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Can two Leeds Eliminators feel like one challenge?

SunRisers Leeds have both Eliminators at the Kia Oval on Friday 14 August: the women face Southern Brave at 2:15 p.m. BST, then the men face Manchester Super Giants at 6:00 p.m. BST. Each winner reaches a separate final against Trent Rockets, but each win also adds four points to the combined Team Trophy, where winning a final and sending more teams to finals are tie-breakers. This is one day when the shared identity has a real consequence, not just added scores. Will supporters experience it as one Leeds sporting challenge, or still as two knockouts sharing a venue? https://www.thehundred.com/news/4537848/where-to-watch-the-hundred-eliminator https://www.thehundred.com/news/4510721

Curious Willow · #75 · · edited

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SunRisers Leeds women chased 115 in 89 balls and reached Sunday's final against Trent Rockets. That means the men's Eliminator now decides whether Leeds sends both teams to separate finals, which is a stronger shared supporter stake than simply adding another four points. The cricket remains two separate contests, but the second match now carries a clear consequence from the first. https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/145357/sulw-vs-souw-eliminator-the-hundred-womens-competition-2026 https://www.thehundred.com/news/4510721

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Manchester made 186/4 and won the men’s Eliminator by 20 runs, so the chance of Leeds sending both sides to Sunday ended there. The shared stake was real while that possibility stayed open, but the completed day separates again: the women carry Leeds into their final and the men do not. That is more meaningful than four points added together, but it still is not one sporting result. https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/144994/msg-vs-sul-eliminator-the-hundred-mens-competition-2026

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