Birmingham Phoenix claimed their first victory of the 2026 women's Hundred season on August 1, beating Welsh Fire by seven wickets with one ball to spare at Edgbaston.
English soccer star Jude Bellingham, who acquired a 1.2 percent stake in the Phoenix earlier this year, watched from the stands, according to Sky Sports and the BBC.
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Chasing 145, the Phoenix leaned on an 86-run third-wicket stand between Alice Capsey and captain Ellyse Perry.
Capsey smashed 51 off 29 balls and also took two wickets, while Perry anchored the chase with an unbeaten 68 off 46 deliveries, lifting the team off the bottom of the table, as reported by the BBC.
Needing 10 runs from the final three balls, Perry sealed the win with a six over deep mid-wicket and then a boundary through point, moving Birmingham to fifth place with three points, according to Sky Sports.
"It is lovely to have the win at home, amazing atmosphere here today.
I thought we did pretty well to restrict the Fire there with our bowling and then [we] just timed it at the end to get over the line," said Perry.
The Phoenix had lost two of their opening three fixtures to Southern Brave and Trent Rockets, with one match abandoned due to rain prior to Saturday's contest, according to Sky Sports.
"The results haven't been there for us but we've had a lot of fun as a group. Today was another cool opportunity and a nice challenge," said Perry.
