The Super Giants group won their first T20 trophy after Manchester Super Giants defeated Trent Rockets in the final of the sixth edition of The Hundred.
The Jos Buttler-led team chased down the target if 159 in the final to lift the title. Sanjiv Goenka, the majority owner of the franchise, was elated with the win and he celebrated it with a special post on X. He owns a 70 per cent stake in the franchise. “Champions in our very first season! @ManchesterSG100 What a night it has been at Lord’s, a proud moment for all of us in the Super Giants family. This was a team effort from the first game to the last. Tim, what an innings. Noor, a brilliant spell with the ball and wickets at the times we needed them. Jos has led from the front all season, and the way the whole squad came together through the knockouts is what turned this season around,” Goenka wrote on X.
“Congratulations to Jos and to every player who made this happen. And a special thank you to our supporters, you willed this team on all the way. This one is for you,” he added.
Goenka first bought a team in IPL in 2015. He invested in Pune-based Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), which was part of IPL for only two seasons. RPS missed out on winning the IPL 2017 trophy after suffering a one-run defeat against Mumbai Indians in the final.
Goenka returned to IPL after the BCCI expanded the league to 10 teams. He created history by spending a record sum of Rs 7090 crore. LSG haven’t played an IPL final yet. Goenka bought a stake in the Manchester-based franchise in The Hundred in 2025 and won the trophy in the very first season.
Manchester’s journey to the final
finished second in the points table. The Jos Buttler-led side registered five wins and suffered three defeats. They defeated Sunrisers Leeds in the eliminator to punch their ticket to the final.
Opener Tim Seifert shone in the final and smashed 72 off 38 balls as Manchester chased down 159 in 98 balls. He was bestowed with the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament awards.