Birmingham Phoenix face Sunrisers Leeds in Match 24 of The Hundred 2026 at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, on Friday 7 August 2026, starting at 18:30 BST (UTC+1). Edgbaston holds 25,000 and has earned the nickname ‘Fortress Edgbaston’ for the wall of noise the Hollies Stand generates, a factor that has unsettled international visiting sides for decades.

Birmingham Phoenix are built around two of the most versatile cricketers in the English game. Moeen Ali combines off-spin wickets and clean middle-order hitting in a package that few players in world cricket can match. Liam Livingstone’s leg-spin and explosive power-hitting make him one of The Hundred’s most dangerous options in any phase of play. Chris Woakes provides seam-bowling reliability that Edgbaston’s conditions consistently reward.

Sunrisers Leeds, formerly the Northern Superchargers, now carry the Sunrisers Hyderabad brand. Harry Brook is England’s most exciting batting talent, combining Yorkshire grit with shot-making capability that few white-ball batters in the world can match. Adil Rashid has been a consistent leg-spin weapon for over a decade. David Willey brings experienced left-arm seam and useful lower-order contributions.

Edgbaston suits the team that bowls first on overcast Birmingham evenings. The ground’s unique acoustics mean crowd noise reaches the field from angles that open venues do not replicate, and visiting teams have spoken repeatedly about the difficulty of calling between fielders when the Hollies Stand is in full voice.

The Midlands-versus-north sporting divide in England runs deep. Both teams carry rosters full of England internationals who know each other’s weaknesses from dressing-room conversations as much as opposition analysis.

When is Birmingham Phoenix vs Sunrisers Leeds? The match starts at 18:30 BST (UTC+1) on 7 August 2026. Indian fans in Mumbai watch at 23:00 IST (UTC+5:30). Australian fans in Sydney tune in at 03:30 AEST (UTC+10) on 8 August. Viewers in New York catch it at 13:30 EDT (UTC-4). For real-time conversions, check Birmingham time and United Kingdom time.

The 25,000-capacity Edgbaston ground transforms completely for The Hundred. The party atmosphere rivals anything in the tournament, and the combination of a Friday evening start and a rivalry match ensures the ground will be at maximum noise from the first delivery.