Kane Richardson, Tom Helm douse Fire's chase as Phoenix rise from the flames
Birmingham defend 13 from last 10 balls to hand Welsh Fire third consecutive loss
Birmingham defend 13 from last 10 balls to hand Welsh Fire third consecutive loss
Scorer: Ranjith P
8.45pm A heart-breaking third consecutive loss for the Welsh Fire, as they grab defeat from the jaws of victory, courtesy some excellent death bowling from Kane Richardson and Tom Helm.
Despite losing a couple of early wickets, Tom Banton and Sam Hain put the Fire in control, with David Miller continuing after they fell. Yet, Richardson and Helm were able to concede only eight runs in the final two sets to win the game.
Kane Richardson, Man of the Match, Birmingham Phoenix: I don't really know [how I did that]. All you can do is hang in the game - Benny Howell and Tom Helm deserve a lot of credit. The opposition did very well, we hung in there and got a character-building win. We'll look back on this game and admit that we didn't do well with the bat, so it's encouraging that we can win from there.
Moeen Ali, captain, Birmingham Phoenix: It was good - the pressure was on them all the way through. I felt Livingstone was doing such a good job, we didn't need Imran Tahir, and the pacers did a great job. We knew we had to take the pace off in the final two overs - and Kane and Helm bowled brilliantly.
Pretorius to face the ball, with Miller at the other end
JJ Cobb c Benjamin b Helm 9 (10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 90.00
It's going to be Tom Helm with a final set.
What a set from Richardson, dragging the Phoenix back into the game!
Birmingham defend 13 from last 10 balls to hand Welsh Fire third consecutive loss