- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 short ball on the hip, flipped straight to short fine leg! Done a little bit for pace as Milne skidded the ball into him, think it perhaps clipped bat and then thigh pad, the way it spooned up - and Imran Tahir was alert to take the catch diving forward just inside the circle 21/18.4 sky rocket from Hales, and it's safely taken at mid-off! Again he was leaning back and swinging for the hills, but this didn't go very far at all, Smeed watching it into the hands as he backpedaled on the edge of the ring. Big breakthrough from Moeen 59/218.1 slapped into the off side, they look to steal one... but Moeen hits one stump with Malan miles short! The home crowd liked that! Smashed to mid-off, Moeen picked up on the bounce and fizzed in a flat throw to ping the bails and finally dislodge Malan 127/515.1 clubbed hard and high... straight to deep backward square leg! Patel falls for a sparky 31 off 19, trying to slog-sweep Howell's allsorts but couldn't get enough power on the shot to clear the man in the deep. Phoenix needed that 106/317.1 starts with a slower ball and Gregory top-edges it to the keeper! Back of the hand, completely duped and the ball sails almost straight up for Benjamin to take going across to his left. Helm gives a mischievous smile, he's a bit happier now 119/418.5 slogged high into the sky... picks out deep backward point! Helicopter wrists from Rashid but he didn't quite get enough of it, Livingstone jogging around the rope to take the catch safely 128/6Extras5 (b 1, lb 1, w 3)TOTAL144/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.2 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (D'Arcy Short, 2.1 ov), 2-59 (Alex Hales, 8.4 ov), 3-106 (Samit Patel, 15.1 ov), 4-119 (Lewis Gregory, 17.1 ov), 5-127 (Dawid Malan, 18.1 ov), 6-128 (Rashid Khan, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AF Milne 4 0 13 2 3.25 14 1 0 2 0 TG Helm 2 0 26 1 13.00 3 3 2 0 0 PR Brown 3 0 30 0 10.00 2 0 3 1 0 MM Ali 4 0 29 1 7.25 5 3 1 0 0 BAC Howell 4 0 23 1 5.75 4 2 0 0 0 Imran Tahir 3 0 21 0 7.00 5 2 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.5 googly castles him. He went down to reverse sweep, but this was again bowled quicker and it zipped through to shatter stumps 111/34.2 he's picked out deep midwicket. This was bowled short, and Smeed latches on to it, but maybe he was too eager to hit it, and he hasn't middled it like his earlier shots. Straight down the fielder's throat at the boundary. The ball was there to be hit, and Smeed was in prime hitting form. But he'll have to go now. Rashid does it again 60/19.5 relief for Samit Patel. Moeen absolutely nails another slog-sweep, hits it very sweetly indeed, but straight to wide long-on. 104/213.2 castles him. Rashid showing how effective he can be, no matter the match situation. This was bowled quick, and it skids off from a length on off to go through the gate and light up the stumps. 134/4Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL145/4 (14.4 Overs, RR: 9.79 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Will Smeed, 4.2 ov), 2-104 (Moeen Ali, 9.5 ov), 3-111 (Finn Allen, 10.5 ov), 4-134 (Miles Hammond, 13.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Wood 1 0 11 0 11.00 0 2 0 0 0 SR Patel 3.4 0 35 1 9.21 7 2 3 0 0 M Carter 3 0 29 0 9.66 3 2 2 0 0 T van der Gugten 1 0 22 0 22.00 0 2 2 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 26 3 6.50 7 3 0 1 0 M de Lange 1 0 6 0 6.00 2 1 0 0 0 DJM Short 1 0 15 0 15.00 0 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
1 August 2021 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 2, Trent Rockets (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 50 runs in 35 balls, Extras 3
- Trent Rockets (Men): 100 runs in 72 balls, Extras 3
- DJ Malan: 50 off 39 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Trent Rockets (Men) - 144/6 in 100 balls (TJ Moores 7, M Carter 8)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 1 wicket)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 50 runs in 18 balls, Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 18 balls (FH Allen 22, WCF Smeed 28, Ex 1)
- Balls 28: Review by Trent Rockets (Men) (Bowling), Umpire - SJ O'Shaughnessy, Batter - MM Ali (Struck down)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 100 runs in 48 balls, Extras 2
Match Coverage
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