Manchester Super Giants face Birmingham Phoenix in Match 7 of The Hundred 2026 at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, on Sunday 26 July 2026, starting at 14:30 BST (UTC+1). Old Trafford holds 26,000 and has staged cricket since 1857, making it one of the oldest grounds in the world to host The Hundred.

Manchester Super Giants, formerly the Manchester Originals, carry the Lucknow Super Giants’ IPL backing and have built one of the most star-studded rosters in the competition. Jos Buttler captains with a white-ball intelligence earned across franchise cricket on multiple continents. Rashid Khan is widely regarded as the best T20 spinner in world cricket. Tom Hartley adds left-arm spin variety that complements Rashid’s leg-spin from the opposite end.

Birmingham Phoenix are built around Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone, two of the English game’s most versatile cricketers. Moeen’s off-spin and clean middle-order hitting combine into a package that The Hundred’s format exploits particularly well. Livingstone’s leg-spin and explosive power make him dangerous in every phase of play. Chris Woakes provides seam-bowling reliability that Old Trafford conditions can reward on overcast days.

The northwest-versus-Midlands dynamic gives this fixture an edge that goes beyond the table positions. Manchester’s Stretford End crowd brings a football-style intensity to cricket that visiting teams, regardless of their experience, find difficult to neutralise. For Phoenix, arriving at Old Trafford on a Sunday afternoon means facing the ground at its most vocal.

Manchester’s famously unpredictable summer weather adds a variable neither team can plan around fully. Conditions that look settled at toss can change within twenty balls, and the team that adjusts their batting approach fastest often wins.

When is Manchester Super Giants vs Birmingham Phoenix? The match starts at 14:30 BST (UTC+1) on 26 July 2026. Indian fans in Mumbai watch at 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30). Australian fans in Sydney tune in at 23:30 AEST (UTC+10). Viewers in New York catch it at 09:30 EDT (UTC-4). For real-time conversions, check Manchester time and United Kingdom time.

The 26,000-capacity Old Trafford sits adjacent to Manchester United’s football ground, and the shared geography means The Hundred attracts fans whose sporting identity is rooted in the city rather than specifically in cricket. That audience is exactly who the format was designed to reach.