Phoenix knock MI London out, send Sunrisers into Eliminator
Rebranded defending champions fall short in bid for 59-run, NRR-boosting victory
12/08Result
32nd Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 12 2026
Player of the Match
12/08Result
32nd Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 12 2026
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
N Pooran
36(21) 2x4 - 3x6
Control %76%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 8 runs
- 0x4 - 1x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Rehan Ahmed
- O3
- M1
- R7
- W2
- Eco2.33
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
CP Wood
- O4
- M0
- R28
- W2
- Eco7
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Toss
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
12 August 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
MI London (Men) 4, Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Scorecard Summary
MI LONDON (MEN) 157/6 (20 OVERS)
- Jason Roy26 (21)
- Nicholas Pooran36 (21)
- Chris Wood2/28 (4)
- Rehan Ahmed2/7 (3)
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX (MEN) 155/7 (20 OVERS)
- Joe Weatherley42 (31)
- Jordan Thompson*23 (13)
- Richard Gleeson2/29 (4)
- Sam Curran2/37 (4)
Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Vithushan Ehantharajah
END OF OVER:20 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 155/7 (3 runs required, RR: 7.75)
- Jordan Thompson23 (13b)
- Trent Boult3.5-0-42-1
- Sam Curran3.5-0-37-2
9:36pm So that's the men's Eliminator confirmed with Manchester Super Giants versus Sunrisers Leeds at the Kia Oval on Friday. The winner faces Trent Rockets at Lord's.
In the women's competition, Rockets also await the winner of Friday's Eliminator, featuring Sunrisers Leeds against 2023 winners Southern Brave.
That's all from us here, see you on Friday!
9:34pm "I do think today we needed that perfect game, but it just wasn't there," is Sam Curran's assessment. The MI skipper was a key part of Oval Invincibles' three peat. He'll have to make do with watching it from the sofa this year.
9:29pm Richard Gleeson is the Meerkat Match Hero, his 2 for 29 puts him top of the wicket charts in the men's competition with 14: "To win five games and not qualify, when two teams have done the same as us, is disappointing but that shows the strength of the competition.
"It was still within our capabilities but it wasn't meant to be. It got very dew-y towards the end there, which made it difficult."
Craig : "A fitting end to Phoenix's 2026 campaign , snatching defeat from the jaws of victory..."
James : "Told you Rehan would choke it lol "
Jeff: "How have Phoenix not got home there? sums there tournament up! "
19.5
W
Boult to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, OUT, And MI have won it at the death! Boult nails his yorker, Rehan can only dig it out to deep point and has the ignominy of getting run out coming back for a second run!
It's a result that means neither team is happy... MI London miss out on The Eliminator on Net Run Rate after failing to win by 59 runs or more. And Birmingham Phoenix are consigned to a seventh consecutive loss, finishing bottom of the pile after winning their first game against league-winners Trent Rockets.
It's a result that means neither team is happy... MI London miss out on The Eliminator on Net Run Rate after failing to win by 59 runs or more. And Birmingham Phoenix are consigned to a seventh consecutive loss, finishing bottom of the pile after winning their first game against league-winners Trent Rockets.
Rehan Ahmed run out 23 (19m 11b 2x4 2x6) SR: 209.09
From hero to.... well one ball left, 4 needed...
19.4
0
Boult to Rehan Ahmed, no run, Rehan's missed another! He's stepped across to work Boult's wide yorker to the leg side and misses completely, working himself!
4 off 2...
19.3
0
Boult to Rehan Ahmed, no run, Excellent wide yorker, Rehan tries to get it away... cursory appeal from Pooran and, eventually, Boult but MI have no reviews left. Looked more like Rehan's bat into the ground
4 from 3
19.2
1
Boult to Thompson, 1 run, Nails a full ball moving late into middle and leg, Thompson, crucially, gets off strike albeit with an inside edge off his pad that scuttles into point
Four balls left, five to get... Phoenix on the verge of just a second victory of the tournament - and they won their first match, against Rockets no less!
19.2
2w
Boult to Rehan Ahmed, 2 wides, Fired down the leg side, full and skids out of the footmarks and Pooran can only parry, allowing an extra run...
7 needed from 4...
19.1
6
Boult to Rehan Ahmed, SIX, Larruped around the corner for six! The stones on Rehan, stepping across and lobbing Boult's attempt at a wide yorker over his shoulder over fine leg!
13 needed from 5, which will be bowled by Boult...
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPhoenix knock MI London out, send Sunrisers into Eliminator
Rebranded defending champions fall short in bid for 59-run, NRR-boosting victory
How can MI London pip Sunrisers Leeds to an Eliminator spot?
Trent Rockets are already in the final, while Manchester Super Giants, after their crushing win over Sunrisers Leeds on Tuesday, have booked one spot in the Eliminator
