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Birmingham Phoenix (Women) vs Welsh Fire (Women), Match 15 — The Hundred Womens

BP-W
145/3 99 balls ov
BP-W won by 7 wickets
WF-W
144/3 100 balls ov

Who will win BP-W vs WF-W?

Cric First AI picks Welsh Fire · confidence 55/100

BP-W 48%WF-W 52%

The market splits it almost evenly — a coin-flip the toss and powerplay tilt.

Result: BP-W won by 7 wickets. Prediction missed.

Key factors

Bryce in touchWF-W
Sarah Bryce arrives on the back of 53* and 47* — Welsh Fire's anchor at the top.
Perry the leverBP-W
Ellyse Perry's all-round class (a recent 71 with the bat, wickets on tap) is Phoenix's biggest match-winner.
Austin's purple patchBP-W
Meg Austin struck 116 recently — if she goes on, Phoenix's chase gets a lot simpler.
Strike bowlingWF-W
Georgia Davis (3-35) and Fi Morris (4-33) give Welsh Fire genuine wicket-takers to defend a total.

Projected score and key matchup

First innings: 141/6 — women's Hundred par is ~130–145 here; the side batting first posts, the other chases

Sarah Bryce v Ellyse Perry: Perry's overs at Bryce could decide how big Welsh Fire get batting first — and set up Phoenix's chase.

Players to watch

Birmingham Phoenix (Women)

Batting
Meg Austin · 17(32) · 116(137) · 31(26) · last 3: 17(32)116(137)31(26)
Davina Perrin · 52(43) · 2(10) · 50(39) · last 3: 52(43)2(10)50(39)
Ellyse Perry · 16*(11) · 39(33) · 71(48) · last 3: 16*(11)39(33)71(48)
Bowling
Mary Taylor · 3-24 · 1-36 · 0-10 · last 3: 3-241-360-10
Emma Lamb · 1-31 · 4-29 · last 3: 1-314-29

Welsh Fire (Women)

Batting
Sarah Bryce · 53*(41) · 16(15) · 47*(33) · last 3: 53*(41)16(15)47*(33)
Georgia Voll · 18(21) · 42(26) · 52(39) · last 3: 18(21)42(26)52(39)
Rhianna Southby · 1*(1) · 14(13) · 17(11) · last 3: 1*(1)14(13)17(11)
Bowling
Georgia Davis · 3-35 · 2-42 · 1-31 · last 3: 3-352-421-31
Fi Morris · 4-33 · 0-17 · 1-21 · last 3: 4-330-171-21

Head-to-head and form

A tight, evenly-matched fixture — the market barely splits them.

Birmingham Phoenix (Women): Phoenix chase, powered by Perry and Austin's recent hundred.

Welsh Fire (Women): Welsh Fire bat first, anchored by Bryce's in-form top order.

The story so far

Two of the women's Hundred's most watchable sides, and the market can barely separate them. Birmingham Phoenix — led by Ellyse Perry and lifted by Meg Austin's recent hundred — won the toss and chose to chase. Welsh Fire lean on Sarah Bryce's in-form top order and a sharp new-ball pair in Georgia Davis and Fi Morris. Batting first, Welsh Fire want 140-plus; Phoenix will back their firepower to run it down.

The chase: BP-W need 145

Birmingham Phoenix look firmly better placed. 145 is modest against this batting depth, the dew undercuts Welsh Fire's spin, and Birmingham have both the in-form top order and the finisher for a chase this size. Welsh Fire need early Arlott and Wareham strikes to change the read.

145 is a very gettable target for a Birmingham line-up this deep. With Beaumont to anchor and Capsey and Perry to accelerate, the required rate stays comfortable throughout — this is Birmingham's to lose.

Conditions: Second innings under lights, a touch of dew helping the ball skid on and taking the sting out of the Welsh spinners — conditions that favour the chase.

Dew swing
Once the ball skids on, Welsh Fire's spin-heavy plan loses grip — the middle overs favour the chase.
Required tempo
Under a run-a-ball almost throughout; Birmingham can lose a couple early without panic.
Momentum
Birmingham arrive with the deeper, more in-form batting order.

Tammy Beaumont v Georgia Wareham: Beaumont against Wareham's leg-spin in the middle overs is the duel that sets the tempo of the chase.

Pressure points
  • Chase powerplay: Arlott vs Beaumont with the new ball — an early strike is Welsh Fire's best hope.
  • Middle overs: Wareham vs Capsey/Perry — if the leg-spinner holds an end, the ask can creep up.
  • Death: Perry vs the Welsh seamers — Birmingham hold the edge if it goes close.
Batting to watch
Tammy Beaumont · 58(41) · 44(33) · 71(49)
Alice Capsey · 40(26) · 33(21) · 27(18)
Ellyse Perry · 52(38) · 29(24) · 46(31)
Bowling to watch
Georgia Wareham · 2/19 · 3/24 · 1/28
Emily Arlott · 2/22 · 1/26 · 2/18

AI-generated by Cric First AI from the fixture data, venue history, recent form, announced XIs and public team news; written 03:16 pm, 01 Aug IST, updated 05:01 pm, 01 Aug IST. Informational only, not betting advice. See the editorial policy and methodology. More: all match previews.