Trent Rockets Women vs Birmingham Phoenix Women Live स्कोर, Match 4 of The Hundred Women, 2026

Stage shifts to the men's clash - That wraps up a completely dominant performance from the Trent Rockets Women, who clinically chased down the target to seal a commanding 9-wicket victory over the Birmingham Phoenix Women. The action at Edgbaston is far from over, as the focus now shifts entirely to the men's competition, where both powerhouse franchises are locked, loaded, and ready to square off in just a short while from now. Thank you for joining our coverage of this fixture, and stay tuned for the upcoming blockbuster clash. The first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 5.30 pm GMT. But do join us for the buildup in advance. Cheers for now!

Word from TR-W batting sensation - Sophia Dunkley is up for a chat after scoring an unbeaten 43 off just 17 balls in a winning cause. Sophia, on what the thinking was when chasing a low total, says they just tried to keep their plans simple and are really happy to get a dominant win. On playing alongside someone like Mooney, she says the amount of experience Mooney has got helps her a lot to learn. On her batting approach, she mentions that she just tried to make a conscious effort to play as much as down the ground as she could and she is glad to have executed her shots nicely. About the pressure while chasing low scores like this, she says it is just about the positive intent and being brave. Says when you get out early, it's just part of cricket, but stresses on having a positive mindset while walking in to bat. On being asked about which side she thinks might give them the toughest challenge in the tournament, Dunkley keeps her cards close, saying every team has players capable of turning up on any given day. Their focus, she adds, stays on doing the right things consistently, trusting that the results will take care of themselves.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Samantha Bates wins the award for her splendid spell of 3/10 in 20 balls, including 13 dots. When Ravi Shastri informs Samantha Bates that her figures now rank third best by a debutant in The Hundred Women's history, Bates says the whole thing still feels a bit surreal, and that getting the win for Trent Rockets is what matters most to her. On the decision to lean so heavily on spin, she says it was always part of the thinking coming into this one, with Edgbaston in particular suiting that approach, and she's happy it worked out the way they hoped. When she is asked about how she focuses on hitting the stumps, she puts that down to a chat with the spin coach, someone with plenty of experience playing here, who told her the key was simply targeting the stumps as often as possible. She says stuck to that plan and is glad it came off for her. On the bowling unit as a whole, she singles out Kim Garth's new ball spell for special praise, bowling ten balls upfront for just three runs, something she calls pretty remarkable, and says it left the door open for her to cash in.

Phoenix bowled out for 64 - Earlier, it was an absolute nightmare with the bat for Birmingham Phoenix Women at Edgbaston, as they just kept losing wickets and never recovered. After Trent Rockets won the toss and chose to field, the Phoenix lost wickets in clusters from the start. Beaumont, Perrin, Dercksen, Capsey and Spence all fell cheaply to leave them 14/5 in the Powerplay, and the collapse only deepened as Reyneke, King and others followed. Ellyse Perry fought a lone battle with a gritty 39 off 33 and was the only batter to reach double figures, but with little support around her the innings folded in 95 balls. Trent Rockets' bowlers were ruthless throughout, with debutant Samantha Bates taking 3/10 and Georgia Elwiss 3/13, leading a superb all-round effort that dismantled Birmingham and set the tone for a dominant win.

A game to forget for Phoenix - The Birmingham Phoenix Women bowlers simply had far too few runs on the board to mount any realistic defense or put the opposition under pressure. It proved to be a thoroughly disappointing match to forget for the home side, whose squad full of global superstars failed to fire in front of their home crowd. Trent Rockets wrapped up a commanding and comprehensive victory, leaving the Phoenix squad with massive tactical questions to answer ahead of their next tournament fixture.

A clinical and aggressive run chase - Chasing a meager target of 65 runs, the Trent Rockets Women showed absolute professionalism and refused to let the low total pressure their batting unit. Openers Beth Mooney and Sophia Dunkley went on the attack immediately, playing with aggressive intent to shatter any faint hopes of a Birmingham Phoenix comeback. Their destructive opening partnership took all the air out of the balloon, making light work of the small target and racing toward victory without any trouble. Dunkley played an unbeaten knock of 43 and saw the side home, with Luff scoring 19 as well.

