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23 August 2025
The Hundred group stages are reaching a climax.
With one round of fixtures remaining, BBC Sport looks at who needs what 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 fixtures (all times BST): Superchargers v Originals (26 Aug, 18:30), Rockets v Phoenix (27 Aug, 18:30), Brave v Fire (28 Aug, 18:30).
Oval Invincibles are four points clear at the top and guaranteed of at least a place in the Eliminator. They are all-but sure of a spot in the final because of their vastly superior net run-rate.
Trent Rockets have also qualified for the knockout stages at least. Victory over Phoenix in their last group game could put them in the final, but would require a huge shift in net run-rate.
Northern Superchargers complete the top three. Victory over Originals in their final group game could secure first place, if there is an unlikely swing in net run-rate.
Southern Brave, London Spirit, Birmingham Phoenix, Manchester Originals and Welsh Fire have been eliminated.
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Women’s competition
Remaining fixtures (all times BST): Superchargers v Originals (26 Aug, 15:00), Rockets v Phoenix (27 Aug, 15:00), Brave v Fire (28 Aug, 15:00).
Southern Brave have secured a spot in the final with a game to spare after winning all seven of their matches so far.
Northern Superchargers will qualify for the Eliminator if they win their remaining match against Originals.
They could also qualify if they lose to Originals because of their superior net run-rate.
London Spirit will qualify in third if Originals fail to beat Superchargers on Tuesday.
Manchester Originals need to beat Superchargers to have a chance of progressing.
If they do win, the two Eliminator spots will come down to net run-rate as Originals, Spirit and Superchargers would all be level on points.
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.
