Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Sunrisers Leeds W have won the last three meetings against Birmingham Phoenix W. In the most recent clash, Leeds chased down the target with 26 balls remaining, winning by 8 wickets. The game turned on Phoenix being restricted to 116/6, leaving Leeds a manageable chase that they completed with only two wickets down. The broader pattern is one-way: Leeds have controlled this head-to-head across the last three seasons.

SLSunrisers Leeds W 117/2

BPBirmingham Phoenix W 116/6

2025-08-15 · Northern Superchargers W won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)

BPBirmingham Phoenix W 54/10

SLSunrisers Leeds W 115/5

2024-08-06 · Northern Superchargers W won by 61 runs

SLSunrisers Leeds W 112/3

BPBirmingham Phoenix W 110/8

2023-08-03 · Northern Superchargers W won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Birmingham Phoenix W

Birmingham Phoenix W are 8th in the regular season on 6 points. Their recent run has swung between a one-ball win and two defeats, including a tight loss where they were beaten with 16 balls remaining. The clearest signal is that even when Phoenix push games close, they have not been able to convert momentum into a run of results.

BPBirmingham Phoenix W 122/7

TRTrent Rockets W 124/4

2026-08-05 · TR-W won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

BPBirmingham Phoenix W 145/3

WFWelsh Fire W 144/3

2026-08-01 · BP-W won by 7 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

BPBirmingham Phoenix W 116/5

SBSouthern Brave W 140/3

2026-07-30 · SB-W won by 24 runs

Sunrisers Leeds W

Sunrisers Leeds W are 5th in the regular season on 8 points. Their last three games have been defined by fine margins, with a five-run loss followed by a chase sealed with two balls remaining. That ability to finish a close chase in their most recent match is the standout recent indicator.

SLSunrisers Leeds W 142/5

LSLondon Spirit W 136/7

2026-08-04 · SL-W won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

SLSunrisers Leeds W 134/5

TRTrent Rockets W 139/7

2026-08-02 · TR-W won by 5 runs

SLSunrisers Leeds W 142/4

MSManchester Super Giants W 147/6

2026-07-28 · MSG-W won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)`

Playing XI

Key Stats

Prediction

All four models favour Sunrisers Leeds W, with the average projection at 66% for Leeds. Bookmakers agree, pricing Birmingham Phoenix W at 37% (2.55) vs Sunrisers Leeds W at 63% (1.50). Key stats lean heavily to Leeds by an overall 6–1 score, driven by their stronger season position and the clean 3-0 edge in the last three head-to-heads. The match hinges on whether Phoenix can reverse that matchup trend and turn close games into points.

Litchfield blitz ends it

Phoebe Litchfield made the chase feel like a highlight reel, launching Sunrisers Leeds W to a 9-wicket win with 31 balls remaining. After Birmingham Phoenix W were bundled out for 107 in 16.4 overs, Leeds lost an early wicket but never let the ask climb. Litchfield’s clean striking and calm placement meant the finish arrived in just 11.3 overs, with the game effectively decided long before the final boundary.

Deepti strangles the middle

The match swung in the middle overs of Phoenix’s innings, where Deepti Sharma’s control turned a workable start into a scramble. Phoenix were 25/2 in the powerplay, and while Emma Lamb and Ellyse Perry briefly stabilised, the scoring rate kept dipping: 64/3 through the middle phase at 5.3 an over. Deepti’s 3/11 in 3 overs ensured the set batters couldn’t cash in, and Phoenix’s death overs slid to 18/4, leaving a total that was always light.

Deepti sets, Litchfield finishes

Deepti was the tone-setter, taking wickets without releasing pressure and earning the MVP for a spell that broke Phoenix’s momentum. Litchfield then supplied the knockout punch, racing to 71 off 33 at a strike rate over 200. Her 87-run partnership with Lauren Winfield-Hill turned the only moment of early uncertainty into a procession, making sure Phoenix’s best efforts with the bat never became a contest.

Pre-match edge becomes on-field gap

Leeds came in favoured on recent results and overall form, and the game followed that script because their strengths showed up in the most repeatable areas: squeezing runs and winning the key passages. Phoenix needed to flip the head-to-head trend by building a bigger first-innings platform, but the innings never got beyond short partnerships (best 34). Once Leeds reached 33/1 in the powerplay, the chase was shaped by intent rather than caution.