Ferguson, Banton launch Rockets season as Phoenix falter
Phoenix crawl to 122 as Rockets cruise home with 22 balls to spare
08/08Result
4th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 8 2025
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![Birmingham Phoenix (Men)]( "Birmingham Phoenix (Men)")
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![Trent Rockets (Men)]( "Trent Rockets (Men)")
123/4 (15.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
08/08Result
4th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 8 2025
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![Birmingham Phoenix (Men)]( "Birmingham Phoenix (Men)")
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![Trent Rockets (Men)]( "Trent Rockets (Men)")
123/4 (15.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
T Banton
43(29) 3x4 - 3x6
Control %72%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 25 runs
- 1x4 - 3x6
LS Livingstone
39(30) 1x4 - 3x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- on drive
- 9 runs
- 0x4 - 1x6
Match Details
Toss
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.50, Second Session 19.50-20.55
Match days
8 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Trent Rockets (Men) 4, Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Scorecard Summary
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX (MEN) 122/6 (20 OVERS)
- Liam Livingstone39 (30)
- Joe Clarke29 (34)
- David Willey1/14 (3)
- Lockie Ferguson3/20 (4)
TRENT ROCKETS (MEN) 123/4 (15.3 OVERS)
- Tom Banton43 (29)
- Rehan Ahmed25 (16)
- Benny Howell2/25 (4)
- Tim Southee2/36 (4)
Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Matt Roller
9.05pm: Right, thanks for your company tonight. We'll be back tomorrow for a double-double-header!
Lockie Ferguson is the Match Hero. "The boys bowled excellently tonight," he says. "Nice to get one under the belt early on in the comp. The boys looked at change-ups and hit the yorker well. Early wickets helped us in the middle. The team has got together really quickly, which is nice. Enjoying my time here. One-day turnaround into the Superchargers. Another strong side. Important to put on a good performance for our home fans."
9.00pm: A low-key night in Birmingham. Good crowd in, but they had very little to shout about. Liam Livingstone's decision to bat first aged like yellow-label milk, with conditions far easier for batting in the run chase, and the Rockets made great use of it. Ferguson, Cook, Hosein and Willey were excellent with the ball, while Banton, Rehan and Holden all chipped in with the bat. Clinical start to the season for them.
15.3
4
Milne to Hose, FOUR, short ball, down the leg side, skews away down to fine leg via the glove and Rockets cruise home! Fourth chasing win out of four in the men's Hundred this year, and a clinical win is sealed with time to spare
15.2
0
Milne to Hose, no run, skids through from a fullish length, punched to mid-on
15.1
4
Milne to Hose, FOUR, skips down, staying leg-side of it, launches into-out over extra cover! Lovely batting, stylish stuff from Hose
END OF OVER:15 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | TR-M: 115/4 (8 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 7.66, RRR: 1.60)
- Max Holden22 (13b)
- Adam Hose1 (2b)
- Tim Southee3.5-0-36-2
- Dan Mousley0.5-0-7-0
14.5
1
Southee to Holden, 1 run, short, pulled to square leg
14.4
1
Southee to Hose, 1 run, good length outside off, guided down to deep third with an open face
14.3
0
Southee to Hose, no run, skids into the pad. They consider a leg bye to the keeper but think better of it
Adam Hose at No. 6.
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