Fox Cricket has the Australian rights, which means Kayo Sports and Foxtel. The men's final starts at 3:00am AEST on Monday 17 August, with the women's final a much friendlier 11:15pm Sunday.

The Hundred wraps up on Sunday 16 August after four weeks of 100-ball cricket, and both finals are played on the same day.

In Australia they're on Fox Cricket, available through Kayo Sports or Foxtel, with no free-to-air option. The women's final lands at 11:15pm AEST Sunday night and the men's follows at 3:00am Monday morning.

The Hundred 2026 Final: The Details

• Competition: The Hundred 2026, men's and women's
• Final date: Sunday 16 August 2026 in the UK
• Women's final: 2:15pm BST, which is 11:15pm AEST Sunday
• Men's final: 6:00pm BST, which is 3:00am AEST Monday
• Eliminator: Friday 14 August, same 2:15pm and 6:00pm BST slots
• Broadcast in Australia: Fox Cricket, via Kayo Sports and Foxtel
• Venue: determined by the group-stage standings, so check the ground before the day

That last point is worth flagging. Lord's has hosted in previous seasons, but the 2026 finals venue was listed as to be confirmed when the fixtures were released, with the ground tied to where the qualifying teams finish.

It doesn't change anything for Australian viewers watching on Kayo, but it does mean the venue you see quoted on older pages may be wrong.

Start Times Across Australia

Britain is nine hours behind AEST in August, and Australia doesn't move to daylight saving until October, so these hold.

Women's final:

• AEST (NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT, TAS): 11:15pm Sunday 16 August
• ACST (SA, NT): 10:45pm Sunday 16 August
• AWST (WA): 9:15pm Sunday 16 August

Men's final:

• AEST: 3:00am Monday 17 August
• ACST: 2:30am Monday 17 August
• AWST: 1:00am Monday 17 August

Perth does well out of this one. A 9:15pm start for the women's final and a 1:00am finish-time for the men's is about as good as English cricket gets for Australian viewers. 

Everyone else is looking at a late Sunday night for the women and an early alarm for the men.

How Teams Reach the Final

The Hundred doesn't run a traditional semi-final. Eight teams play eight group games each, facing six opponents once and their local rivals twice.

The team that tops the group table goes straight through to the final and gets a four-day break.

Second and third meet in the Eliminator on Friday 14 August, and the winner of that goes to Sunday's final. It's a genuine reward for topping the table, and it means the finalists aren't confirmed until Friday night UK time.

MI London go into the men's competition as defending champions chasing a fourth straight title, and SunRisers Leeds hold the women's crown. 

If the names look unfamiliar, that's the 2026 relaunch: private ownership brought rebrands, with MI London formerly the Oval Invincibles, SunRisers Leeds formerly Northern Superchargers and Manchester Super Giants formerly the Manchester Originals. 

London Spirit, Birmingham Phoenix, Trent Rockets, Southern Brave and Welsh Fire kept their names.

The 100-Ball Format in Short

If you've only watched T20, the differences take about one innings to get used to.

• 100 balls per innings, and the side with the most runs wins
• Bowlers deliver in sets of five or 10 consecutive balls, and the captain chooses which
• Each bowler is capped at 20 balls for the match
• The fielding side changes ends every 10 balls
• A 25-ball powerplay opens each innings, with only two fielders permitted outside the circle
• Each bowling side gets one strategic timeout of up to 90 seconds

The 20-ball cap is the one that matters most for how a final plays out. A captain can't lean on one bowler through the back end the way they might in a T20, so the last 25 balls often come down to whoever has deliveries left rather than whoever is bowling best.

The Hundred Betting Markets

For the latest The Hundred odds and markets, check out our dedicated cricket betting page here at Sportsbet.

Match markets run much as they do for T20: head-to-head, total runs, top batter and top bowler for each side, and the outright competition winner. 

Totals are the market where the format matters, because 100 balls is roughly 17 overs of cricket rather than 20, so run expectations sit lower than a T20 equivalent. 

Anyone crossing over from Big Bash betting should adjust for that before doing anything else.

The 25-ball powerplay also front-loads scoring more than a six-over T20 powerplay does, and the compressed finish means innings totals can swing hard in the final 20 balls.