Birmingham Phoenix (Men) v Welsh Fire (Men), Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 24, The Hundred Mens, 2025
The Hundred Mens Match 24: Birmingham Phoenix (Men) v Welsh Fire (Men) at Birmingham, August 22, 2025

Birmingham Phoenix (Men)
BP
138/9 (100 balls)

Welsh Fire (Men)
WF
140/2 (89 balls)
Finished
WF won by 8 wickets
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) InningBP Inning138/9 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Smeed | c B Kellaway b CJ Green | 23 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 135.29 |
c B Kellaway b CJ Green | ||||||
| Ben Duckett | b RP Meredith | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
b RP Meredith | ||||||
| Joe Clarke(WK) | c & b B Kellaway | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 200.00 |
c & b B Kellaway | ||||||
| Liam Livingstone(C) | c J Bairstow b Ajeet Singh Dale | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 177.78 |
c J Bairstow b Ajeet Singh Dale | ||||||
| Jacob Bethell | c B Kellaway b CJ Green | 38 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 135.71 |
c B Kellaway b CJ Green | ||||||
| Louis Kimber | c CJ Green b B Kellaway | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
c CJ Green b B Kellaway | ||||||
| Benny Howell | c DA Payne b RP Meredith | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
c DA Payne b RP Meredith | ||||||
| Adam Milne | runout (B Kellaway / RP Meredith) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
runout (B Kellaway / RP Meredith) | ||||||
| Tim Southee | Not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Trent Boult | b CJ Green | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
b CJ Green | ||||||
| Extra | 6 (b 0, w 4, nb 2, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 138/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Payne | 3.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 9.30 |
| Riley Meredith | 3.2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7.50 |
| Ajeet Singh Dale | 1.4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 15.60 |
| Saif Zaib | 2.3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7.60 |
| Benjamin Kellaway | 2.3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.60 |
| Chris Green | 3.2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 8.10 |
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (BM Duckett - 2.3 ov), 2-51 (JM Clarke - 6.2 ov), 3-58 (W Smeed - 7.5 ov), 4-76 (L Livingstone - 9.4 ov), 5-85 (LPJ Kimber - 11.5 ov), 6-124 (BAC Howell - 18.1 ov), 7-124 (A Milne - 18.3 ov), 8-130 (J Bethell - 19.1 ov), 9-138 (T Boult - 19.5 ov)
Welsh Fire (Men) InningWF Inning140/2 (17.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Eskinazi | c & b BAC Howell | 42 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 144.83 |
c & b BAC Howell | ||||||
| Steven Smith | Not out | 47 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 130.56 |
Not out | ||||||
| Jonny Bairstow(WK) | b A Milne | 35 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 166.67 |
b A Milne | ||||||
| Tom Abell(C) | Not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 10 (b 5, w 0, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 140/2 (17.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 2.3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 11.20 |
| Adam Milne | 2.3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 12.80 |
| Chris Wood | 1.4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7.80 |
| Benny Howell | 3.2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.10 |
| Liam Livingstone | 2.3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8.80 |
| Tim Southee | 2.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7.71 |
Fall of wickets: 1-72 (S Eskinazi - 9.1 ov), 2-122 (J Bairstow - 16.2 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2025-08-22 23:00 PM
Venue
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss
Welsh Fire (Men) elected to bowl
Umpires
- Alex Wharf
- Ian Blackwell
Tv Umpires
- Neil Bainton
Match Referee
- Simon Hinks
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