12/08Result
32nd Match, The Hundred Women's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 12 2026
Phoenix won by 5 wkts (6b rem)
Player of the Match
Ellyse PerryBirmingham Phoenix (Women)
12/08Result
32nd Match, The Hundred Women's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 12 2026
Phoenix won by 5 wkts (6b rem)
Player of the Match
Ellyse PerryBirmingham Phoenix (Women)

That's that from us, then! These two teams now head home, but there's the Eliminator and Final for both the women's Hundred here, and the men's tournament too. For now, though, from Abhimanyu and me, Abhijato, goodbye.

Our Player of the Match, of course, is Ellyse Perry: "Yeah, nice to finish on a high. I thought we bowled especially well today. Yeah, look, I can't fault our effort the whole way through this tournament. Like, we've given it absolutely everything we can. It just hasn't come off on the field, for the most part... Just seemed to hold up a bit for the spinners. I thought Brett coming to the side today bowled especially well, along with Alana King, who's been great for us all season. So I think we kind of got a blueprint from watching that, and then it was nice to go out and chase it down.[On Fatima Sana's knock from the other end] Yeah, she's a world-class player. It's been wonderful to play with her this season. The first time I've got a chance to do that in franchise cricket. She hits a clean ball with the bat. She's obviously a handy bowler up front for us as well. So it's been great to see her come along, and hopefully she's really enjoyed it., executing when you need to under pressure. And yeah, this season, it just hasn't worked out for us. But as I said, the effort's been there the whole time and no one's put their head down... I actually popped home in between the World Cup and, and this, so, it's been nice to come back. It's been a wonderful summer. The weather's been great. The crowd's been amazing. I think women's cricket has absolutely shone in England over summer, so it's been a huge privilege to be a part of that. I'm gonna head home. Our summer starts pretty soon, so that'll be nice too."

5.40pm Ellyse Perry was just too good today, as she often is in this sport. Was a tricky pitch, surely, but her unbeaten fifty was by far the difference between the two sides today. If it's any consolation, Phoenix end only second last on the table. Their celebrations are muted, and the camraderie between the two sides far more evident. You love it when the sport brings a smile to faces, even if it's because of the spirit of the game here, rather than a decisive result in the context of this competition!

18.4
1
Matthews to Perry, 1 run, And appropriately, Perry shuffles into the offside once more as she looks for the innovative option, scooping this. She doesn't quite middle it, but it still dribbles out to fine leg, and she has a smile on her face as she runs to the other end. Birmingham Phoenix have secured a consolation five-wicket win here.
18.3
4
Matthews to Perry, FOUR, Well, that should ease the nerves, if there were any for the Phoenix in the first place. Perry, the match winner that she is, plays a rather brilliant lofted drive over mid-off to the vacant boundary behind her. Phoenix are almost home now.
18.2
0
Matthews to Perry, no run, Dances down the track as she has done so often today, but she can only drive this back to the bowler. Another dot ball.
18.1
1
Matthews to Dercksen, 1 run, It's on the pads. She sends it out to backward square leg to knock another run off the target here

Just six needed off these last two sets. Surely Perry's done enough to seal the W here?Matthews is back. She has given 10 runs from 10 balls so far. They are taking some time setting up the field right now.

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-W: 115/5 (6 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 6.38, RRR: 3.00)

  • Ellyse Perry57 (36b)
  • Annerie Dercksen1 (2b)
  • Nicola Carey3.5-0-28-1
  • Kirstie Gordon3.5-0-20-2
17.5
0
Carey to Perry, no run, Perry stepped down the track, but she only middles this drive to extra cover.
17.4
1
Carey to Dercksen, 1 run, Bowled full on the pads. The batter gets off the mark by flicking this out to deep mid-wicket.
17.3
0
Carey to Dercksen, no run, Back of a length, moving in from some ways outside off. Perry looks for a run from the non-striker's end, but she is sent back
17.2
W
Carey to Fatima Sana, OUT, Is there a twist in this tale? Sana, as she has done so often this evening, bounces down the track, but she cannot middle this lofted drive as deep extra cover, running in, completes the catch. Phoenix do need just seven off 13, but you never know with them five wickets down. Luckily, they have Perry at the other end still.

