[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-trent-rockets-dismantle-birmingham-phoenix-the-hundred":82,"category-counts-nav":99,"related-trent-rockets-dismantle-birmingham-phoenix-the-hundred":109},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. Daily analysis, long reads, and expert opinion.",[33,51,59],{"heading":34,"links":35},"Leagues",[36,39,42,45,48],{"label":37,"to":38},"Premier League","\u002Ftag\u002Fpremier-league",{"label":40,"to":41},"La Liga","\u002Ftag\u002Fla-liga",{"label":43,"to":44},"NBA","\u002Ftag\u002Fnba",{"label":46,"to":47},"Formula 1","\u002Ftag\u002Fformula-1",{"label":49,"to":50},"Champions League","\u002Ftag\u002Fchampions-league",{"heading":52,"links":53},"Content",[54,56,57],{"label":55,"to":16},"Analysis",{"label":27,"to":28},{"label":58,"to":16},"Data & Stats",{"heading":60,"links":61},"Company",[62,65,68,71,74,77],{"label":63,"to":64},"Terms of Service","\u002Fservice",{"label":66,"to":67},"Privacy Policy","\u002Fprivacy",{"label":69,"to":70},"Editorial Policy","\u002Feditorial",{"label":72,"to":73},"Contact Us","\u002Fcontact",{"label":75,"to":76},"About Us","\u002Fabout",{"label":78,"to":79},"Website Disclaimer","\u002Fdisclaimer","Built for the love of sport","© SportPulse. All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":97,"_path":98},"Phoenix Collapse to 64 as Rockets Cruise at Edgbaston","trent-rockets-dismantle-birmingham-phoenix-the-hundred","long-reads","Long Reads: Cricket","James Chen","Birmingham Phoenix produce one of The Hundred's most forgettable batting displays, handing Trent Rockets a walkover chase.","2026-07-24 17:17:19","2 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Ftrent-rockets-dismantle-birmingham-phoenix-the-hundred.webp",[93,94,95,96],"The Hundred","Cricket","Trent Rockets","Birmingham Phoenix","## Birmingham Phoenix Bowled Out for 64 at Edgbaston\n\nBirmingham Phoenix's innings at Edgbaston produced 64 runs. That total, the lowest in this season's Hundred competition, reduced a scheduled contest into a procession. Trent Rockets chased the target without alarm, securing maximum points.\n\nPhoenix's batters never established a foothold. No one passed a meaningful individual score, no partnership developed, and wickets fell at intervals that suggest a systemic collapse rather than isolated errors. In a 100-ball format where dot balls compound pressure quickly, the middle order was exposed before any batter could settle.\n\n**64** in The Hundred barely registers as competitive in white-ball cricket. The figure would rank among the lower powerplay totals in a standard T20. Phoenix's card reads less like a batting innings and more like a sequence of dismissals.\n\nTrent Rockets' bowlers maintained disciplined lengths throughout and managed their fields efficiently. They were not required to produce anything exceptional. When an innings folds for 64, the attack needs accuracy more than inspiration, and the Rockets delivered that comfortably.\n\n## Rockets Cruise Without a Standout\n\nTrent Rockets' top order approached the chase with minimal fuss. Width was punished, strike rotated, and the required rate never climbed above a run a ball. No individual posted a headline-making score because none was needed. The collective nature of the chase points to squad depth rather than dependence on one or two batters, though the modest target tells us little about how this lineup handles genuine pressure.\n\n## Phoenix Face Structural Questions at Their Home Ground\n\nA total of 64 does not happen by accident. It signals a batting order lacking both power in the middle overs and resilience at the top when early wickets fall. The Hundred's compressed format offers no recovery window. Once wickets cluster, the innings collapses before any adjustment is possible.\n\n**64 all out** at Edgbaston is a scoreline that lingers. Phoenix's coaching staff will need to address the batting failures before the next fixture, and the squad will carry the memory of this display into a competition that punishes poor form quickly. Trent Rockets, meanwhile, move forward with points banked and momentum established, though comfortable chases like this one reveal little about how they perform when opponents set totals that demand nerve and innovation.","\u002Farticles\u002Ftrent-rockets-dismantle-birmingham-phoenix-the-hundred",[100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,85,108],"analysis","basketball","cricket","f1","football","general","golf","mma","tennis",[110,123,135],{"id":111,"stem":111,"path":112,"title":113,"category":85,"badge":114,"badgeType":115,"author":116,"authorRole":117,"authorInitials":118,"date":119,"readTime":90,"image":120,"imageAlt":113,"tags":121,"excerpt":122},"matt-richards-commonwealth-gold-medal-set-glasgow","\u002Farticles\u002Fmatt-richards-commonwealth-gold-medal-set-glasgow","Matt Richards targeting Commonwealth gold to complete major medal collection","Long Reads: Feature","category","Marcus Wright","SportPulse Contributor","MW","2026-07-24 00:27:33","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fmatt-richards-commonwealth-gold-medal-set-glasgow.webp","Commonwealth Games, Swimming","Double Olympic champion Matt Richards eyes Commonwealth gold in Glasgow to round out his haul of major titles.",{"id":124,"stem":124,"path":125,"title":126,"category":85,"badge":15,"badgeType":115,"author":127,"authorRole":128,"authorInitials":129,"date":130,"readTime":131,"image":132,"imageAlt":126,"tags":133,"excerpt":134},"julian-quinones-mexico-race-identity-football","\u002Farticles\u002Fjulian-quinones-mexico-race-identity-football","Julián Quiñones and the Mirror Mexican Football Refuses to Look Into","Sarah Martinez","Transfer Correspondent","SM","2026-06-28 18:53:09","8 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fi.guim.co.uk\u002Fimg\u002Fmedia\u002F45d2b32546b97c5b2c2338568b5ad11fbb6145cf\u002F333_0_3333_2667\u002Fmaster\u002F3333.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8871d3c3a6a70ca2cf92f2974edb2eec","Liga MX, CONCACAF, World Cup, El Clásico Nacional","From racial slurs in Guadalajara to national team hero: Quiñones forces Mexico to confront its deepest contradictions.",{"id":136,"stem":136,"path":137,"title":138,"category":85,"badge":114,"badgeType":115,"author":116,"authorRole":117,"authorInitials":118,"date":139,"readTime":140,"image":141,"imageAlt":138,"tags":142,"excerpt":143},"usyk-one-last-dance-retirement-boxing","\u002Farticles\u002Fusyk-one-last-dance-retirement-boxing","Usyk confirms he wants one final fight before retirement","2026-07-25 15:40:05","3 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fusyk-one-last-dance-retirement-boxing.webp","Boxing, Heavyweight, Oleksandr Usyk","Former heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk tells the BBC he plans one more bout, then walks away for good."]