Oval Invincibles have registered their name in the record books and made history as they have beaten Trent Rockets in the final of The Hundred Men’s 2025 to record a hat-trick of titles in the competition. Sam Billings led the Invincibles to their third title in a row, and they have now become only the second team in the history of franchise cricket to win three titles in a row.
They thrashed the Rockets by 26 runs in the final and lifted the title. Nathan Sowter was brilliant with the ball and took 3/25 to win the Player of the Final award. Jordan Cox won the Player of the Tournament award for scoring the most runs in the season. He scored 367 runs at a strike rate of 173.93, with a 28-ball 40 in the final.
Sam Billings rewrites history to become the third-most successful T20 captain after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma
Oval Invincibles were brilliant throughout the season. They finished the group stage at the top with six wins in 8 group matches. That helped them to qualify for the final directly. Trent Rockets made it to the final after the Eliminator against Northern Supercharges was washed out. Because of the better standing, the Rockets made it to the final.
But the Invincibles were too good for them in both departments and thrashed them to win their third title. That added the fifth title for Sam Billings as a T20 captain overall. With this, he became the third-most successful captain even in T20 cricket. It was the fifth title for Billings overall.
He has won three consecutive titles with Oval Invincibles. He also led Dubai Capitals to success during the ILT20 2025. His first title as captain was in 2021 when he led the Kent Spitfires to glory. Ahead of Billings there are only two captains: MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.
Rohit has won five IPL titles overall as captain of Mumbai Indians. He also won two Champions League titles as MI captain. Apart from that, he led India to win the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Overall, he has 8 titles as T20 captain. At the top, MS Dhoni has nine titles.
Dhoni has five IPL championships as the captain of Chennai Super Kings. He has also led CSK to win two Champions League titles. Then, he won his first T20 title as captain during the T20 World Cup 2007. He has also won the T20 Asia Cup 2016.
