Watch: Bess Heath's stunning catch dismisses Eva Gray for 6 — The Hundred Women's 2026

During The Hundred Women’s 2026 competition between the Birmingham Phoenix women and Trent Rockets women at Edgbaston in Birmingham, Bess Heath showed her superb athleticism to grab a fantastic catch, which could end up being the ‘catch of the tournament.’

The women’s Hundred has grown over the years superbly. The Sunrisers Leeds started the competition with a seven-wicket victory at the Kennington Oval in the 108-run chase. That was followed by two wins by the Southern Brave women and Manchester Super Giants women.

Bess Heath's diving catch to send back Eva Gray in Birmingham vs Trent Rockets women

On the 75th ball of the first innings during the game between Birmingham and Trent Bridge, Eva Gray decided to smash Georgia Elwiss out of the ground. Frustrated by her knock of six runs off 14 deliveries, Gray decided to play an aggressive shot.

Watch Bess Heath's superb catch- 

She used her full power to smash the ball out of the park. But having not got full elevation and strength on the shot, the ball could only go high in the air as the fielder, Bess Heath, was active in the middle.

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Heath covered huge ground and dived forward to complete the catch. She was also well aware of her hand smashing the ground, which could have popped the ball out of his hands. That was a sensational catch to send back the batter.  

Trent Rockets women beat Birmingham Phoenix women — Full match summary

It was a poor batting display by the Birmingham Phoenix at the home venue as they lost seven wickets for just 27 runs on the board off 51 balls. Their captain, Elysse Perry, smashed 39 runs off 33 balls at a strike rate of 118.18, with the help of two boundaries and as many sixes, to shoulder them to a suitable position. 

But with four ducks in the scorecard, Birmingham ended with 64 runs in 95 balls as both Samantha Bates and Elwiss picked up three wickets each in the department. They had combined figures of 6/23 in 40 balls, including 25 balls.

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In reply, the Trent Rockets completed the chase with nine wickets in hand and 69 balls to spare. Their opener, Sophia Dunkley, nailed an unbeaten 43 runs off 17 balls at a strike rate of 252.94 with eight boundaries and one six. 

Follow live scorecard between Birmingham Phoenix Women and Trent Rockets Women in The Hundred 2026

TREW 68/1 (Sophia Dunkley 43*, Lauren Filler 1/17) beat BRMW 64 (Elysse Perry 39, Samantha Bates 3/10, Georgia Elwiss 3/13) by 9 wickets.