15/08Result
32nd Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 15 2024
Phoenix won by 9 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Adam Milne
Adam MilneBirmingham Phoenix (Men)
15/08Result
32nd Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 15 2024
Phoenix won by 9 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Adam Milne
Adam MilneBirmingham Phoenix (Men)

END OF OVER:
6 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MO-M: 41/5 | RR: 6.83

  • Jamie Overton3 (4b)
  • Tom Hartley1 (1b)
  • Chris Wood0.5-0-3-1
  • Tim Southee1.5-0-21-1

9.07pm: Phoenix need 42 off 30 to reach the eliminator... actually, a tie will do, so they need 41 to progress. Just three fours and a six in the Originals' innings... looks like it should be a straightforward chase, but who knows, maybe Farooqi will run through them with the new ball... back shortly for the second innings.

5.5
1
Wood to Overton, 1 run, angled across him, steered to backward point with an open face and Southee gets down well. Top death bowling from Wood
5.4
1
Wood to Hartley, 1 run, steps across his stumps, toe-ends into the off side towards point. Overton scrambles through as Smith chases it down

Tom Hartley is the Originals' No. 7 tonight.

5.3
W
Wood to Sikandar Raza, OUT, sits deep in his crease, swings hard out to deep midwicket... Bethell tumbles onto his backside and takes the catch! Back of a length, banged in towards the ribs. Raza is horribly out of form and this one is nowhere near the middle of the bat. Another one bites the dust

Sikandar Raza c Bethell b Wood 3 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00

5.2
0
Wood to Sikandar Raza, no run, short ball, down at 72mph as he rolls his fingers across it. Raza tries to upper-cut but can't lay bat on it
5.1
1
Wood to Overton, 1 run, angled across him, muscled off the right hip out to deep backward square leg

Chris Wood, not Sean Abbott, will bowl the final five balls of the innings. Over the wicket, bigger leg-side boundary for the right-handers

END OF OVER:
5 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | MO-M: 38/4 | RR: 7.60

  • Sikandar Raza3 (2b)
  • Jamie Overton1 (2b)
  • Tim Southee1.5-0-21-1
  • Sean Abbott0.5-0-7-1

Craig: "30 ball game means Originals can't damage their net run rate enough to finish bottom... it's the little wins for us Originals fans!"

4.5
1
Southee to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, deep in his crease, plinks a pull out to deep backward square via the splice

Bethell has topped up his peroxide-blonde hair dye since the Phoenix's last game...

4.4
2
Southee to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs, in the slot, sits deep in his creae and swings hard out to deep midwicket. Bethell runs around but can't stop the second run

Sikandar Raza walks out with seven balls to play with.

4.3
W
Southee to Holden, OUT, steps across his stumps, Southee follows his again. Holden looks to slash it away down the ground but skies it up in the air, and Livingstone takes a good tumbling catch running back from mid-off

MDE Holden c Livingstone b Southee 15 (18m 10b 3x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

4.3
1w
Southee to Holden, 1 wide, hung wide outside off stump... too wide