All-rounder Jacob Bethell justified his appointment as England’s T20I captain for the upcoming tour of Ireland. The 21-year-old smashed a blazing 48 off 23 balls in the ongoing edition of The Hundred as his team,
Birmingham Phoenix, were tasked to chase 194 against Northern Superchargers. Though Bethell’s side fell short by 36 runs, his hat-trick of sixes lit up Headingley on Friday evening.
Bethell came in to bat at No. 5 after the Phoenix top order had collapsed during the chase. Will Smeed (1), Ben Duckett (11), and wicketkeeper-batter Joe Clarke were dismissed within just 16 balls, leaving the remaining batters facing an uphill task. That’s when Bethell joined hands with captain Liam Livingstone, stitching an 80-run stand for the 4th wicket.
Bethell was batting on 12 when he decided to shift gears, launching an assault on Mitchell Santner. The 41st, 42nd and 43rd deliveries of Phoenix’s innings saw Bethell launch towering sixes into the stand to complete a hat-trick of sixes.
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Jacob Bethell SMASHES three sixes in a row! 🤯#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/pGHbDz6jD1
— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 15, 2025
The duo of Livingstone and Bethell continued to anchor the chase superbly but the latter’s dismissal on the 62nd delivery took the momentum away from the phoenix. In reply to Superchargers’ 193, Livingstone and Co could muster 157 in 100 balls.
Bethell To Become Youngest England Captain
Jacob Bethell is poised to become England’s youngest international men’s cricket captain after the 21-year-old was named on Friday as the skipper for next month’s T20 international series in Ireland. The talented Warwickshire all-rounder is viewed as one of the rising stars of English cricket, despite having yet to score his first professional century in any format.
Bethell has been appointed to lead England in a three-match T20 series against Ireland in Dublin, which will be part of the team’s preparations for next year’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
