Phoenix vs Rockets, 31st Match at Nottingham, Men's Hundred, Aug 27 2025 - Match Result

Trent Boult and Dan Mousley's 19-run partnership is BP-M's highest for the 9th wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 17 between Kane Richardson and Tom Helm

224

This is the lowest match aggregate (224) involving Rockets & Phoenix in T20s

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Rehan stars as Rockets cling on in three-wicket thriller

Birmingham Phoenix battle back after posting 111 for 9, but hosts do enough to seal second spot

27-Aug-2025•ECB Media

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Scorecard summary

Birmingham Phoenix (Men)1 Inn

111/9(100 balls)

26 (25)

3/15 (20)

23 (12)

2/12 (15)

Trent Rockets (Men)2 Inn

113/7(99 balls)

37 (23)

2/22 (19)

25 (25)

2/25 (20)

9:22pm With that, it's farewell from us here. Join us tomorrow for the final league match in the men's and women's competition as Southern Brave host Welsh Fire.

9:17pm The most important part to all of this - Rockets are through to The Eliminator in second. Which, for the umpteenth time, means they head to The Kia Oval not having to worry too much about the iffy forecast. If it rains, they're through to Sunday's final at Lord's to face two-time champions Oval Invincibles.

9:15pm Phew. Decent game, that, albeit on a naff deck. Rehan Ahmed is the Meerkat Match Hero with 3 for 15 and 37 off 23. "We got lucky there!" beams a clearly relieved Rehan. "Coxy was always going to do it, I had full trust in him."

Bethell to Cox, FOUR runs

And Cox has won it! The man called up because of a technical quirk has taken Rockets over the line in their last home match! Full, outside off, steps across and sweeps powerfully between deep square and deep midwicket. The Midlands has one champion, and it's Phoenix, who will go into this weekend angling for the whole thing!

Niranjan: "Best part of bowling spin in death, you can't run if you are beaten, worst part is you can easily convert"

3 from 2.. will this be the third tie in The men's Hundred?

Bethell to Cox, 2 runs

Charges down, meets a length delivery and calls two immediately as he works to midwicket... and gets them!

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Bethell to Cox, no run

Mid-crease, skidding through, Cox misses the sweep! Shorter, wider, out of Cox's reach

Bethell to Holden, 1 run

Reverses straight away as Bethell starts full outside off, aerial to short third but bounces short and spins enough to make an awkward take for Chris Wood to allow a single

Bethell's staying over the wicket, to the left-handed Holden

Not a bad shot to play, but off the toe. And now a new batter, Max Holden, will have to face the start of the final set... which will be bowled by Bethell

Bethell to Hain, OUT

Huge for Phoenix! Hain decides to go for it off this delivery... but his slog sweep finds Howell on the deep midwicket fence!

Sam Hain c Howell b Bethell 11 (10b 1x4 0x6 19m) SR: 110

Haroon: "Smelling tie"

Bethell to Cox, 1 run

Full on middle again, conventionally swept this time... out to deep square. Another brave shot from Cox, but he's picked that well

Bethell to Hain, 1 run

Flighted, low full toss in the end, worked out to deep cover

Bethell to Cox, 1 run

Full on middle stump, courageous reverse dab, out the middle, doesn't beat third but keeps the score ticking down with the balls...

Bethell to Hain, 1 run

Tight to the stumps, full on middle and leg, Hain, having made room to leg, drives crisply down to wide long off

10 off 10... Jacob Bethell has the job of this initial five...

CHANGE OF END

Balls90

7 runsNeed 10 from 10 balls

TR-M 102/6

OB Cox 9 (7b 1x4)SR Hain 9 (7b 1x4)

CP Wood0/7 (5)

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Wood to Cox, no run

Bumper, Cox ducks under

Back to less than a run a ball... fine leg moved back

Wood to Cox, FOUR runs

Brilliant from Cox! Tha gap was there behind square, and when Wood goes full, Cox shifts across and laps over his shoulder

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Wood to Cox, no run

Cutter, pitches outside leg stump which makes the contact in front of the stumps redundant, single turned down

Wood to Cox, 2 runs

Very loopy, 69mph, lifted out to midwicket... and incredibly work to get two when that barely left the ring! A direct hit from Smeed would have found Hain short of the bowler's end, but they make it safely in the end!

Over the wicket

Wood to Hain, 1 run

Starts with pace off around the wicket of course, into the top of middle, worked out to square leg

Chris Wood... interesting choice... 15 balls to go, 17 left on the table

Balls85

11 runs, 1 wicketNeed 17 from 15 balls

TR-M 95/6

SR Hain 8 (6b 1x4)OB Cox 3 (3b)

JG Bethell

1/11 (10)

Bethell to Hain, 2 runs

Wide of leg stump, dabbed fine with ease for a couple down to long leg

Livingstone now puts the extra man behind square

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Bethell to Hain, no run

Tight to the stumps, full outside off, Hain misses the reverse sweep that would have run away for four with any connection

Bethell to Cox, 1 run

Full on leg stump, swept away well out to Mousley, at that finer backward square leg position

Bethell to Hain, 1 run

Full-ish, on middle stump, 56mph, worked nicely late into midwicket

Bethell to Cox, 1 run

Full, length, flicked out to midwicket where the deep fielder sprints in to keep them to one

More Bethell

CHANGE OF END

Bethell to Cox, 1 run

Flighted up, on off stump, opens the face into a defensive shot and banks one to point

Ben Cox, welcome to The Hundred. What have you got?

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Best performances - batters

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Rehan Ahmed

TR-M

37 runs (23)

5 fours1 six

Productive shot

pull

16 runs

2 fours1 six

Control

82%

DR Mousley

BP-M

26 runs (25)

0 four1 six

Productive shot

slog shot

9 runs

0 four1 six

Control

72%

Best performances - bowlers

Rehan Ahmed

TR-M

RPB

0.75

FTYFGSGS

OFFLEG

RHB




		1W
	1W

LEGOFF

LHB




			1W

GF Linde

TR-M

RPB

0.80

FTYFGSGS

OFFLEG

RHB





		1W
	1W

LEGOFF

LHB

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Match details

GroundTrent Bridge, Nottingham

TossTrent Rockets (Men), elected to field first

Series

The Hundred Men's Competition

Season2025

Player Of The Match

Rehan Ahmed

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 days27 August 2025 - daynight (100-ball match)

Umpires

David Millns

DRS

Graham Lloyd

DRS

TV Umpire

Sue Redfern

Reserve Umpire

Hassan Adnan

Match Referee

James Whitaker

PointsTrent Rockets (Men) 4, Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 0

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