- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 spooned to short cover! Hard length, a hint of nip away off the seam. Smeed is through the shot early looking to play on the up, and chips a simple chance to Sowter 27/14.2 he does target the short side, but skies the slog-sweep to midwicket in the ring! Fast, length ball hidden outside off stump and Duckett top-edges as he tries to drag over the leg side. It skews a long way up in the air, and Cox settles under it 35/217.2 hard-length ball, mistimed to Roy who settles under it at long-off and takes it on his knees! A little too short for the short, looking to go down the ground. Smith gets some applause on his way off after an excellent knock, helping Phoenix rebuild after an early wobble 133/56.5 Klaasen takes a blinder at deep square leg! Livingstone falls cheaply. A bit of a drag-down from Sowter and Livingstone looks to swing him off the hip over the short side, but he can't get enough height on it and Klaasen flings himself high to his right to complete the catch 44/316.1 Moeen runs himself out! Length ball, Smith shapes to pull and toe-ends through to Billings on the bounce. Moeen sets off looking for a single that isn't there, and Billings throws over-arm to hit the stumps like he's working the coconut shy at the local fair. Moeen's scratchy innings comes to an end 119/419.3 jumps across his stumps and mistimes the slower ball out into the deep... Sowter runs in from deep square leg, 15 yards off the ropes, tumbles forwards and to his right and completes the catch 154/719.1 dead-eye from Billings, Benjamin runs all the way off! Slower ball into the pitch, Mousley goes to his reverse-lap against but is beaten by the lack of pace. Billings takes it low to his right, jumps up, under-arms at the stumps, hits, and Benjamin is only just in the picture 153/619.4 hacked straight to Cox at midwicket! Three wickets in four balls. Gets down on one knee looking to swipe a slower ball over the short leg-side boundary, but picks out the best fielder in the competition on the rope 154/8Extras6 (b 1, lb 1, w 4)TOTAL160/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8 per 6 ball)Did not bat: KW RichardsonFall of wickets: 1-27 (Will Smeed, 2.5 ov), 2-35 (Ben Duckett, 4.2 ov), 3-44 (Liam Livingstone, 6.5 ov), 4-119 (Moeen Ali, 16.1 ov), 5-133 (Jamie Smith, 17.2 ov), 6-153 (Chris Benjamin, 19.1 ov), 7-154 (Dan Mousley, 19.3 ov), 8-154 (Chris Woakes, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SH Johnson 4 0 32 0 8.00 5 3 1 3 0 SM Curran 4 0 37 0 9.25 6 4 2 0 0 ZJ Chappell 3 0 33 4 11.00 5 4 2 1 0 NA Sowter 3 0 16 2 5.33 7 1 1 0 0 SP Narine 4 0 32 0 8.00 6 2 2 0 0 WG Jacks 2 0 8 0 4.00 2 0 0 0 0
13/08Result
19th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 13 2023
Player of the Match
13/08Result
19th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 13 2023
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 length ball outside off stump, Roy shapes to reverse and can't get it away... but Benjamin is celebrating! Small tickle on it off the bat, deflecting it into the forearm, bangs into Benjamin's grille, then his chest, and he somehow manages to cling onto it! 27/31.1 slashed to slip! 89mph, good-length ball in the off-stump channel. Jacks' feet are going nowhere as he nibbles at the ball and flashes it to Duckett, who holds on above his head 3/13.1 cut in half by a hooping inswinger, which nails him on the glove as he looks to work leg-side. Cox gets through for a single but is in some serious pain. Smashed into the bottom hand, his right one 11/14.4 huge scalp, Klaasen edges to slip! A second slip catch for Duckett in the powerplay. A fraction short of a length, shaping away from the bat. Klaasen has a nibble at it and skews a straightforward chance to Duckett. Woakes has his first wicket for the Phoenix! 21/211.4 clears the front leg, but slices a length ball straight down cover's throat! Smeed does well on the rope, running in and to his left to settle underneath it. Curran was looking to go over the short leg-side boundary but his top edge skewed away into the deep 55/58.5 short, filthy legbreak which is punched straight to short cover! Billings shapes to go up and over the off side but nails it straight at Moeen 50/419.4 bowled him! Richardson has four wickets, rewarded for going full and straight as Whiteley swings hard to no avail once more 119/915.1 holes out this time! Toe of the bat as Narine looks to pull another one into the same area, and he can only find Livingstone at wide long-on, who tumbles onto his back as he completes the catch 83/615.2 cleans him up! Full, straight, too good for the tailender! Middle stump is knocked back 83/718.2 slices an edge behind! 90mph, on a length, Sowter clears the front leg and looks to slash through the off side but can only bottom-edge through to Benjamin 108/8Extras8 (lb 1, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL119 all out (19.4 Overs, RR: 6.01 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Will Jacks, 1.1 ov), 1-11* (Jordan Cox, retired not out ), 2-21 (Heinrich Klaasen, 4.4 ov), 3-27 (Jason Roy, 6.2 ov), 4-50 (Sam Billings, 8.5 ov), 5-55 (Sam Curran, 11.4 ov), 6-83 (Sunil Narine, 15.1 ov), 7-83 (Zak Chappell, 15.2 ov), 8-108 (Nathan Sowter, 18.2 ov), 9-119 (Ross Whiteley, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CR Woakes 4 0 21 1 5.25 10 2 0 1 0 AF Milne 4 0 18 2 4.50 13 2 1 0 0 KW Richardson 3.4 0 32 4 8.42 9 1 3 3 0 BAC Howell 4 0 16 1 4.00 13 2 0 0 1 MM Ali 3 0 23 0 7.66 5 1 2 0 0 LS Livingstone 1 0 8 1 8.00 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Oval Invincibles (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
13 August 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 2, Oval Invincibles (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 2 wickets)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 50 runs in 45 balls, Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (JL Smith 29, MM Ali 21, Ex 0)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 100 runs in 73 balls, Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Birmingham Phoenix (Men) - 119/3 in 80 balls (JL Smith 49, MM Ali 33)
- JL Smith: 50 off 30 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 150 runs in 94 balls, Extras 6
- Innings Break: Birmingham Phoenix (Men) - 160/8 in 100 balls (BAC Howell 1, AF Milne 6)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 21 runs, 2 wickets)
- Chris Benjamin kept wickets in place of Jamie Smith from the start of the innings
- JM Cox retired hurt at 11/1 (5, 16 balls)
- Oval Invincibles (Men): 50 runs in 44 balls, Extras 2
- Balls 56: Review by Birmingham Phoenix (Men) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Warren, Batter - SM Curran (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Oval Invincibles (Men) - 61/5 in 60 balls (RA Whiteley 3, SP Narine 6)
- Oval Invincibles (Men): 100 runs in 89 balls, Extras 8
Match Coverage
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