Birmingham Phoenix take on Welsh Fire in the 15th match of The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026 at Edgbaston on Saturday 1 August. The game begins at 6:30 pm local time.
Phoenix are captained by Donovan Ferreira, with Joe Clarke behind the stumps. Will Smeed, Rehan Ahmed, Laurie Evans, Matthew Montgomery and Mitchell Owen make up the batting, while Mustafizur Rahman, Jordan Thompson, Saqib Mahmood and Usman Tariq form the bowling group. Sean Dickson, Scott Currie, Chris Wood and Tom Helm are also in the squad.
Welsh Fire are led by Philip Salt, who also keeps wicket, and have a high-calibre XI: Matthew Short, Joe Root, Rachin Ravindra and Jordan Cox bat in the top order, Marco Jansen and Chris Woakes add all-round strength, and Lockie Ferguson and Sam Cook lead the attack with Asa Tribe and Ben Kellaway in support.
Edgbaston’s true bounce, fast outfield and short boundaries point to a high-scoring evening. We think Welsh Fire’s depth makes them favourites, while a first-innings total of 165 or more would put real pressure on the chasing side.
