Birmingham Phoenix vs Sunrisers Leeds — Match 24, The Hundred Men’s 2026 on August 7
Birmingham Phoenix will face Sunrisers Leeds in match 24 of The Hundred Men’s 2026 on August 7 (Friday); the article lists the fixture as starting at 11 PM IST at Edgbaston in Birmingham and elsewhere states the clash will take place at Headingley in Leeds. Sunrisers Leeds arrive on the back of a 37-run win over London Spirit while Birmingham Phoenix have one victory from five matches.
Birmingham Phoenix sit at the bottom of the ladder with only one win in five games and the piece describes their batting as "very thin" and failing consistently. The report adds that Phoenix's bowlers have "not [been] finding the right length or bowling waywardly." Sunrisers Leeds are credited with breaking several batting records in their most recent game, posting the highest total of 241 with all three top-order batters scoring half-centuries.
These two sides have met five times in total; Sunrisers Leeds have won three of those encounters and Birmingham Phoenix two. The article describes Headingley as "an excellent wicket to bat on," noting a shorter boundary on one side and a high-scoring nature: three games at the venue this season produced an average score of 190-200 and a previous match yielded a combined total of 440 runs. The forecast cited for Friday evening in Leeds is partly cloudy with a temperature around 20°C and average humidity of 51 percent.
The Birmingham Phoenix playing XI is listed as: Will Smeed, Mitchell Owen, Joe Clarke (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Laurie Evans, Donovan Ferreira (c), Sean Dickson, Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq. The Sunrisers Leeds XI is given as: Mitchell Marsh, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Zak Crawley (c), Harry Brook, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Revis, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Nathan Ellis, Reece Topley, Abrar Ahmed. The article separately identifies the wicket-keepers for fantasy consideration as Ryan Rickelton and Joe Clarke.
Dream11 recommendations in the source include multiple batting and bowling options: batters Harry Brook and Will Smeed are listed alongside Zak Crawley; all-rounders mentioned are Mitchell Marsh, Mitch Owen and Rehan Ahmed (the lineup also includes Mitchell Owen); bowlers named include Nathan Ellis, Brydon Carse, Usman Tariq and Ben Dwarshuis. The piece presents several captain choices — Ryan Rickelton, Zak Crawley, Mitchell Marsh and Dam Lawrence — and vice-captain options: Joe Clarke, Mitch Owen, Rehan Ahmed and Will Smeed.
The preview concludes by backing Sunrisers Leeds to win, citing their recent dominant batting display and Birmingham Phoenix's struggles in both batting and bowling. The match is referred to again as taking place on August 7 (Friday).
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