The Hundred 2026 permutations: Who needs what to qualify for final stages of men's and women's competitions?

We are into crunch time in the 2026 edition of The Hundred, with knockout spots up for grabs in the men's and women's competitions. But who will claim them, and who needs what?

The men's and women's sides that finish first in their respective tables after the eight group games secure direct qualification to the finals at Lord's on Sunday August 16.

The teams coming second and third will meet in the eliminators at The Kia Oval on Friday August 14, with the winners of those matches then also making the final.

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Here is the state of play as the league phase enters its final stages...

Men's competition

Every team has now played seven games, with elimination already confirmed for London Spirit, Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave.

Trent Rockets guaranteed qualification for the latter stages on Saturday as they surged four points clear at the top of the table on 24 points with a sixth victory in seven against MI London.

A win from their final group match against Brave on Monday will seal automatic qualification for the final.

Defeat coupled with a win for second-placed SunRisers Leeds in their final match on Tuesday would see them drop into the eliminator instead.

SunRisers are all but qualified for the eliminator after a 71-run win over Welsh Fire on Sunday, but their opponents on Tuesday, Manchester Super Giants, still have their own hopes of reaching Friday's elminator.

Super Giants are one of three sides locked on 16 points with a game to play alongside MI London and Welsh Fire.

Those two both play their final group matches on Wednesday against already-eliminated Phoenix and Spirit respectively and will more than likely need convincing wins to have a chance of progressing.

Super Giants go into that final round of fixtures with the slightly superior net run rate of 0.5 compared with MI London's 0.26 and Fire's -1 and also have the advantage of playing first.

Women's competition

Trent Rockets top the table on 24 points and clinched qualification for the knockouts after beating already-eliminated MI London by nine wickets on Saturday.

Victory for them in their final group match against second-placed Southern Brave would secure automatic qualification for the final.

Brave are already guaranteed a place in the eliminator, but a comprehensive enough victory for themselves over Rockets would see the two switch places.

That leaves one more place up for grabs, which will be decided in a winner-takes-all match on Tuesday between third-placed Manchester Super Giants and fourth-placed SunRisers Leeds.

SunRisers kept their eliminator hopes alive on Sunday with a six-wicket win over Welsh Fire to move within two points of Super Giants and knock Fire out of contention at the same time.

Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit and MI London are also already eliminated.

Remaining men's and women's group fixtures

Monday August 10: Trent Rockets vs Southern Brave, Trent Bridge (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)

Tuesday August 11: Manchester Super Giants vs SunRisers Leeds, Emirates Old Trafford (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)

Wednesday August 12: Welsh Fire vs London Spirit, Sophia Gardens (women's game 11.30am, men's 3pm)

Wednesday August 12: Birmingham Phoenix vs MI London, Edgbaston (women's game 3pm, men's 6.30pm)

Friday August 14: Eliminators, Kia Oval (women's game 2.15pm, men's 6pm) - Reserve Day, Saturday August 15

Sunday August 16: Finals, Lord's (women's game 2.15pm, men's 6pm) - Reserve Day, Monday August 17

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