Rockets beat Phoenix by six wickets
They chase 123 with 22 balls to spare
Root, who opened batting, out for six
Phoenix made 122-6 - Livingstone 39, Clarke 29; Ferguson 3-20
Hosts had slipped to 26-4 with Duckett out for two-ball duck and Bethell superbly run out by Cook
Three down and Jacob Bethell walks out to bat for Birmingham Phoenix.
They're in a spot of bother but they've still got plenty of batting power left to it them out of trouble.
Trent Rockets have bowled superbly so far, though.
Donald lbw b Ferguson 6 (Phoenix 12-3)
Image source, PA MediaIn-swinging yorker and Lockie Ferguson strikes!
The ball tails back a long way and Anuerin Donald is hit bang in front.
The only question is whether it was doing too much but Donald took too long trying to decide and is told as much when he belatedly does call for a review.
It works in Phoenix's favour, though, with ball-tracking showing that was smashing into leg stump.
The bowlers continue to dominate in the opening stages at Edgbaston.
Just two singles from Sam Cook's first five - still plenty of swing on offer for the quicks.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Aneurin Donald has 450 runs, striking at 216 in T20 cricket in 2025.
No player has ever scored faster in a calendar year (min. 400 runs scored).
Useful runs for Birmingham Phoenix as Aneurin Donald paddles sweeps for four.
A disappointing end to an otherwise excellent five from Akeal Hosein.
It's still a brilliant start for the Rockets with both big-hitting Phoenix openers gone.
Thea Brookes
Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, PA MediaThat's not too bad for the Trent Rockets, is it?
We have got strong hitters coming through this Birmingham Phoenix line-up though, as we have already seen, with Joe Clarke coming into the crease now.
Smeed c Cook b Hosein 1 (Phoenix 3-2)
An exciting prospect he may be, but Will Smeed has gone early here!
First ball from Akeal Hosein and Smeed tries to sweep it from outside off.
The ball loops up off the top edge and it's a very easy catch for Sam Cook at short fine.
Thea Brookes
Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
We keep talking about Will Smeed. He was the first player to ever hit 100 in The Hundred and he will always have that on his name.
He is such an excitable little prospect that has grown and developed his game since that moment. This boy is Birmingham Phoenix through and through.
Oof. Where did that come from?
After four excellent balls, a horrible wide from David Willey outside off.
Aneurin Donald then pushes a single from the extra delivery.
Thea Brookes
Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, PA MediaI'm not sure why Ben Duckett decided to go for that shot so early. There wasn't a fielder down there but it was only ball number four and his second ball.
That wasn't very clever.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
That was David Willey’s 19th powerplay wicket in The Hundred. No player has more in the history of the competition.
Duckett b Willey 0 (Phoenix 1-1)
Bowled 'im!
Brilliant start from David Willey. He swung the previous ball past Ben Duckett's outside edge and then knocks him over.
Duckett moved across his stumps looking for the ramp, he missed and Willey hits middle stump.
The England star departs without troubling the scorers.
Quick single for Will Smeed to get off the mark - and he had to be quick with a direct hit at the non-striker's end.
The players are out and we're ready to go.
Rockets skipper David Willey will open the bowling with Will Smeed and Ben Duckett in the middle for Phoenix.
If you missed the women's match earlier, Birmingham Phoenix came out on top by 11 runs.
Emma Lamb was player of the match for her impressive half-century but Phoenix were made to sweat by Nat Sciver-Brunt.
The England skipper made a quickfire 64 to keep Trent Rockets in the game, becoming the first player to reach 1,000 runs in The Hundred in the process, but the visitors came up just short.
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Birmingham Phoenix: Will Smeed, Ben Duckett, Aneurin Donald, Joe Clarke (wk), Liam Livingstone (c), Jacob Bethell, Dan Mousley, Benny Howell, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.
Trent Rockets: Joe Root, Max Holden, Tom Banton (wk), David Willey (c), Marcus Stoinis, Tom Alsop, Rehan Ahmed, Adam Hose, Akeal Hosein, Lockie Ferguson, Sam Cook.
The home side have won the toss and Phoenix skipper Liam Livingstone wants to have a bat first.
Two strong looking teams with five England Test players - past and present - between them, a couple more white-ball stars and even the current bowling coach in action tonight.
It's time for game two of tonight's double-header!
Birmingham Phoenix are taking on Trent Rockets and there is no shortage of big names on show.
We'll bring you more on that shortly but first, it's time for the news from the toss.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smeed,caught Cook, bowled Hosein Smeed, caught Cook, bowled Hosein | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33.33 |
Duckett,bowled Willey Duckett, bowled Willey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Donald,leg before wicket, bowled Ferguson Donald, leg before wicket, bowled Ferguson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 100.00 |
Clarke,caught and bowled Ferguson Clarke, caught and bowled Ferguson | 29 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 85.29 |
Bethell,run out Cook Bethell, run out Cook | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71.43 |
Livingstone,caught Holden, bowled Ferguson Livingstone, caught Holden, bowled Ferguson | 39 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 130.00 |
Mousley,not out Mousley, not out | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 190.00 |
Howell,not out Howell, not out | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 162.50 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 10 | |||||||
Total,122 for 6 100 balls Total,122 for 6 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willey | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.60 |
Hosein | 20 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 |
Cook | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 |
Ferguson | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
Stoinis | 20 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10.50 |
Ahmed | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
1 for 1 (4 balls) | Duckett |
3 for 2 (6 balls) | Smeed |
12 for 3 (17 balls) | Donald |
26 for 4 (30 balls) | Bethell |
89 for 5 (81 balls) | Livingstone |
90 for 6 (84 balls) | Clarke |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banton,caught Mousley, bowled Howell Banton, caught Mousley, bowled Howell | 43 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 148.28 |
Root,bowled Southee Root, bowled Southee | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 60.00 |
Ahmed,caught Mousley, bowled Howell Ahmed, caught Mousley, bowled Howell | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 156.25 |
Holden,not out Holden, not out | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 169.23 |
Stoinis,caught Mousley, bowled Southee Stoinis, caught Mousley, bowled Southee | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 140.00 |
Hose,not out Hose, not out | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 180.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 11 | |||||||
Total,123 for 4 78 balls Total,123 for 4 78 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boult | 15 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.40 |
Milne | 18 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.66 |
Southee | 20 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10.80 |
Howell | 20 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.50 |
Mousley | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
26 for 1 (19 balls) | Root |
77 for 2 (49 balls) | Ahmed |
87 for 3 (58 balls) | Banton |
113 for 4 (72 balls) | Stoinis |
