By Matt Thacker

August 3, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Phoenix Women 137-7 Southern Brave Women 121
Birmingham Phoenix won by 16 runs
Toss: Southern Brave, who elected to field

On the charge Amy Jones’s half century took the Phoenix to a defendable total
PICTURE: Alamy

AFTER LOSING 12 completed games in a row, Birmingham Phoenix, inspired by captain Ellyse Perry, made it two wins from two by squeezing the life out of Southern Brave to win by 16 runs at Edgbaston.
Starting the day filling the bottom two places in the table, both sides knew a win was essential to boost their ...