (Sunrisers Leeds): the road

Leeds is where The Hundred goes to score. A first-innings average of 162 is the highest in the competition by a distance, match totals average a booming 307 across the two innings, and the 14 sixes a match are the most anywhere. For Sunrisers Leeds home games, the over on total match runs and any six-based market start with the wind at their back. The one caveat: it scores so heavily for both sides that the toss matters less here than anywhere, with the chase winning almost exactly half the time.

The Oval (MI London): high, and a chaser’s ground

The Oval combines two things punters love to isolate: plenty of runs (148 first up, 13.6 sixes a game) and a pronounced bias towards the chase, which wins 64% of the time. When MI London or a visitor wins the toss here, expect them to bowl, and expect the side batting second to be value in the match markets. A strong totals ground with a clear toss story.

Edgbaston (Birmingham Phoenix): pace and points

Birmingham is the second-highest scoring ground (149) and the most seam-dominated of the batting grounds, with pace taking better than seven wickets in ten. Chasing wins 61%, so the pattern mirrors the Oval: bat second, back the seamers. For player markets, the top-wicket-taker angle leans towards the quicks rather than the spinners here.

The Rose Bowl (Southern Brave): chase, chase, chase

Southampton is the standout toss market in the competition. The side batting first wins barely three games in ten; the chase romps home 70% of the time. Combine that with a low first-innings par of 141 and the template is clear: back the team bowling first, and lean to the under on totals. If you take one ground angle into the whole tournament, it is this one.

Lord’s (London Spirit): the one to set at

Lord’s is the exception that proves the rule. It is the only ground in The Hundred where batting first is the winning play: the side setting a target wins 65% of the time, a complete inversion of the Rose Bowl. Scores sit around par (144) and spin bites more than almost anywhere (37% of wickets). So at London Spirit’s home, favour the toss-winner batting, and give the spinners a longer look in the wicket markets.

Trent Bridge (Trent Rockets) and Old Trafford (Manchester Super Giants): the spin twins

Two mid-scoring grounds (both average 144) where the slow bowlers earn their keep. Old Trafford is the most spin-friendly ground in the competition, spin taking 42% of wickets; Trent Bridge is close behind at 39%. Neither is a big six ground. For Trent Rockets and Manchester Super Giants home matches, the value is often in the spin-heavy wicket markets and a slightly conservative total, with the toss close to a coin-flip.

Sophia Gardens (Welsh Fire): the low block

Cardiff is the lowest-scoring ground in The Hundred, a first-innings average of just 136, match totals of only 264, and the fewest sixes anywhere. It is also the most pace-dominated pitch, seam taking almost three-quarters of the wickets. For Welsh Fire home games, the under is the headline market and the seamers are the men to follow. A ground that rewards patience over fireworks.

The quick angles

• Over on totals: Headingley, then the Oval and Edgbaston.
• Under on totals: Sophia Gardens and the Rose Bowl.
• Back the chase: The Rose Bowl (70%), the Oval (64%), Edgbaston (61%).
• Back the side batting first: Lord’s, and only Lord’s (65%).
• Spin in the wicket markets: Old Trafford and Trent Bridge; also Lord’s.
• Seam in the wicket markets: Sophia Gardens and Edgbaston.

These are pre-tournament base rates from every men’s Hundred played at each ground; a wet week or a fresh pitch can shift any of them, so weigh them against the conditions on the day. To build a bet around a ground read, our Bet Builder prices up totals, sixes and player lines together, and the projections factor these ground effects into every fixture. You can dig into the full numbers for any ground on the Statz ground stats page.