Rovman Powell stars as Oval Invincibles miss chance to secure final berth
Defending champions left waiting on Birmingham Phoenix result in bid for top spot
Defending champions left waiting on Birmingham Phoenix result in bid for top spot
Right, that's all from us tonight! Just to reiterate, Phoenix need a +0.57 NRR win, which crudely/loosely works out at victory by either 62 balls or 92 runs. Anyway, we'll find out this time tomorrow who exactly is going straight through to Sunday's final at Lord's! Night night
9:24pm Tonight's Meerkat Match Hero is Rovman Powell for his tone-shifting 45 from 27: "It's nice to finally get a few out the middle and help my team get a win. Its been a season for us but it was nice to give the fans some enjoyment in our final game. For me it was try to go as deep as possible. Batting at 5, you have to control the innings and press the accelerator.
[On his 101m six]: "It was nice to hit one 101m. It wasn't quite Nicholas Pooran hitting 113m. I'm sure he was watching at home and will give me plenty of stick for that."
9:15pm I'm not entirely sure of the exact maths at this juncture in terms of margins of victory, but Birmingham Phoenix need to make up a 0.67 NRR swing in victory over Manchester Originals.
Chris Green to face his first ball
Saqib Mahmood on - five balls left for him - with the equation now 9 needed from 10. And this first ball will be a Free Hit... and just for an extra bit of intrigue, we are past the cut-off point which means Invincibles need to bring an extra fielder up in the ring
Abhi: "Invincibles missing Tom Curran's death bowling big time here." Very much so, even with that wicket of Powell. But a good test of their broader depth ahead of the weekend. Sam Curran to continue, and Alsop is on strike with the change of ends. 15 needed from 10...
Defending champions left waiting on Birmingham Phoenix result in bid for top spot