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 became the third IPL franchise to own stakes in a team in The Hundred but it is different from Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants' deals.

The Sun Group has acquired full ownership of the Northern Superchargers by buying both the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) 49% stake and Yorkshire's 51% share. The Superchargers, who were bought for £100 million, become the first side to be sold outright in The Hundred.

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,

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

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

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.