The Hundred Women’s: Full match highlights and top performers—match 14

nani-rayapati — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:29:19 GMT

The Hundred Women’s

Match Details

Match: Birmingham Phoenix women v Northern Superchargers women
Location: Headingley, Leeds
Toss: Birmingham Phoenix women chose to bat after winning the toss
Date: Friday, 15 August 2025

Northern Superchargers women defeated Birmingham Phoenix women by 8 wickets in Match 14 of The Hundred women’s tournament 2025. After winning the toss and choosing to bat on the Headingley track, Birmingham struggled to get themselves going, getting only to a total score of 116/6 in their 100 balls. Linsey Smith and Lucy Higham bowled brilliantly for the Superchargers, with Higham and Smith both taking 2 wickets, which never allowed Phoenix to gain any momentum in their innings. Phoebe Litchfield made a quick 59 to make for an easy run chase in only 74 balls.

Birmingham Phoenix Women Batting: 116/6 in 100 balls

No one in the Birmingham Phoenix Women batting line-up came close to putting a score on the board worthy of defending, although there were some contributions from Ellyse Perry (10 off 6) and Sterre Kalis (24 off 30). Georgia Voll started briskly with a score of 17 off 9 and finished on 32 not out of 25 balls, putting the Phoenix score line close to the 110 mark. However, the Northern Superchargers bowlers were very disciplined, not allowing them to score freely during the middle overs of their innings.

Birmingham Phoenix Women Batting Highlights:

Georgia Voll – 17 (9)
Sterre Kalis – 24 (30)
Emily Arlott – 32* (25)

Northern Superchargers Women Bowling Highlights:

Linsey Smith – 2/21 (20 balls)
Lucy Higham – 2/18 (20 balls)
Grace Ballinger – 1/32 (20 balls)

Northern Superchargers Women Innings: 117/2 in 74 balls

With 26 balls to spare and the needed 117 runs to win, the Northern Superchargers sealed the win. Phoebe Litchfield scored a brilliant 59* off 28 balls, supported by the strong innings of Annabel Sutherland with an unbeaten 20 off 13 balls. Davina Perrin (14 off 14 balls) and Alice Davidson-Richards (17 off 20) set up the chase, which meant Phoenix's bowlers were only left to watch Litchfield's onslaught.

NORW Batting Highlights:

Phoebe Litchfield - 59* (28)
Annabel Sutherland - 20* (13)
Alice Davidson-Richards - 17 (20)

BRMW Bowling Highlights:

Millie Taylor - 1/26 (19 balls)
Emily Arlott - 1/19 (15 balls)
Megan Schutt - 0/15 (15 balls)

Match Summary

Team	Score	Balls	Result
Birmingham Phoenix Women	116/6	100	Lost by 8 wickets
Northern Superchargers Women	117/2	74	Won by 8 wickets

Top Performers

Player of the Match: Phoebe Litchfield – 59* (28)
Best Batter: Phoebe Litchfield – 59* (28)
Best Bowler: Linsey Smith – 2/8 (20 balls)