Welsh Fire Women vs Birmingham Phoenix Women Live स्कोर, Match 15 of The Hundred Women, 2026

On to the men's game - A proper start to Saturday courtesy of that humdinger. Birmingham Phoenix Women bag their first win of the season and climb up to fifth spot, while Welsh Fire Women slide down to seventh, having now lost back-to-back games while defending a total. They'd surely have felt the absence of captain Sophie Devine too, who walked off after that leaping attempt at a catch and didn't return to the field. Fire will be hoping it's nothing serious. Action moves on to the men's fixture at Edgbaston, where Birmingham Phoenix take on Welsh Fire next. The toss is already done and dusted there, with the hosts winning it and opting to bat first. Do switch tabs and stick with us for all the updates from that one. The first ball of that match is scheduled to be bowled at 1.30 pm GMT (7 pm IST). Goodbye from here! Cheers.

Steadied, then sealed - Phoenix's familiar vulnerability struck again, failing to survive the Powerplay unscathed. Both openers fell early, leaving them 35/2 with the rebuild job falling to Alice Capsey and captain Ellyse Perry. The pair delivered, building a solid partnership to see their side home. Capsey played the aggressor, Perry the perfect foil, and together they avoided the collapse that had haunted Phoenix before. Once Perry found her own rhythm and began accelerating too, it snuffed out whatever hope Fire had left. Progress did stall once Capsey departed, though, and with the equation down to 20 needed off the last 10 balls, it was Perry who stood firm at the other end and finished the job in style.

Voll and Devine's mastery - It was almost a one woman contest early on, Georgia Voll against the entire Phoenix attack, as the Welsh opener barged through the gates with unmistakable intent, toying with the field with absolute ease. The bowlers simply couldn't find a way through, and that early failure laid the foundation for everything Fire built afterwards. Quieter patches came through the middle, but without wickets falling, the charge always felt just around the corner. Voll found the perfect foil in captain Sophie Devine, who made sure someone batted through even after Voll fell, arriving late to supply the flourish that pushed Fire past a merely good total. Credit too to Capsey and Smith, who clawed back some control late on with timely wickets.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - ELLYSE PERRY deservingly wins the award for her match-winning and unbeaten knock of 68 (46). On the first win at home, Perry says it was lovely to get it done in front of a home crowd, on a beautiful morning for cricket, with an amazing atmosphere throughout. She credits the bowlers for restricting Fire to a par total, adding that the group did well across the board. On the chase itself, she says they timed it well and were relieved to get over the line. Results haven't always gone their way this season, she admits, but the group has gelled well regardless, and this felt like the opportunity to finally turn good patches into a result, one they were excited to seize. When she is asked about how the game ebbed and flowed, she singles out the Capsey partnership as crucial, calling her batting one of the highlights, and explains the plan was to keep something in hand for the last 10 overs and take the chase deep, which they managed in the end. She's quick to credit Welsh Fire too, noting the depth of their bowling options and how well they fought until the finish. On the final over, chasing 12 runs, she says she'd faced enough balls by that point to have a proper feel for the surface, and it really came down to needing two good hits, keeping everything else simple in between. She describes it as a knife-edge contest, the kind that could have gone either way on another day. When asked about the tournament so far and where improvements could come, Perry stresses the scale of change this season, with squads built around just three retained players from last year, calling it a genuine challenge to pull a group together quickly. She says she's been impressed by how the team management has approached it, though, and says today's win was ultimately about the squad coming together.

A proper nail-biter - The home crowd erupts as Birmingham Phoenix Women finally get their first win on the board. It got a lot more nervy than the hosts would have liked, but the captain held her nerve and saw the job through with a knock of the highest quality. It's exactly why Ellyse Perry is rated the way she is. She has quite often played the big innings when her side has needed one most, and this was another one to add to that growing list. This isn't just Phoenix Women's first win of the season, it also snaps a run of 14 matches without a win while chasing. A monkey off the back like that is bound to lift spirits around the camp heading into the rest of the campaign.

FOUR! That's the first win for Birmingham Phoenix Women in the 2026 edition. Short and on middle and off, Ellyse Perry comes down the track and cuts this through the gap between point and backward point for four runs to win this contest. Birmingham Phoenix Women win by 7 wickets and a ball to spare.

SIX! Perry shows why she is BOX-OFFICE. Full and on middle and off, Ellyse Perry shimmies down the track, converts it into a low full toss and flicks this over the cow corner region for a huge six.

Graham goes full and on middle and leg, Annerie Dercksen flicks this through mid on for one.

On a length, around off, Ellyse Perry shimmies down the track and drives this to long off for just one run.

Birmingham Phoenix Women need 12 runs from 5 balls. Perry will be on strike. And there's a committee meeting between several Fire players, including Heather Graham, who will bowl the last set of five. Several field changes are being made before we are good to go.

Low full toss, on middle and off, Ellyse Perry chips this behind the bowler for a couple of runs.

Full and on middle and leg, Annerie Dercksen reverse sweeps this for one.

Full and on middle and leg, Ellyse Perry tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! This could well be a costly error from the fielder at covers. Too full, around off, Ellyse Perry stands tall and drives this well towards the left of the fielder at covers but a misfield from Ella McCaughan turns a dot into four key runs for Birmingham Phoenix Women.

Full and around off, Ellyse Perry rolls this right back to the bowler.

Outstanding bowling by Smale. She finishes off with figures reading 0/23 in 20 balls. The last two sets have gone for just 5 runs. 20 needed off 10 now. That's how quickly the game can change in this tournament. Georgia Wareham will bowl her final set.

FIFTY FOR PERRY! From 39 balls. A knock of high quality, but the skipper of Birmingham Phoenix Women knows that she still has a job to do. Full and around off, Ellyse Perry guides this to the right of backward point for a single to bring up her half-century.

Full and around off, Annerie Dercksen gets it edged off the inside edge to short fine leg for a single.

Quicker one, around the pads, Ellyse Perry pushes this down the ground for one.

Fired full and wide of off, Ellyse Perry steps out to swing at it but misses. The keeper does well to gather this fairly behind the stumps and dislodge the bails in a flash but Perry gets her back foot back inside her crease.

Full and wide of off, Annerie Dercksen drives this to the left of cover-point for a single.

That was a fantastic set of five by Voll under pressure. It is still anybody's game as 24 runs are needed off 15 balls. Sophia Smale is back and will bowl out.

Another dot against the name of Annerie Dercksen and Birmingham Phoenix Women would be feeling the heat now. Full and wide down the leg side, Annerie Dercksen goes for a sweep but misses and gets hit on her front pad.

Tossed up, full and wide of off, Annerie Dercksen drives this to covers.

Floated around off, Annerie Dercksen looks for the square cut but misses out.

Is there any twist left? Well, the Birmingham faithful will feel confident enough with Perry still out there. Annerie Dercksen is in at number 5, with 24 runs required in 18 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Capsey departs right after reaching her half-century. Short and on middle and off, Alice Capsey pulls this flat and straight into the hands of Heather Graham at the deep mid-wicket fence. Graham makes no mistake and swallows it. Birmingham Phoenix Women are 121 for 3 after 82 balls.

Full and around off, Ellyse Perry rolls this down to long off for a single.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR CAPSEY! Full and wide of off, Alice Capsey stretches to reach at it, gets it sliced behind short third for a boundary to bring up her half-century. An excellent knock under pressure from Alice Capsey as this will certainly help her side towards their first victory of this season. She did survive a few nervous moments and will aim to get the job done without any hiccups.

Hard length, on off, Ellyse Perry drives this through mid off for a single.