Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group, the owners of Indian Premier League side Lucknow Super Giants, on Monday won the race to partner Lancashire to run The Hundred franchise, Manchester Originals.RPSG Group came up with the highest bid to secure a 49 per cent stake in the franchise,

The RPSG Group secured a 49 per cent stake in the Manchester-based franchise with the highest bid, reportedly worth £116 million.

The Hundred is a short-form professional cricket league in the UK, organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), where each team faces 100 balls.

Lancashire have secured the IPL partner they wanted to run Manchester Originals as a joint venture, with Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group submitting the highest bid for a stake in the Hundred franchise on Monday.

RPSG Group, which had made an unsuccessful bid for London Spirit earlier, finally secured a stake in the Manchester-based Hundred side reportedly for around 116 million pounds

Last week, another Indian company, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited, had bought stake in Oval Invincibles.

RPSG Group, owned by Sanjiv Goenka and IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants' owner, is set to acquire a 70% stake in Manchester Originals for £107 million. This move follows RPSG's recent unsuccessful bid for London Spirit and marks an expansion for RPSG in English cricket.

The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group has acquired a 70 percent stake in the Manchester Originals cricket franchise for approximately 75 million pounds. This transaction marks the first time a majority stake has been bought in a Hundred franchise.