FOUR! That will do it nicely for the visitors! They have absolutely demolished the hosts in their backyard and get off the mark in style on the points table. Trent Rockets Women win by 9 wickets and 69 balls to spare. Way too short by Filer, outside off and it is the slower one by the looks of it. Sophie Luff hops on her toes and throws her bat at it, and carves it between cover and point for a boundary to get the job done.

FOUR! Put away with sheer timing! Short again by King, sliding on the leg stump line. Sophia Dunkley is quick to transfer her weight on the back foot and pulls it wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW!

FOUR! Just dealing in boundaries, is Dunkley. Loops it above the eyeline, and lands it full on off. Sophia Dunkley backs away, exposes the stumps and carves it powerfully through the cover and mid off gap for a boundary.

Short on middle and leg. Luff walks down the track and flat-bats it down the ground for a single. Just 9 runs needed now.

Dropped short and outside off. Dunkley cuts it behind backward point for a single.

A touch fuller, on the stumps. Luff jumps down the track and blasts it to the right of the bowler for a single down to the left of the long off fielder.

Quicker one by King, full on off. Luff advances down the track and stabs it down the pitch.

FOUR! Through the gap! Short from Alana, outside off. Luff is quick to go deep in the crease and punches it crisply to the left of the diving cover fielder for a boundary. With that, the 50 comes up for the Trent Rockets Women. Just 12 needed now.

FOUR! Clobbered down the ground. The googly by King, full on leg. Sophie Luff shimmies down the track and bangs it over the bowlers head, bisecting long on and long off for a boundary.

FOUR! Luff finds the fence for four. Short of a length, around off, Sophie Luff rocks back and cuts this through the cover-point region for a boundary.

Slider around the pads, Sophie Luff jumps down the track and looks to work this around mid-wicket but misses and gets rapped on her pads.

Just 24 runs needed off 80 balls for the Rockets. Alana King will bowl her first set now.

Back of a length, around off, Sophie Luff dabs this to deep third for one.

Finally, something to smile for the hosts. Sophie Luff is in at number 3. She scored 397 runs in the Women's T20 Blast for Somerset this year and is in as the replacement for their full-time skipper, Sciver-Brunt.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Filer provides the first breakthrough for the Phoenix. Hard length, on top of middle and off, Beth Mooney backs away and looks to punch this through covers but misses and the ball goes past her outside edge and clips the top of off. The bails fall on the ground and the hosts can smile for a bit on a day where absolutely nothing has gone their way.

Hard length, on middle and off, Sophia Dunkley gets it edged off the inner portion of her bat through short fine leg for one.

SIX! This has gone over the fence for a biggie. Short and around off, Sophia Dunkley arches back and plays the upper-cut for a biggie over the fence towards deep third. Dunkley moves to 33, and the Rockets Women need 26 runs to win.

FOUR! Glorious shot. Absolutely glorious. On a length, wide outside off, Sophia Dunkley stands her ground and smashes this all along the carpet, to the left of the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

WIDE! Full and way too wide outside off, passing beyond the tramline. Let through by Sophia. Wide called.

Trent Rockets Women need 37 runs from 85 balls with all wickets intact. Lauren Filer is introduced into the attack, replacing Eva Gray.

Pushed through on the pads, Beth Mooney tucks this to mid on for a quick single.

Full and on the pads, Sophia Dunkley chips this on the bounce to long on for one.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries again for Sophia Dunkley. Short of a length, on off, Sophia Dunkley arches back and cuts this past the left of cover-point for another boundary.

FOUR! Sophia is in some hurry to wrap this contest. Tossed up, around off, Sophia Dunkley charges down the track and clobbers this past the left of the bowler for a boundary down to the long off fence.