Birmingham Phoenix pulled off a surprise 16-run victory over Manchester Originals in The Hundred 2025 at Old Trafford, denting the Originals’ hopes of reaching the Eliminator.
Match Analysis
Manchester Originals missed the chance to take a big leap towards qualifying for The Hundred Eliminator next Saturday after falling to a 16-run defeat to lowly Birmingham Phoenix at Emirates Old Trafford and slipping out of the top three.
The Originals, who have never progressed beyond the group phase of the women’s competition, looked strong favourites after restricting the visitors to 111-3 but Aussie seamer Megan Schutt (3-14) spearheaded an inspired performance with the ball after Ellyse Perry’s second successive half-century and a sparky knock from Sterre Kalis had given them something to defend.
Both Originals openers were dismissed for ducks, Kathyrn Bryce run out by Emma Lamb and Beth Mooney falling to a superb running catch by Marie Kelly off Schutt, before Em Arlott snared Alice Monaghan to leave the hosts 14-3.
That became 14-4 two balls later when 19-year-old off-spinner Phoebe Brett had Amelia Kerr caught at mid-on by Arlott. Deandra Dottin and Seren Smale steadied the ship somewhat before Hannah Baker snared the former, caught at long-off as she tried to up the ante.
Smale dug deep for her 34-ball 29, eventually caught at short fine-leg by Brett to give Schutt her third wicket, and Lauren Filer struck three boundaries in her unbeaten 19, but the Originals were eventually dismissed for 95 from the final ball of their innings.
Earlier, Phoenix skipper Perry had chosen to bat after winning the toss but her team were soon in trouble, Georgia Voll falling for a four-ball duck after picking out Monaghan at deep square-leg off Mahika Gaur.
The Originals’ high-class bowling attack was relentless, the visitors crawling to 15 in 24 balls when Lamb offered a simple chance to Dottin off Sophie Ecclestone before Amy Jones succumbed to Dottin to leave the score 17-3.
Perry (55 not out from 48) and Kalis mounted a rescue operation, the Aussie legend reaching her half-century by dispatching Bryce for six over mid-wicket and Kalis unbeaten on 43 from 39 when the innings concluded on 111-3.
It didn’t look like being enough against an Originals side which had won their three previous matches but Phoenix prevailed to move up to seventh in the table and push their opponents down to fourth, behind London Spirit on net run rate.
The Originals now face a crucial final group match against Northern Superchargers on Tuesday, with the Spirit visiting Oval Invincibles tomorrow.
Kalis, the Meerkat Match Hero, said: “It was obviously a tough start; the pitch was doing quite a bit. When I got in, it was a tough situation because we’d lost some early wickets. But Perry and I rebuilt, and I thought it was a good score on that pitch. It was definitely the kind of surface where, once you got in, it became a bit easier to score.
“In the end, it was a brilliant win. We had to play really good cricket to defend a low-ish total, and we knew early wickets were going to be key and we got them. Obviously it’s been a bit of a tough campaign for us but what we can do now is play our best cricket and today, we showed what kind of team we are. It was a brilliant effort.”
Match Summary
Manchester Originals (Women) vs Birmingham Phoenix (Women), Match 28
Manchester Originals (Women) 95/10 (100 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix (Women) 111/3 (100 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix (Women) won by 16 runs
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Match Stats
Birmingham Phoenix Women Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Georgia Voll – 0.4 ov), 2-15 (Emma Lamb – 4.4 ov), 3-17 (Amy Jones – 5.2 ov)
Manchester Originals Women Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kathryn Bryce – 0.3 ov), 2-5 (Beth Mooney – 1.3 ov), 3-14 (Alice Monaghan – 3.4 ov), 4-14 (Amelia Kerr – 4.1 ov), 5-31 (Deandra Dottin – 9.1 ov), 6-54 (Fi Morris – 13.4 ov), 7-58 (Sophie Ecclestone – 14.4 ov), 8-86 (Seren Smale – 18.1 ov), 9-86 (Danielle Gregory – 18.2 ov), 10-95 (Mahika Gaur – 19.5 ov)
Playing XI
Manchester Originals (Women)
Birmingham Phoenix (Women)
Match Details:
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025 14:30
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss: Birmingham Phoenix (Women) elected to bat
Umpires: Gab Brown (England) Neil Pratt (England) Jasmine Naeem (England TV)
Match Referee: Dean Cosker (England)
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