Birmingham Phoenix open their season looking for redemption after a seventh-place finish last year, hosting Trent Rockets at Edgbaston on Friday, July 24, at 3:00 PM local (7:30 PM IST).
Phoenix captain Ellyse Perry welcomes leg-spinner Alana King back to Edgbaston, only now King arrives from the Trent Rockets dressing room she has just left.
Rockets, led by Nat Sciver-Brunt and stacked with Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney, ended last season in better form and head into this fixture as slight favourites on recent form alone.
BPH vs TRT Match Details
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | Birmingham Phoenix Women vs Trent Rockets Women, 4th Match |
| Series | The Hundred Women’s Competition 2026. Season opener for both franchises. |
| Date | Friday, 24 July 2026 |
| Time | 3:00 PM BST local / 2:00 PM GMT / 7:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Edgbaston, Birmingham. Birmingham Phoenix’s home ground. |
| Format | 100-ball innings per side, five sets of 20 balls, no bowler allowed more than two sets. |
| Captains | Ellyse Perry (Birmingham Phoenix), Nat Sciver-Brunt (Trent Rockets) |
| Form | BPH: Finished seventh last season with just 8 points from 8 games (2 wins, 6 losses), and enter 2026 having won only one of their last five completed matches. Auction spend went on Linsey Smith (£100,000) and bargain overseas buys on Alana King and Annerie Dercksen. TRT: Ended last season on a stronger note, winning three matches in a row after back-to-back defeats. Retain a settled core built around Nat Sciver-Brunt, Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney. |
| H2H | The overall head-to-head between these two sides is close to even. Trent Rockets won the most recent meeting in 2025 by 3 wickets with 3 balls to spare, while Birmingham Phoenix had earlier won the corresponding fixture by 11 runs. |
Dream11 Team For BPH vs TRT, 4th Match
Top Picks for BPH vs TRT, 4th Match
| Player | Team | Role | Key Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Mooney | TRT | Captain / WK | Captain pick. Prolific opener, 175 runs for Manchester last season before her move to Trent Rockets. At 2x. |
| Ellyse Perry | BPH | VC / AR | Vice-Captain pick. Phoenix captain, elite two-way threat with bat and medium pace. At 1.5x. |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | TRT | Captain / AR | Trent Rockets captain. World-class all-round threat capable of winning a game on her own. |
| Ashleigh Gardner | TRT | All-Rounder | Australian off-spin and hard-hitting middle-order batting make her a genuine two-way scorer. |
| Alana King | BPH | Bowler | Facing her old franchise after switching from Trent Rockets. 28 wickets in 30 Hundred innings at an economy of 7.05. |
Pitch Report
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Venue | Edgbaston, Birmingham. Birmingham Phoenix’s home ground. |
| Pitch Type | A balanced, flat surface that generally rewards batters once set, with some early assistance for seamers and turn available for spinners in the middle overs. |
| Scoring | The average first-innings score in Women’s Hundred matches at Edgbaston has sat between 130 and 136 across recent seasons, and chasing sides have historically done well here. This is worth cross-checking against ESPNcricinfo Statsguru before publishing, since the exact figure varies by source and sample size. |
| Pace vs Spin | Seamers such as Lauren Filer and Kim Garth should find some early movement, while Alana King’s leg-spin and Ashleigh Gardner’s off-spin are likely to be the standout middle-overs weapons on both sides. |
| Toss Factor | Given the recent tendency for chasing sides to come out on top at this ground, expect the toss winner to lean toward bowling first and chasing. |
Weather Report
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Temperature | Around 26°C (78°F), a mild and pleasant Birmingham summer afternoon. |
| Sky | Cloudy through the day, without posing a serious threat to play. |
| Rain Chance | Low, roughly 10 percent. A full, uninterrupted match looks likely. |
| Humidity | Moderate, with some chance of helping the ball swing under cloud cover. |
| Overall | Good batting and bowling conditions for the opening day of both franchises’ 2026 campaigns. |
BPH vs TRT Toss Prediction
With chasing sides having historically done well at Edgbaston in the Women’s Hundred, expect the toss winner to look to bowl first rather than set a target.
**If Ellyse Perry (Birmingham Phoenix) wins, **expect her to bowl first, using Lauren Filer and Fatima Sana with the new ball before Alana King and Linsey Smith squeeze things in the middle, trusting her top order to chase down whatever total is set.
**If Nat Sciver-Brunt (Trent Rockets) wins, **expect a similar approach, bowling first with Kim Garth’s pace up front before Ashleigh Gardner takes over in the middle overs, backing Beth Mooney and Sophia Dunkley to get the chase home.
Injury and Team News
Birmingham Phoenix Women:
Birmingham Phoenix head into 2026 looking for a turnaround after a difficult seventh-place finish last season.
Captain Ellyse Perry remains the central figure, with the retained core of Alice Capsey, Lauren Filer and Tammy Beaumont supported by a shrewd auction that brought in Linsey Smith for £100,000 and bargain overseas picks in Alana King and Annerie Dercksen. No injury concerns have been reported for the squad ahead of the opener.
Trent Rockets Women:
Trent Rockets carry momentum into 2026 after finishing last season with three straight wins. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt leads a settled, star-studded core of Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney, with Sophia Dunkley and Georgia Adams adding further top-order depth. No injury concerns have been reported for the squad ahead of the opener.
