WATCH: Edgbaston Goes Dark As Solar Eclipse Takes Over The Hundred Match

Sola
Eclipse
The
Hu d ed:
The
Hu d ed
2026
p oduced
a
ext ao di a y
visual
mome t
o
Wed esday
as
the
sky
above
Edgbasto
da ke ed
du i g
the
Bi mi gham
Phoe ix
vs
MI
Lo do
clash.
With
a
pa tial
sola
eclipse
taki g
place
at
the
same
time
as
the
match,
playe s
a d
spectato s
we e
t eated
to
a
u usual
c icketi g
backd op
as
the
stadium
lights
illumi ated
the
g ou d
while
daylight
faded
a ou d
them.
The
match
bega
at
6:30pm
local
time
o
August
12,
just
mi utes
afte
the
eclipse
had
sta ted
at
a ou d
6:15pm.

Eclipse
feve
has
hit
Edgbasto !
🌒

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—
Sky
Spo ts
C icket
(@SkyC icket)

August
12,
2026

The
celestial
eve t
eached
its
peak
at
7:11pm,
whe
91.76%
of
the
Su
was
cove ed,
befo e
g adually
e di g
at
8:05pm.

Edgbasto
Floodlights
Light
Up
Du i g
Eclipse

As
the
Moo
moved
ac oss
the
Su ,
the
co ditio s
a ou d
Edgbasto
became
oticeably
da ke ,
c eati g
a
almost
su eal
atmosphe e
i side
the
stadium.

The
floodlights
we e
al eady
i
use,
addi g
to
the
spectacle
as
the
match
co ti ued.

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Despite
the
u usual
co ditio s,
the e
was
o
dis uptio
to
the
co test.
Playe s
co ti ued
with
the
100-ball
game
as
scheduled,
while
fa s
i
the
sta ds
we e
able
to
e joy
the
a e
combi atio
of
live
c icket
a d
a
majo
ast o omical
eve t.

Rathe
tha
becomi g
a
dist actio ,
the
cha gi g
light
appea ed
to
add
a othe
laye
to
a
al eady
memo able
eve i g
at
Edgbasto .

MI
Lo do
Hold
Off
Bi mi gham
Phoe ix

The
ema kable
setti g
was
followed
by
a
closely
fought
co test
o
the
field.

MI
Lo do
posted
157/6
f om
thei
100
balls,
with
Nicholas
Poo a
p ovidi g
a
impo ta t
co t ibutio
of
36
f om
21
delive ies.

Jaso
Roy
also
chipped
i
with
26
off
21
balls
as
MI
Lo do
built
a
competitive
total.

Bi mi gham
Phoe ix
mou ted
a
st o g
espo se
but
ultimately
fell
a owly
sho t.
They
fi ished
o
155/7,
losi g
the
match
by
just
two
u s.

Joe
Weathe ley
led
the
Phoe ix
sco i g
with
42
f om
31
balls,
while
Reha
Ahmed
added
a
apid
23
off
o ly
11
delive ies.

The
esult
b ought
a othe
d amatic
fi ish
to
a
match
al eady
made
memo able
by
the
eclipse.
Bi mi gham
Phoe ix
e ded
the
campaig
at
the
bottom
of
the
table,
while
MI
Lo do ,
despite
secu i g
victo y,
we e
u able
to
claim
a
playoff
place.

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