17/08Result
18th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 17 2025
Phoenix won by 7 wkts (35b rem)
Player of the Match
Liam Livingstone
Liam LivingstoneBirmingham Phoenix (Men)
17/08Result
18th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Birmingham, Aug 17 2025
Phoenix won by 7 wkts (35b rem)
Player of the Match
Liam Livingstone
Liam LivingstoneBirmingham Phoenix (Men)

END OF OVER:
13 | 20 Runs | BP-M: 131/3 | RR: 10.07

  • Liam Livingstone45 (20b)
  • Jacob Bethell18 (8b)
  • Richard Gleeson2.5-0-44-0
  • Olly Stone1.5-0-29-0

8:28pm Right then, what a way to finish. Not a close game, but fireworks nonetheless courtesy of LL. Phoenix move to sixth, improving their net run rate, though that is still at -0.425. They have a break now ahead of Welsh Fire on Friday. Spirit, meanwhile, will lick their wounds ahead of hosting Northern Superchargers at Lord's on Wednesday. That's all from us tonight, join us tomorrow for Southern Brave against Oval Invincibles.

8:24pm Liam Livingstone is the Meerkat Match Hero with his unbeaten 45 to go with 2 for 26: "Obviously we needed the win. The crowd are amazing, they get behind us every time we come out and play, so it's nice to get a win for them.

"On a pretty decent wicket, I don't think (our bowlers) missed a yorker at the end. They put us in a decent position and it was nice to finish it off with the bat."

8:20pm A second successive home win for Phoenix, a second successive captain's knock at Edgbaston from Livingstone to see his side over the line. He had help this time from Joe Clarke, who contributed 54 from 25 after Will Smeed was yorked second ball of the chase. They've knocked off a 127 target with 35 balls to spare!

12.5
6
Gleeson to Livingstone, SIX, What a way to win it! Huge cheers from Edgbaston as Gleeson takes pace off - 71mph - and Livingstone yet again launches him into the stands over square leg! Livingstone has made light work of that and shares a bit of a chuckle with Gleeson.

Two to win...

12.4
6
Gleeson to Livingstone, SIX, And another! Astonishing... Pace on, short, long-handled on the pull deep into the stands. In fact, it's right off the toe, as he and Bethell marvel at the base of his bat and how it's not cracked. His fourth six of the innings.
12.3
2
Gleeson to Livingstone, 2 runs, Tight to the stumps, swiped across the line and saved from the boundary with a solid left-hand from Dickson! Turner gets the ricochet and hurls it in. Two taken
12.2
6
Gleeson to Livingstone, SIX, Another huge strike! In the slot, straight, slammed over the bowler's head!
12.1
0
Gleeson to Livingstone, no run, Excellent yorker, 85mph arrowing into middle and off, clamps down on that

Just 16 needed off 40... no need to risk Dawson, who is now making his way back around to the dugout after his brief return to the field following that right little finger dislocation. Richard Gleeson with the next five. Will it be done in this set?

END OF OVER:
12 | 17 Runs | BP-M: 111/3 (16 runs required from 40 balls, RR: 9.25, RRR: 2.00)

  • Liam Livingstone25 (15b)
  • Jacob Bethell18 (8b)
  • Olly Stone1.5-0-29-0
  • Daniel Worrall2.1-0-20-1
11.5
1
Stone to Livingstone, 1 run, Length, sits up outside off stump, lashed down the ground... and brilliantly saved by Worrall diving to his right at long off
11.4
6
Stone to Livingstone, SIX, There he goes again! Slower ball, 70mph, length, Livingstone picks it early, steadies himself and muscles that over straight midwicket!
11.3
0
Stone to Livingstone, no run, Wide on the crease again, dug in short, Livingstone aborts his pull short as it's a little too sharp at 88mph

And with that, Livingstone moves to 13 sixes this season, out in front after Jordan Cox drew level with him on 12 thanks to 10 last night! New ball out of the box, presumably because someone's kept that ball...

11.2
6
Stone to Livingstone, SIX, Wowwweeeee! Length, sits up, sent deep into the Hollies Stand! Have these two got a 8:30pm reservation to make?
11.1
4
Stone to Livingstone, FOUR, Goes wide on the crease, full on the stumps, lashed away through midwicket! All along the floor, having stepped across onto off stump

Williamson asks Dawson about his hand. Seems to get the reply that it's ok but he's going to Olly Stone again, whose first 5 balls went for 12

END OF OVER:
11 | 15 Runs | BP-M: 94/3 (33 runs required from 45 balls, RR: 8.54, RRR: 3.66)

  • Jacob Bethell18 (8b)
  • Liam Livingstone8 (10b)
  • Daniel Worrall2.1-0-20-1
  • Ashton Turner1.5-0-11-0
10.5
1
Worrall to Bethell, 1 run, Tighter to the stumps, flipped off the hip again, along the floor out to deep backward square
10.4
6
Worrall to Bethell, SIX, Back-to-back! Worrall drags his length back, but into the hop of Bethell who uses the 82mph to flip that over backward square leg with a short-arm jab
10.3
6
Worrall to Bethell, SIX, What a strike! Bethell makes room to leg, Worrall follows him with a full ball just outside leg stump, 79mph, and launched back over his head!
10.2
1
Worrall to Livingstone, 1 run, Wide on the crease, 82mph, lifts off a length, Livingstone knocks it on the head down into the leg side for quick single

Liam Dawson is back on the field, his right-hand heavily strapped

10.1
1
Worrall to Bethell, 1 run, Wide on the crease, full into middle and leg, driven nicely out to long on

40 from the last 50, feels like a formality barring any surprises... can Worrall provide it?

END OF OVER:
10 | 7 Runs | BP-M: 79/3 (48 runs required from 50 balls, RR: 7.90, RRR: 4.80)

  • Jacob Bethell4 (4b)
  • Liam Livingstone7 (9b)
  • Ashton Turner1.5-0-11-0
  • Ashton Turner1.5-0-11-0
9.5
1
Turner to Bethell, 1 run, Into the surface, sits up in front of off stump, driven out to long on
9.4
1
Turner to Livingstone, 1 run, Into the surface, hammered in the air out to Dickson who does brilliantly to run to his left from deep square leg, field and hurl back in on the spin

Phoenix 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0BM DuckettWCF Smeed
2nd46BM DuckettJM Clarke
3rd22LS LivingstoneJM Clarke
4th63LS LivingstoneJG Bethell