Overview

• The fourth round of The Hundred pitches Birmingham Phoenix against Trent Rockets in both the men’s and women’s fixtures at Edgbaston on August 8
• Phoenix men hold a 5–2 advantage over Rockets in seven head-to-head encounters while the women’s sides are locked at three wins apiece from six matches
• Captained by Liam Livingstone, Phoenix men will chase their first title after a runners-up finish in 2024 as Rockets men under David Willey field Joe Root, Marcus Stoinis and Lockie Ferguson
• Ellyse Perry leads Phoenix women in a bid to improve on last season’s seventh-place finish against Ashleigh Gardner’s Rockets women, whose attack features Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Graham and Alana King
• Pre-match assessments highlight Edgbaston’s tendency to reward bowling first and suggest the chasing side will hold the upper hand in both contests, with captain and all-rounder match-ups set to prove decisive