Match 4, Birmingham, August 08, 2025, 07:30 PM
Birmingham Phoenix Women
148/5(20.0ov)
Trent Rockets Women
137/6(20.0ov)
Birmingham Phoenix Women beat Trent Rockets Women by 11 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Emma Lamb
Commentry
Right then, that’s all from us for this contest, with the Birmingham Phoenix Women getting their season off to a winning start. Up next, the second game of the day features the Men’s teams of the Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets as they kick off their 2025 season campaigns from the same venue. That match gets underway at 5:30 PM GMT. Switch over and catch all the action. Until then, cheers and goodbye!
Emma Lamb wins the HERO OF THE MATCH AWARD FOR HER EXCELLENT KNOCK. Says that she is happy that they got over the line. Adds that it's her first year at Phoenix and her teammates were saying that they have not won a game in Edgbaston, so pleased to get off to a good start. Says that the plan was to attack the ball, and the energy was great today. Closes by adding that they have to rest up and get ready for Sunday.
After setting a strong total of 148/5, thanks to a composed knock from Emma Lamb and valuable contributions from Voll, Lister, and Kelly, Phoenix took control of the game with disciplined bowling and sharp fielding. Emily Arlott and Hannah Baker led the charge with two wickets each, striking at crucial moments to derail the Rockets' chase. Ellyse Perry and Millie Taylor kept things tight with economical spells, picking up a wicket apiece and never allowing the opposition to build momentum. Phoenix will be thrilled with the all-round display, while the Rockets will be eager to regroup and come back stronger in their next outing.
In a thrilling encounter that went down to the wire, the Birmingham Phoenix Women held their nerve to kick off their 2025 campaign with a hard-fought 11-run victory. Chasing a target of 149, the Trent Rockets Women got off to a brisk start, with Bryony Smith striking a quickfire 29 off just 19 balls. However, regular wickets throughout the innings disrupted their momentum, preventing any meaningful partnerships from forming in the middle overs. Natalie Sciver-Brunt stood tall with a valiant knock of 64 off 40 deliveries, keeping her side in contention until the final stages. But her dismissal on the 96th ball proved to be the turning point, as the Rockets ultimately fell short in a closely contested finish.
In over# 20
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3nb
2
0
2
0W
Em Arlott 38/2(4)
100
1
Birmingham Phoenix Women start their season with a 11-run win! Slower ball on the full, on off. Emma Jones drills it along the ground to long-on for a single. Trent Rockets Women finish with137/6.
100
3nb
NO BALL! The attempted yorker goes wrong. Arlott bowls a high full toss, on off. Alana King heaves it on the bounce to deep square leg for a couple. No Ball is signaled. Free hit coming up.
99
2
Slower ball on the full, around off. Alana King drags it toward deep mid-wicket for two more.
98
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A bouncer on leg. King backs away and goes for the pull but misses it through to the keeper.
97
2
Back of a length, around off. Alana King hacks it toward wide of long-on for a couple.
Alana King walks in next.
OUT! WHAT A CATCH! Millie Taylor might have just won the game for her side with that terrific catch. This was on the length, on middle, and leg. Natalie Sciver-Brunt shuffles across and looks to help it over the short fine leg, but hits it to the right of the fielder. Millie Taylor there dives to her left and takes a brilliant catch to get rid of the big fish. That should be the game for the Trent Rockets Women.
96
W
OUT! WHAT A CATCH! Millie Taylor might have just won the game for her side with that terrific catch. This was on the length, on middle, and leg. Natalie Sciver-Brunt shuffles across and looks to help it over the short fine leg, but hits it to the right of the fielder. Millie Taylor there dives to her left and takes a brilliant catch to get rid of the big fish. That should be the game for the Trent Rockets Women.
Em Arlott will bowl the final set of theTrent Rockets Women need 20 off 5 balls with Natalie Sciver-Brunt on strike. This game is going down to the wire.
In over# 19
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1
2
2
1
Millie Taylor 22/1(4)
95
1
Floated full, at the stumps. Emma Jones slogs it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. 20 needed off the last five balls.
94
1
Tad short, on the middle. Natalie Sciver-Brunt pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single.
93
2
Floated full, on off. Natalie Sciver-Brunt gets low, slog-sweeps it to deep backward square leg for two more.
92
2
Low full toss on the middle and leg. Natalie Sciver-Brunt swipes it to deep square leg and scampers for the second.