Fatima Sana c Monaghan b Carey 36 (35m 32b 6x4 0x6) SR: 112.5

17.1
2
Carey to Fatima Sana, 2 runs, Sana shuffles into the leg side and her drive bursts through the hands of the fielder, but luckily deep extra cover is lying in wait right behind her to stop this one

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | BP-W: 112/4 (9 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 6.58, RRR: 3.00)

  • Fatima Sana34 (30b)
  • Ellyse Perry57 (35b)
  • Kirstie Gordon3.5-0-20-2
  • Melie Kerr3.5-0-23-1
16.5
2
Gordon to Fatima Sana, 2 runs, Sana hasn't quite middled this, and it's a long way up in the air, and that's a terrible drop with deep mid-wicket running in. Should have been caught off this ill-advised slog but Sana survives
16.4
0
Gordon to Fatima Sana, no run, Length ball outside off driven along the ground to extra cover.
16.3
1
Gordon to Perry, 1 run, Perry cannot stays still in her crease at the moment. She lost this one bounce down to deep extra cover, was fired in at a similar flat angle outside off
16.2
0
Gordon to Perry, no run, Bowled quite full once more, but this time the trajectory is flatter, which means that even as Perry's dancing ndown the track, she can only send it out to cover.
16.1
6
Gordon to Perry, SIX, Perry dances down the track, and she lofts this one well over the long-on boundary. Was frankly in the slot, but she still had to reach some way to middle this one

END OF OVER:
16 | 5 Runs | BP-W: 103/4 (18 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.43, RRR: 4.50)

  • Ellyse Perry50 (32b)
  • Fatima Sana32 (28b)
  • Melie Kerr3.5-0-23-1
  • Nicola Carey2.5-0-25-0
15.5
1b
Kerr to Perry, 1 bye, That spun away quite a bit from the right-handed Perry. Landed outside fifth stump and spun away even further as Perry was looking to cut this off the back foot. Takes the under edge and flies out where backward point has to run in to intersect this one
15.4
2
Kerr to Perry, 2 runs, Well, that's quite the flighted delivery. She plays a rather classy lofted drive all the way down to deep cover, but Matthews does well there to run in and cut that shot off
15.3
1
Kerr to Fatima Sana, 1 run, She stays deep in the crease and swivels on her feet as she pushes out to deep square leg.
15.2
0
Kerr to Fatima Sana, no run, Sana darts down the track and inside edges this ball onto her own feet. She was looking to play this over deep extra cover again, but this caught the inside edge, and that must hurt near her boot
15.1
1
Kerr to Perry, 1 run, Perry goes for another scoop, and though this doesn't quite come off the middle of the bat, that under edge dribbles out to fine leg. She'll run to the other end

END OF OVER:
15 | 2 Runs | BP-W: 98/4 (23 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 6.53, RRR: 4.60)

  • Fatima Sana31 (26b)
  • Ellyse Perry47 (29b)
  • Nicola Carey2.5-0-25-0
  • Danielle Gregory1.5-0-17-0
14.5
1
Carey to Fatima Sana, 1 run, Her intent is not quite rewarded on this occasion. She dances down the track once more. This was a full-ish ball outside off. She lofts this, but it only goes out till long off.
14.4
0
Carey to Fatima Sana, no run, Another great delivery, and this time, this moves past Sana's outside edge. She leaned back in her crease, looking to play this late. However, the ball moved in ever so slightly and straight past her outstretched willow
14.3
0
Carey to Fatima Sana, no run, On a great length on fifth stump, Sana stays in her crease and looks to thread a drive out to extra cover. She can't quite get enough power or timing on this one.
14.2
1
Carey to Perry, 1 run, Bowled a little full outside off. Perry can't quite middle this as she looks to play a cross-batted shot. The ball dribbles out to mid-wicket.

A break in play as the keeper gets her injury checked out. She seems good to go again.

14.1
0
Carey to Perry, no run, Goes for the innovative option, but it does not quite pay off this time. Looks to scoop this over the keeper's head, but misses. The ball has thudded into the keeper's helmet though, and she'll need a concussion check...

Phoenix 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3D PerrinJ Spence
2nd13A CapseyD Perrin
3rd29EA PerryA Capsey
4th3EA PerryEL Lamb
5th66EA PerryFatima Sana
6th7EA PerryA Dercksen