High-voltage match of The Hundred. (Photo- GETTY)
The Hundred 2026, Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets: In the fourth match of The Hundred 2026, there was a flood of runs and sixes on the Edgbaston ground which forced the fans to clench their teeth. Birmingham Phoenix scored a big score of 214 runs in 100 balls on the basis of the explosive performance of its top-order batsmen. In reply, the Trent Rockets team, which was chasing the historic target of 215 runs, also fought till the end, but fell behind by 10 runs. In the entire match, a record 29 sixes were seen from both the teams.
Joe Clark and Rehan Ahmed’s whirlwind
Birmingham Phoenix, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 54 runs in the initial powerplay itself. Opener Joe Clark played a stormy inning of 68 runs in 33 balls with the help of 7 fours and 4 sixes. Second opener Will Smeed also scored 51 runs in 28 balls. After this, young all-rounder Rehan Ahmed played a blazing innings laced with 5 sixes and scored 48 runs in 25 balls, while captain Donovan Ferreira hit 3 sixes in just 9 balls, taking the team’s score to 214 in 100 balls.
A total of 17 sixes were hit in Phoenix’s innings, which is the joint record for the highest number of sixes in the tournament history. On the other hand, only leg-spinner Kelvin Harrison could make an impact for Trent Rockets, who took 2 wickets for 27 runs in 20 balls.
Rockets fought till the end
While chasing the record target of 215 runs, Trent Rockets were given a fast start by their openers Ben Duckett and Finn Allen scoring 54 runs without any loss in the powerplay. However, Phoenix’s Pakistani mystery spinner Usman Tariq broke the partnership by trapping Finn Allen at the boundary with his excellent bowling. After this, Scott Curry gave a second blow to the Rockets by sending Ben Duckett to the pavilion.
Then Trent Rockets’ run pace slowed down due to the cheap dismissal of Tim David. However, in the last overs, Tom Banton breathed life into the match by playing a charismatic inning of 67 runs in just 32 balls. Kelvin Harrison also hit two consecutive sixes on the last balls, but the team could only score 204 runs for 7 wickets in 100 balls and Birmingham Phoenix won the match by 10 runs. During this period, 12 sixes were also hit in Trent Rockets’ innings. That means fans got to see a total of 29 sixes and 418 runs in this match, which made everyone’s day.
