Spirit vs Phoenix, 18th Match at Birmingham, Women's Hundred, Aug 17 2025 - Match Result

What is happening out there? Fuller length ball on the stumps, plays off the front foot and under edged to short fine leg, sets off for a quick single straight away. Chathli collects it cleanly and sends a bullet throw towards the wicketkeeper. Baker is short of her ground, and that's the end of the Phoenix innings. Phoebe Brett injured her thumb earlier and was spotted with her hand in a sling. She will not be batting today, as anticipated.

Yorker ball right on the money! Full and straight delivery attacking the stumps, Schutt targets the on-side and goes for the big heave stroke, failed to connect and hits the base of the stumps

width on offer length ball cuts it square and rotates the strike

Shot! Hard length ball on the stumps, moves onto the back foot and drills it away straight past the bowler to long on, fielder comes around but fails to keep it in play

non-turner back of a length ball around off, punches off the back foot to extra cover

width on offer half-volley delivery, steers it straight down the track to long off

yorker ball darted on the stumps, blocked onto the pitch

full and straight on the stumps, hoicks it away to wideish deep midwicket for a couple of runs

good length ball tucked away to midwicket

three-quarter length ball outside off, hangs back and squeezes it through the gap between cover point and extra cover, Griffith tries to chase it down but the ball wins the race.

back of a length ball on the stumps, bludgeons hard straight to long on

length ball with a hint of turn away from the batter, drags it down and inside edges to square leg

back of a length ball outside off, pushes gently off the back foot to the off-side ring fielder

back of a length ball non-turner on the stumps, swats it down to long on

fuller length ball on the pads, tucked away to wideish deep midwicket

length ball on the leg stump line, steers it down the ground to long on

another back of the hand delivery held on the pitch outside off, hangs back and turns it down to mid-off

slower delivery wide outside off, 48 mph, struck it straight back to Wong

hard length ball on the leg stump line, this one seems like going down the leg, plays across the line and thuds the front pad.

non-turner length ball on middle-leg, shuffles across early to negate it to midwicket, fails to connect and hits the top of the front pad. Dean sends it upstairs straightaway after an enthusiastic appeal. That looks plumb, replay coming up. No bat is involved, all three reds and hitting the leg stump.