Birmingham Phoenix will be looking to add to Manchester Originals' woes when the two sides meet in the Men's Hundred on Thursday evening at Edgbaston.
While the Originals have won all of their previous meetings with the Phoenix, Manchester have won just one of their seven games this season.
In the Women’s Hundred, there’s little to separate Manchester and Birmingham, who sit in sixth and seventh respectively in the standings on six points apiece.
Birmingham Phoenix v Manchester Originals is available to watch live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Birmingham Phoenix Women v Manchester Originals Women is also on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Birmingham Phoenix Women v Manchester Originals Women will start at 15:00 on Thursday 14th August at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
The men's fixture will follow at 18:30.
Birmingham Phoenix and Manchester Originals have met three times previously in the Men’s Hundred, with the Originals coming out on top on all three occasions.
The last meeting was in August 2023, with Manchester earning a 49-run win at Old Trafford.
As for the Women’s Hundred competition, these teams have played each other twice, with Birmingham winning the first encounter in July 2021 by 20 runs and Manchester winning their last meeting by five wickets in August 2023.
Birmingham Phoenix Women wins | 1 |
Manchester Originals Women wins | 1 |
Birmingham Phoenix Men wins | 0 |
Manchester Originals Men wins | 3 |
*H2H stats refer to The Hundred.
Opener Sterre Kalis will look to build on her 47 runs against Trent Rockets last time out, while Richa Ghosh will hope to impress after hitting 41 from just 36 deliveries in that three-wicket defeat to the Rockets at Edgbaston.
Manchester Originals Women look set to name the same side that earned a 17-run victory over the Northern Superchargers on Sunday.
Birmingham are expected to stick with the same side that beat Trent Rockets by six wickets.
Phil Salt will look to be the talisman for the Originals again after his impressive 61 from 28 balls in the defeat to Northern Superchargers last time out.