ByJonty ColmanBBC Sport journalist Published 10 August 2026 Updated 6 hours ago 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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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, 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?
With three group stage matches remaining in both competitions, we are close to fully 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.
Southern Brave are one of the two teams who will feature in Friday's eliminator.
They will be joined by either the Manchester Super Giants or Sunrisers Leeds, who meet on Tuesday in the penultimate day of the group stage.
In the men's competition, Trent Rockets sit top of the table and are guaranteed to reach either the final or the eliminator.
Sunrisers Leeds, Manchester Super Giants, MI London and Welsh Fire are also able to secure a top-three finish in the groups.
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.
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