- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 Strikes first ball! Leggie to the right-hander, just enough bite and turn to beat an advancing Crawley, Clarke does the rest 67/116.1 Gets Malan! Pace off, 72mph, into the surface. Malan ramps but doesn't have the pace to work with and finds Southee at short third 153/314.3 Skied in the air... into the hands of Ben Duckett in at long on Pepper charged again, Southee went short and the attempt to lassoo that over to the leg side was found wanting due to a lack of pace on the ball in the first place 138/216.2 Big shout for LBW... given! Reviewed... was there an inside edge? There was not... and it was taking leg stump! 153/419.2 Taken at deep point! Some strike from Lawrence, getting a wide delivery off a length and stunning it flat... but plucked out of the air by Smeed, who was right on the sponge 188/5Extras15 (lb 5, nb 2, w 8)TOTAL193/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.65 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Zak Crawley, 6.1 ov), 2-138 (Michael Pepper, 14.3 ov), 3-153 (Dawid Malan, 16.1 ov), 4-153 (David Miller, 16.2 ov), 5-188 (Dan Lawrence, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 4 0 42 1 10.5 5 5 1 1 1 TG Southee 2 0 23 1 11.5 3 3 1 1 0 AF Milne 3 0 28 0 9.33 5 4 1 0 0 BAC Howell 3 0 29 0 9.66 1 3 0 1 0 LS Livingstone 4 0 32 1 8 6 3 1 1 0 CP Wood 4 0 34 2 8.5 3 2 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 Smeed holes out second ball! Duffy bowls on a hard length, Smeed tries to muscle it over mid-on... it's not a clean hit and Potts takes a fantastic catch running back! Superbly judged and Superchargers get the breakthrough 2/11.5 Pinned on the knee roll, given! Duckett has reviewed but this looks pretty adjacent. Only needs to be clipping leg stump... And clipping it is! The Phoenix opener isn't happy but has to trudge from the field 13/23.5 goes again, cross-batted heave... top-edged! This one doesn't have the legs and Duffy can settle under it at mid-on. Second for Potts, and Phoenix are already looked a little singed around the edges 27/316.3 flatter and spanked straight to long-on! Livingstone had the Manics' "Everything Must Go" ringing in his ears but couldn't get the power on this one, and Santner takes it in supremely relaxed fashion on the rope 137/512.2 brilliant, Rashid takes the skyer! Bethell goes for the slog-sweep again but is done by googly bouncing and spinning away. It still needs catching, though, and Rashid puts in the yards, sprinting back from the bowler's end to take it with a full-length dive! Breaks the stand for Superchargers 107/417.1 flashed to cover, Brook clings on! Low full toss and Kimber struck it firmly, only for it to cross paths with the Superchargers captain in inspired mood. Dives full length to his right and scoops it low above the turf, to gurgles of approval around Headingley 138/617.4 slogged down the throat of deep point! Superchargers tying a bow on this one. Short ball and he has a hack but picks out Duffy a few yards in from the rope 142/718.3 this time they can cheer for real! Pace off and Milne hoicks across the line, gets a big top edge that sails towards short fine leg, where Pepper jogs across to complete the dismissal 150/819.4 full, straight and hit on the back leg - given! Why is Southee reviewing??? This has hit him on the shin in front of middle. He's actually hanging around for ball-tracking... Now he starts to go. Splatting leg stump! One to come 157/10Extras5 (w 5)TOTAL157/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.85 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Will Smeed, 0.3 ov), 2-13 (Ben Duckett, 1.5 ov), 3-27 (Joe Clarke, 3.5 ov), 4-107 (Jacob Bethell, 12.2 ov), 5-137 (Liam Livingstone, 16.3 ov), 6-138 (Louis Kimber, 17.1 ov), 7-142 (Benny Howell, 17.4 ov), 8-150 (Adam Milne, 18.3 ov), 9-157 (Tim Southee, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JA Duffy 4 0 31 2 7.75 10 1 3 2 0 MJ Potts 4 0 26 3 6.5 9 3 1 0 0 AU Rashid 4 0 26 2 6.5 8 3 1 0 0 MJ Santner 4 0 44 0 11 3 3 3 2 0 DW Lawrence 1 0 7 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 TE Lawes 3 0 23 2 7.66 3 1 1 1 0
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
15 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Northern Superchargers (Men) 4, Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 0 wicket)
- Northern Superchargers (Men): 50 runs in 25 balls, Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (Z Crawley 38, DJ Malan 8, Ex 7)
- Strategic Timeout: Northern Superchargers (Men) - 94/1 in 50 balls (DJ Malan 27, MS Pepper 10)
- Northern Superchargers (Men): 100 runs in 54 balls, Extras 12
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (DJ Malan 36, MS Pepper 14, Ex 0)
- DJ Malan: 50 off 28 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Northern Superchargers (Men): 150 runs in 79 balls, Extras 13
- Balls 82: Review by Northern Superchargers (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - DA Miller (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Northern Superchargers (Men) - 193/5 in 100 balls (HC Brook 31, MJ Santner 1)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 3 wickets)
- Balls 10: Review by Birmingham Phoenix (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - BM Duckett (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 50 runs in 33 balls, Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (LS Livingstone 17, JG Bethell 30, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Birmingham Phoenix (Men) - 80/3 in 45 balls (LS Livingstone 21, JG Bethell 31)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 100 runs in 55 balls, Extras 3
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 150 runs in 91 balls, Extras 5
- Balls 99: Review by Birmingham Phoenix (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA White, Batter - TG Southee (Struck down)
- Attendance: 14041
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