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Best performances - Batsmen

LS Livingstone
LS Livingstone
69(27) 7x4 - 5x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
1 8 6 4 16 5 10 19
D Ferreira
63(29) 4x4 - 6x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 20 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
5 4 0 1 9 12 13 19

Best performances - Bowlers

S Mahmood
S Mahmood
O2.3
M0
R28
W3
Eco10.76
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
TA Boult
TA Boult
O4
M1
R20
W2
Eco5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Birmingham Phoenix (Men) , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.50, Second Session 19.50-20.55

Match days

12 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 4, Oval Invincibles (Men) 0

Balls per over

5

Commentator: Alan Gardner

9.25pm: What an effort from Birmingham Phoenix, who needed 61 from the last 25 but in the end strolled over the line (despite a wobble) to complete the third-highest successful chase in the men's Hundred! Invincibles must have thought they were almost home and hosed, only for their trump card, Rashid Khan, to concede 26 from a set and bring the home side right back into it

Liam Livingstone, the man who took down Rashid, is understandably the Match Hero: "Very special, we needed it. They're a great team, won it two years in a row. Nice to get one over them and hopefully give us some momentum. [Approach] Try and get used to the pitch and use the bounce, try and take down their spinners. I back myself if bowlers miss I can hit and thankfully it came off. [Rashid set] I've got a pretty good record just by stepping across and slogging him. It's worked in the past. I can't pick him so just try to do it that way. We let ourselves down a bit in the field. Something we don't want to do. Great win, got ourselves back into the tournament."

Woof. The best game of the men's comp. Livingstone gave a scintillating reminder of what he can do, and Phoenix's season is up and running. We'll be back for more with tomorrow's double double-header from Southampton and Cardiff - for now, from myself and Matt, thanks for your comments and good night. Bye!

19.3
4
Mahmood to Howell, FOUR, pitched up and driven through the covers, Phoenix win by four wickets! Howell not only sees off the hat-trick ball but hits the winning runs! Livingstone gives the talk, talk, talk gesture as Phoenix claim their first win of the season

Benny Howell is in. Mahmood on a hat-trick

19.2
W
Mahmood to Kimber, OUT, yorks him first ball! Beautifully bowled, Kimber's feet are stuck in treacle as the ball thunders into the base of off stump! Mahmood takes out two in two and Phoenix fans might just be getting nervous here

LPJ Kimber b Mahmood 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

In comes Louis Kimber

19.1
W
Mahmood to Mousley, OUT, low full toss, pinned! Up goes the finger, but Mousley reviews. Did he hit it? No, says UltraEdge. Struck on the back leg in line with off stump... Umpire's call on the base of off, so Mousley will walk off! Invincibles fighting to the end

DR Mousley lbw b Mahmood 11 (24m 11b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100

Some more chat between the players. Invincibles staring at first defeat of the season. Phoenix need three from the final set... Mahmood to bowl

END OF OVER:
19 | 19 Runs | BP-M: 178/4 (3 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 9.36, RRR: 3.00)

  • Liam Livingstone69 (27b)
  • Dan Mousley11 (10b)
  • Tom Curran2.5-0-35-1
  • Sam Curran3.5-0-27-1
18.5
1
TK Curran to Livingstone, 1 run, wide blockhole, mistimed down to long-off
18.4
2
TK Curran to Livingstone, 2 runs, fires in the yorker, dug out through mid-on and they come haring back for two
18.3
6
TK Curran to Livingstone, SIX, slower ball goes the journey! Phoenix are almost home! Sits up again, wide line but hauled over deep miwicket. And Livingstone gives Curran a few words of commentary, to boot

Phoenix 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10BM DuckettWCF Smeed
2nd63JM ClarkeWCF Smeed
3rd18LS LivingstoneWCF Smeed
4th20LS LivingstoneJG Bethell
5th67LS LivingstoneDR Mousley
6th0LS LivingstoneLPJ Kimber
7th4BAC HowellLS Livingstone