Chris Benjamin cameo caps Birmingham Phoenix's rise after Moeen Ali anchors 145 chase
Zak Crawley's 64 not enough to lift London Spirit to defendable total at Edgbaston
Zak Crawley's 64 not enough to lift London Spirit to defendable total at Edgbaston
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna
9.14 pm Edgbaston is bouncing well after the final ball. Some atmosphere for the opening week of the Hundred! Moeen Ali and Chris Benjamin do most of the heavy lifting in the successful chase.
Zak Crawley is named the Hero of the Match in a losing effort: "I was pleased with how I played. It's always nice to score runs but I could've done with a few more at the back end to get us to a higher total and we might have won but I was pleased with the Powerplay. It's great to have a big crowd. Adam Milne probably should be wearing the cap, he had a great game. How can you not enjoy this cricket playing in front of a big crowd? I'm trying to enjoy every game."
Chris Benjamin: "First off, very excited. A bit amazed I got the call up. A bit of a whirlwind the last couple of weeks. This was going to be an incredible learning opportunity. To get the chance to play in the first game and to get the team over the line was just incredible. I just wanted to get myself in and then try to take on a bowler. Fortunately one or two shots came off and we got over the line. Youngsters, keep dreaming big and keep working hard, that's the big thing. You'll face some difficult times and disappointments but hard work wins at the end."
Come back tomorrow for more action from The Hundred! That's it from us tonight. For Miller and Gardner, I'm PDP. Take care!
CB Cooke c Bopara b Mohammad Amir 5 (9m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Amir back to bowl the last five with scores level.
Scores level heading into the last five. Whether London is mandated to bring an extra fielder into the ring now or not doesn't matter. Officially they have been assessed a penalty but all 11 fielders are in the ring anyway.
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Zak Crawley's 64 not enough to lift London Spirit to defendable total at Edgbaston