All you need to know about the 2026 Hundred finals
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The final of the men's and women's competitions in the 2026 edition of The Hundred take place on Sunday, 16 August.
Following the same competition format as throughout this year, and every year since its 2021 launch, it will be a double-header of matches. The women's final will take place first, followed soon after by the men's final.
The teams who finished top in the group stage of the men's and women's competitions respectively will make the final. They will face the winners of Friday's Eliminator matches, played at The Oval in London between the teams who finished second and third.
Here are all of the key details ahead of the 2026 finals.
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Where and when are the finals?
The 2026 season is the sixth edition of The Hundred competition, having started in 2021
Both finals will take place on Sunday, 16 August at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
The women's final will take place first, with a scheduled start time of 14:15 BST.
The men's final will take place following the women's final with an expected start time of 18:00 BST.
Who will play in the men's and women's Hundred finals?
Heading into the final round of group stage matches, no team has yet confirmed their place in the final for either competition. However, some teams are guaranteed to not qualify for the finals.
In the men's competition, the Trent Rockets are guaranteed a top-three finish, meaning they will either play in the eliminator or advance straight to the final.
Southern Brave, London Spirit and Birmingham Phoenix are unable to progress out of the group stage.
In the women's competition, Trent Rockets and Southern Brave will take two of the three spots after the league phase. Neither side have guaranteed top spot, however.
Welsh Fire, London Spirit, MI London and Birmingham Phoenix are all guaranteed to exit at the group stage.
Who are the previous winners of The Hundred?
Men's competition
2025 - MI London (formerly Oval Invincibles)
2024 - MI London (formerly Oval Invincibles)
2023 - MI London (formerly Oval Invincibles)
2022 - Trent Rockets
2021 - Southern Brave
Women's competition
2025 – Sunrisers Leeds (formerly Northern Superchargers)
2024 – London Spirit
2023 – Southern Brave
2022 – MI London (formerly Oval Invincibles)
2021 – MI London (formerly Oval Invincibles)
How to follow on the BBC?
BBC Two will be showing live coverage of both finals on Sunday.
The matches will also be shown live on BBC iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and app.
You can also follow live commentary of both finals via BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds app.
This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team.
