The Hundred, Women: Southern Brave vs Birmingham Phoenix

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Market context

Southern Brave Women are already in control of this match at the Rose Bowl, with Birmingham Phoenix having put them in after winning the toss and Brave making a quick start rather than losing early wickets.[1][9] That has pushed the crowd-implied **81% YES** towards the side that was pre-match favourite and now has the clearer in-play position, with the scoreline still live and the market tied directly to the final result on ESPNcricinfo.[4][9]

The current price fits the recent pattern in this fixture: Southern Brave have won three of the last four completed Women’s Hundred meetings against Phoenix, including a 15-run win in 2025 and narrower victories in 2023 and 2021, while Phoenix’s one recent success came in 2024.[2][3][4][5] Brave have also generally been the stronger side in the competition, and the 2024 and 2025 head-to-heads both show that Phoenix can stay in the contest if they take wickets early, but Brave’s top-order runs have usually been enough to separate the teams.[2][3][6]

For traders, the key catalyst is whether Brave convert the present platform into a total around or above the recent venue par of roughly 130, since Crictracker’s match page notes a balanced pitch and an average first-innings score of 130.[9] The other watchpoint is simple squad continuity: any late bowling change, injury, or weather interruption could matter more than usual in a short-format game, but the market will resolve on the official match result only, including any DLS-affected finish or tiebreak winner if one is used.[1][4]

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Methodology

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Resolution & payout

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FAQ

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