The Hundred, Women: Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix

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Market context

Trent Rockets Women host Birmingham Phoenix Women at Trent Bridge in The Hundred, with the market priced at a near-certain Rockets win after the sides’ recent meeting ended in a nine-wicket dismissal of Phoenix for 64 on 24 July. That result matters because it was not a narrow chase: Rockets reduced Phoenix to the joint-second-lowest total in the women’s competition and then knocked off 65 in 6.1 overs, a margin that strongly frames any rematch pricing.[4][7][8]

The longer head-to-head trend also leans Rockets. ESPN’s series page shows Trent Rockets have won three of the last four women’s Hundred meetings listed, including victories by nine wickets in 2026 and by three wickets in 2025 and 2024, with Phoenix’s one success in that run coming by 11 runs in 2025.[15] Recent table data adds to the gap: Rockets were 4 wins from 5 with a positive net run-rate, while Phoenix were 1 from 4 and carrying a heavy negative NRR, which is usually the clearest summary of underlying performance in a short group stage.[15]

For traders, the main catalysts are late team news and the toss, because Hundred matches can swing sharply on bowling availability and batting order changes. The official match listing confirms Trent Bridge as the venue and the August 5 start, but there is no sign in the available sources of injuries or suspensions altering either side’s core XI, so any surprise omission would be the most relevant line mover.[1][15] If conditions are slow or rain-affected, Phoenix’s path improves only marginally; otherwise the market is effectively reading whether Rockets repeat the same bowling control that already dismantled this opposition two weeks ago.[4][7]

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Methodology

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