Yorkshire have become the first county cricket club to sell their entire stake in a Hundred franchise, British media reported on Wednesday.

The Sun Group are the third investors into the Hundred from the lucrative IPL but the BBC said they were the first to buy a 100 percent stake in one of the eight franchises with their acquisition

Sunrisers Hyderabad have acquired the Northern Superchagers for GBP 100 million, becoming the third IPL franchise to own a team in the Hundred. Mumbai Indians had bought 49 per cent shares of Oval Invincibles, while Lucknow Super Giants purchased a similar stake in the Manchester Originals for an estimated GBP 107 million.

Yorkshire have become the first team to sell their entire stake in a Hundred team.The Sun Group, owners of Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad, have paid just over £100m for a 100% stake in Northern Superchargers,

Owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad Indian Premier League (IPL) team have purchased 100 per cent of Northern Superchargers in the Hundred.

The owners of IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad have paid just over £100m ($125m) for full control of the Yorkshire franchise in English cricket's Hundred competition

Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Group, which also owns Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the South Africa’s T20 league, saw off rival bidders.

Sunrisers Hyderabad has become the third Indian Premier League franchise to invest in England’s ‘The Hundred’ event with after registering the winning bid to buy the Northern Superchargers franchise.