Both Birmingham Phoenix (BPH) and Southern Brave (SOB) had a difficult start in the ongoing Women’s Hundred 2024. After losing back-to-back games against Oval Invincibles and London Spirit, Birmingham managed to pick up their first victory in the match against Trent Rockets. With just one win in three matches, the Ellyse Perry-led is in a tough spot but a win over Southern Brave on August 3 can take them to a better place on the points table.
Brave, on the other hand, lost their first match in the tournament and pulled off a tie in their second game against Northern Superchargers. The Georgia Adams-led performed well as a batting unit in the third game against Originals with the bowlers being impressive too but they ended up on the wrong side of the finish line. To qualify for the next round, they cannot afford to drop any more points but it won’t be an easy task.
Pitch Report
It will be a balanced surface in Edgbaston. The pacers are likely to get some help early on but the batters will dominate mostly. The captain winning the toss should elect to bowl first and anything over 155 runs will be a good total on the surface.
Probable Playing XI for BPH-W vs SOB-W
Birmingham Phoenix (BPH-W):
Suzie Bates, Sterre Kalis, Ellyse Perry (c), Sophie Devine, Amy Jones (wk), Seren Smale, Fran Wilson, Emily Arlott, Charis Pavely, Hannah Baker, Katie Levick
Southern Brave (SOB-W):
Maia Bouchier, Danielle Wyatt, Charli Knott, Freya Kemp, Georgia Adams (c), Chloe Tryon, Naomi Dattani, Rhianna Southby (wk), Lauren Cheatle, Lauren Bell, Tilly Corteen-Coleman
Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter: Ellyse Perry
Even though Birmingham have struggled to find success in the tournament, captain Ellyse Perry has done a commendable job. In three matches, the Australia international scored 131 runs and is currently the second-leading run-scorer of the tournament.
Probable Best Bowler: Katie Levick
Yorkshire-born Katie Levick picked up six wickets in three matches so far in the Women’s Hundred. She is the second-leading wicket-taker of the tournament and will be hoping to carry on the momentum.
