06/08Result
19th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 6 2024
Phoenix won by 10 wkts (61b rem)
Player of the Match
Tim Southee
Tim SoutheeBirmingham Phoenix (Men)
06/08Result
19th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 6 2024
Phoenix won by 10 wkts (61b rem)
Player of the Match
Tim Southee
Tim SoutheeBirmingham Phoenix (Men)

7.42pm: Horrible night for the Superchargers. Brook top-scores with 15, Stokes gets a first-baller on his return to the Hundred, and Phoenix's seamers were just too good. Vish will be here shortly for the start of the chase.

Tim Southee is speaking to Sky. "Little bit on offer but you've still got to put it in the right areas. [Pitch?] We found it was a bit two-paced when you hit that length... [Santner?] When you get to play against guys that you play a lot with, it's nice to have that one over him. [Total?] I definitely think it's a tricky wicket but if we deny them early wickets and then try and build a bit of a partnership, that will go a long way."

There's only been one lower total in the men's Hundred across three-and-a-half seasons. It's a tough pitch, but this shouldn't be in any doubt...

19.1
W
Howell to Potts, OUT, gets down on one knee to slog-sweep... and picks out Bethell at deep backward square leg! Utter dominance from the Phoenix, who will need just 84 to win. Good take from Bethell, staring straight into the low sun

MJ Potts c Bethell b Howell 7 (11m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

Howell will close out the innings.

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-M: 83/9 | RR: 4.36

  • Reece Topley1 (1b)
  • Matthew Potts7 (5b)
  • Adam Milne3.5-0-20-3
  • Chris Wood3.5-0-18-2
18.5
1
Milne to Topley, 1 run, low full toss, attempted yorker. Topley backs away and toe-ends out to deep cover

Topley is the last man.

18.4
W
Milne to Rashid, OUT, slapped cross-batted, straight to mid-off! Width outside off, Rashid clears the front leg and crunches the back-of-the-hand slower ball... but it's in the air, and Southee takes a tumble to snaffle it

AU Rashid c Southee b Milne 9 (5m 5b 2x4 0x6) SR: 180.00

18.3
1
Milne to Potts, 1 run, slower ball into the pitch, dragged out to deep square leg
18.2
0
Milne to Potts, no run, throws the kitchen sink, but can't connect. Into the pitch, swinging leg-side at thin air
18.1
1b
Milne to Rashid, 1 bye, slower-ball bouncer, which Rashid flaps at. Potts makes an early call and scampers through for a bye as the ball dribbles towards Smith behind the stumps

Milne to finish his allocation.

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-M: 80/8 | RR: 4.44

  • Adil Rashid9 (3b)
  • Matthew Potts6 (3b)
  • Chris Wood3.5-0-18-2
  • Tim Southee3.5-0-15-3
17.5
1
Wood to Rashid, 1 run, clears the front leg and swipes over the off side, clearing Moeen as he runs back from short cover
17.4
4
Wood to Rashid, FOUR, four more, where have you been all night? More width outside off, which Rashid is anticipating. Another wristy slash, which flies away for four more behind square
17.3
4
Wood to Rashid, FOUR, width outside off, sliced away for four through deep point with a whip of the wrists! Cracking shot... Potts and Rashid to open next week...

In walks Adil Rashid at No. 10. Can Superchargers last 100 balls?

17.2
W
Wood to Clark, OUT, sliced straight to extra cover on the edge of the ring! Yorker, a hint of width outside off stump. Clark throws his hands at it, but can only drill it flat and hard at Moeen

J Clark c Ali b Wood 7 (12m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 77.77

17.1
0
Wood to Clark, no run, swipes at thin air! Length ball, angling across him. Looks to lash him down the ground but can't get bat on ball

How many can Superchargers scrap up to here? 85? 90?

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-M: 71/7 | RR: 4.17

  • Matthew Potts6 (3b)
  • Jordan Clark7 (7b)
  • Tim Southee3.5-0-15-3
  • Sean Abbott3.5-0-16-0

Craig: "Why are ECB allowing these types of pitches Matt? Surely the default groundstaff instruction is "ROAD" for The Hundred? Tribes want runs!" -- Not easy for the groundsman at Edgbaston... it's hosted so many games already this summer and now has four Hundred games in quick succession after the third Test

16.5
1
Southee to Potts, 1 run, dragged across the line, out to deep square leg
16.4
1
Southee to Clark, 1 run, banged in halfway down, mistimed pull off the ribcage, spliced out to deep square leg
16.3
1
Southee to Potts, 1 run, nudged away into the leg side
16.2
4
Southee to Potts, FOUR, length ball, punched through straight mid-off! Why has he been hiding down at No. 9! Perhaps a fraction too full, but Potts just leans on it and gets one out of the middle, down the ground
16.1
W
Southee to Santner, OUT, Kiwi gets Kiwi! Around the wicket, angling in, Santner shapes to work it through midwicket but didn't spot the offcutter and was cleaned up, leg stump! Southee has a word in Santner's ear as he trudges off, then grins from ear to ear as he celebrates with his team-mates

MJ Santner b Southee 6 (13m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs | NSC-M: 64/6 | RR: 4.00

  • Jordan Clark6 (6b)
  • Mitchell Santner6 (6b)
  • Sean Abbott3.5-0-16-0
  • Moeen Ali0.5-0-5-0
15.5
2
Abbott to Clark, 2 runs, on a length, plinked into no-man's-land on the leg side... lands safe, in the gap between short midwicket and deep square leg
15.4
1
Abbott to Santner, 1 run, angled across him, punched hard out to deep cover
15.3
1
Abbott to Clark, 1 run, hard length, slashed down to deep third with an open face
15.2
1
Abbott to Santner, 1 run, angled across him, fenced down to deep third with an open-faced steer
15.1
1
Abbott to Clark, 1 run, hard length, up on his toes to punch towards mid-on

Abbott to finish off.

Something to be said for just knocking it around here... but Superchargers don't strike me as a team who will worry too much about their Net Run Rate.