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.
Where and when are the finals?The 2026 season is the sixth edition of The Hundred competition, having started in 2021 [Getty Images]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?With the group stage matches now over, we are close to knowing who will feature in the two finals.
After securing top spot in the women's competition on Monday, Trent Rockets are guaranteed to feature in the final.
They will face the winner of Friday's eliminator match between Sunrisers Leeds and Southern Brave.
In the men's competition, Trent Rockets have also guaranteed top spot and a place in Sunday's final.
The Rockets will face either Manchester Super Giants or Sunrisers Leeds, who face each other in the eliminator on Friday.
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)
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.
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