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23 August 2025
The Hundred’s latter stages are set.
Though two fixtures remain, BBC Sport looks at who has qualified in the men’s and women’s competitions.
What is The Hundred format?
All teams play eight group matches in The Hundred with the top three progressing to the knockouts.
The table toppers automatically reach the final at Lord’s on 31 August.
Second and third face each other in the Eliminator at The Kia Oval on 30 August, with the winner progressing to the final.
Teams in fourth to eighth are eliminated.
Men’s competition
Remaining fixture: Brave v Fire (28 Aug, 18:30 BST).
Oval Invincibles were all-but sure of a spot in the final because of their vastly superior net run-rate and Trent Rockets’ three-wicket win over Birmingham Phoenix confirmed that.
Trent Rockets, already confirmed in the eliminator at worst, did not secure the highly improbable victory needed to overhaul Invincibles net run-rate but did do enough to take second in the table.
That means they, rather than Eliminator opponents Northern Superchargers, will progress to Sunday’s final if the Eliminator is washed out on Saturday.
Southern Brave, London Spirit, Birmingham Phoenix, Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire have been eliminated.
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Women’s competition
Remaining fixture: Brave v Fire (28 Aug, 15:00 BST).
Southern Brave secured a spot in the final with a game to spare after winning all seven of their matches so far.
Northern Superchargers booked their place in Saturday’s Eliminator with victory over Manchester Originals on Tuesday – a result that also confirmed London Spirit’s place in the knockout stage.
Superchargers claim second so will reach the final if Saturday’s Eliminator against Spirit is washed out.
Manchester Originals, Trent Rockets, Oval Invincibles, Welsh Fire and Birmingham Phoenix have been eliminated.
How is net run-rate calculated?
If teams are level on points at the end of the group stage their finishing position is decided by net run-rate.
Run-rate is the average number of runs scored per over by a team in their entire innings – so, for example, a score of 200 off 100 balls means your net run-rate is 2.
Net run-rate is calculated by subtracting the opposition’s run-rate from the other team’s run-rate.
For both teams, the run tally is divided by the balls faced. This is their run-rate. So:
Team A: 200/100 = 2
Team B: 100/100 = 1
The winning side will therefore have a positive net run-rate, and the losers a negative net run-rate.
In a tournament, net run-rate is worked out by taking the average runs per 100 balls scored by that team in each game and subtracting the average runs per 100 balls scored against them.
If a team is bowled out inside their allotted 100 balls, their run-rate is calculated by dividing the runs by the maximum overs they could have batted – 100 balls in the case of this tournament.
