The Hundred Mens Competition 2025, Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire, 24th Match, Welsh Fire Men Won By 8 Wickets

Birmingham Phoenix Men 138/9

Welsh Fire Men 140/2

Welsh Fire Men Won By 8 Wickets

Birmingham Phoenix (Men)(100 Balls Maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Will Smeed	c Kellaway b Green	23	17	30	3	0	135.29
Ben Duckett	b Meredith	5	7	9	1	0	71.42
Joe Clarke †	c & b Kellaway	24	12	15	3	1	200.00
Liam Livingstone (c)	c †Bairstow b Dale	16	9	11	0	2	177.77
Jacob Bethell	c Kellaway b Green	38	28	40	2	3	135.71
Louis Kimber	c Green b Kellaway	6	7	6	1	0	85.71
Benny Howell	c Payne b Meredith	12	15	21	1	0	80.00
Adam Milne	run out (Kellaway)	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Tim Southee	not out	1	1	7	0	0	100.00
Trent Boult	b Green	7	3	2	0	1	233.33
Extras	(nb 2, w 4)	6
Total	100 balls (RPB: 1.38)	138/9

Bowling	B	0s	R	W	RPB	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Payne	20	8	31	0	1.55	3	2	0	0
Riley Meredith	20	8	25	2	1.25	3	0	3	0
Ajeet Singh Dale	10	2	26	1	2.60	4	1	0	0
Saif Zaib	15	7	19	0	1.26	0	2	1	0
Ben Kellaway	15	8	10	2	0.66	0	0	0	1
Chris Green	20	6	27	3	1.35	1	2	0	0

Welsh Fire (Men)(Target:- 139 Runs From 100 Balls)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Eskinazi	c & b Howell	42	29	28	7	0	144.82
Steven Smith	not out	47	36	57	3	2	130.55
Jonny Bairstow †	b Milne	35	21	23	3	2	166.66
Tom Abell (c)	not out	6	3	5	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 5)	10
Total	89 balls (RPB: 1.57)	140/2

Bowling	B	0s	R	W	RPB	4s	6s
Trent Boult	15	5	28	0	1.86	4	1
Adam Milne	15	4	32	1	2.13	2	3
Chris Wood	10	3	13	0	1.30	2	0
Benny Howell	20	7	17	1	0.85	1	0
Liam Livingstone	15	3	22	0	1.46	3	0
Tim Southee	14	3	18	0	1.28	2	0

Match Flow

Birmingham Phoenix (Men) innings
Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 50 runs in 29 balls, Extras 1
Strategic Timeout: Birmingham Phoenix (Men) - 92/5 in 70 balls (JG Bethell 11, BAC Howell 3)
Balls 75: Review by Welsh Fire (Men) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - DJ Millns, Batter - JG Bethell (Struck down)
Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 100 runs in 77 balls, Extras 4
Innings Break: Birmingham Phoenix (Men) - 138/9 in 100 balls (TG Southee 1)

Welsh Fire (Men) innings
Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 0 wicket)
Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 31 balls, Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (SS Eskinazi 32, SPD Smith 17, Ex 1)
Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Men) - 62/0 in 40 balls (SS Eskinazi 37, SPD Smith 24)
Welsh Fire (Men): 100 runs in 67 balls, Extras 9
Total attendance: 14,058
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (SPD Smith 10, JM Bairstow 35, Ex 5)