Will Smeed 65*, Imran Tahir hat-trick and five-for as Birmingham Phoenix go top
Moeen Ali scores 23-ball fifty as home side rack up records on way to thumping win
09/08Result
23rd Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 9 2021
Player of the Match
09/08Result
23rd Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 9 2021
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
WCF Smeed
65(38) 4x4 - 4x6
Control %71%
- Productive Shot
- slog shot
- 29 runs
- 1x4 - 3x6
MM Ali
59(28) 3x4 - 5x6
Control %75%
- Productive Shot
- slog shot
- 21 runs
- 0x4 - 3x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Imran Tahir
- O3.4
- M0
- R25
- W5
- Eco6.57
| 2W | 2W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
DA Payne
- O4
- M0
- R38
- W3
- Eco9.50
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Toss
Welsh Fire (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
9 August 2021 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 2, Welsh Fire (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Scorecard Summary
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX (MEN) 184/5 (20 OVERS)
- Moeen Ali59 (28)
- Will Smeed*65 (38)
- James Neesham1/14 (2)
- David Payne3/38 (4)
WELSH FIRE (MEN) 91 (14.4 OVERS)
- Ian Cockbain32 (25)
- Ben Duckett16 (10)
- Imran Tahir5/25 (3.4)
- Benny Howell2/12 (4)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Alan Gardner
9.35pm: Well, that was a Hundred ton of fun! Moeen's Butterkist boys have strolled off with the points and the plaudits tonight, and they look to be flying towards the back-end of the tournament, with the knockouts knocking. Welsh Fire probably can't make it through, but they've had some pretty bad luck with player availability and injuries. Anyway, Matt's just trying to condense all that into a concise summary, and we'll be back for more from Old Trafford tomorrow. Bye!
9.25pm: Whadda way to finish, the first hat-trick of the Hundred - and the third of Tahir's T20 (sshhhh!) career - as Phoenix pull off an absolute thumping to go top of the table. It was set up with the bat, Will Smeed and Moeen Ali blitzing half-centuries on the way to the highest total in the tournament so far. Welsh Fire had to come out firing, but were immediately up against it in the chase as Adam Milne struck in the first set; Ben Duckett also fell early, and with rate skyrocketing, it was over to Immy. Speaking of whom...
Imran Tahir is named Hero of the Match for his 5 for 25: "Our batters set the tone for us, gave us a very big total to defend, and the seamers did a good job in the first 4-5 [sets]. My job is to take wickets, it's been difficult, pretty flat tracks but good for the crowds. [Entertainment?] We're living a sad time, but to come and play in front of the crowd is a great feeling. I'm really glad for the fans coming to support cricket and the Hundred. I don't take things for granted, every opportunity is an honour for me. To be sincere to my job I try my best. [Hat-trick ball] I knew what I was going to bowl, felt the batter would be ready for the quicker one so I tried to bowl the quick googly, I'm grateful it came right. Been hard work at practice, we take our job serious. Nice to come and deliver, so I hope we carry on and get to the final."
14.4
W
Imran Tahir to Payne, OUT, HAT-TRICK!! Bowled 'im neck and crop! Googly through the gate of No. 11, finishes the game in style and then sets off on a victory lap for the ages! Tahir bags a five-for as Fire are doused for 91. Phoenix win by 93 runs, and boy have the home crowd have been treated to a special show tonight!
DA Payne b Imran Tahir 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Slip and leg slip in for David Payne
14.3
W
Imran Tahir to Milnes, OUT, skids on a straight one, hits the front pad! Tim Robinson's fingers goes straight up! Milnes is gone first ball, trapped lbw attempting to paddle his first ball... Tahir goes off on a lap of Birmingham City Centre, he's got four and is now on a hat-trick!
ME Milnes lbw b Imran Tahir 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Matt Milnes in next
14.2
W
Imran Tahir to Qais Ahmad, OUT, big old yahoo and it plops into the hands of mid-off! Tahir claims a third, he's having a good night out there - and why not, when you've got that many on the board to defend? Tossed up, tempts the big shot from his legspinner confrere, straight to Smeed on the edge of the circle
Qais Ahmad c Smeed b Imran Tahir 1 (9m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
14.1
1
Imran Tahir to Fletcher, 1 run, sidles in and lobs the ball up on middle and leg, Fletcher works it for one
Tahir returns
"And how do the 100 wickets also count as T20 wickets????" Because this is, according to the stats guys, T20, Declan
END OF OVER:14 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | WF-M: 90/7 (95 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.42, RRR: 15.83)
- Qais Ahmad1 (3b)
- Luke Fletcher1 (2b)
- Benny Howell3.5-0-12-2
- Pat Brown1.5-0-14-1
13.5
0
Howell to Qais Ahmad, no run, length ball, skidding through at 68mph wide of off, Qais throws the bat and misses again
13.4
0
Howell to Qais Ahmad, no run, flicked out full in the channel, Qais nearly whirls himself off his feet trying to connect
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