Australian superstar Ellyse Perry starred with the bat and in the field as Birmingham Phoenix ended their 12-match losing streak to beat the Trent Rockets in The Hundred.
Perry fired 66 from just 34 deliveries as Phoenix posted 139-3, having won the toss and elected to bat, before taking a wicket and a catch as the Rockets fell just short in their run chase. Nat Sciver-Brunt's 59 from 37 deliveries wasn't enough for the Rockets, who closed on 136-7 to fall three runs short and give Birmingham Phoenix their first victory since the 2022 edition of The Hundred.
Rockets saw their hopes boosted when Heather Graham hit four late boundaries - including a huge six off the 98th ball - to leave them needing seven from two, before Wraith was run out on the penultimate delivery going for the second run. Graham needing a final-ball maximum for victory but could only make two, taking her to a valiant unbeaten 30 from 12 balls, leaving Phoenix celebrating their first in 13 attempts and giving them their first points of the season.
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