- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.5 floated up... and dollied to mid-off! Both openers gone cheaply. Warner hadn't found his rhythm and falls looking to force a shot over the infield. Celebrated with a leaping fist pump by Phoenix's captain. Seems to be some beef between Warner and Livingstone there, though not sure what's behind it 39/20.3 Boult hits the mark, another first-over wicket for him in T20s! Big in-ducker on middle stump and Smith yorks himself trying to come down! Aiming for an expansive drive but is instead bowled for a two-ball duck. No repeat of his lynchpin knock at the top in Spirit's last game 3/110.2 oh gone, bowled behind his legs! Rare error from Williamson, who was looking to ramp the ball into the leg side... but moved too far across his stumps and failed to make contact. Instead, the ball hit leg stump right in the mush 67/312.3 sweeps, but the top edge sails to short fine! Pope pays the price for looking to push the score on. Hard sweep but it balloons up behind square for a straightforward catch to the man inside the ring 81/419.1 yorks him, leg stump! Turner doesn't have time for niceties like defence at this stage. Swings hard across the line and turns to see that the ball has slipped under his bat to disturb the bails. Superb from Boult. Spirit just can't get away 122/616.4 full toss, miscued to long-on! No pace for Dickson to work with, possibly a knuckle ball. Tries to drag it down the ground from wide, but never has the distance. Taken safely by Duckett jogging in 108/5Extras11 (b 4, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL126/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.3 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Jamie Smith, 0.3 ov), 2-39 (David Warner, 5.5 ov), 3-67 (Kane Williamson, 10.2 ov), 4-81 (Ollie Pope, 12.3 ov), 5-108 (Sean Dickson, 16.4 ov), 6-122 (Ashton Turner, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TA Boult 4 0 20 2 5 10 2 0 1 0 AF Milne 4 0 16 0 4 8 0 0 1 0 TG Southee 1 0 17 0 17 0 3 0 0 1 LS Livingstone 4 0 26 2 6.5 7 1 1 1 0 BAC Howell 4 0 27 1 6.75 6 4 0 0 0 CP Wood 3 0 16 1 5.33 4 0 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.2 Got him! Gorgeous inswinging yorker, clattering the base of off stump. Smeed just completely done. Trent Boult come outside, Luke Wood wants to talk 0/15.5 Huge breakthrough! Duckett's wayward competition comes to an end. Dawson goes across Duckett with a wide delivery that should have been carted away but is nailed straight to Williamson at extra cover, who takes a comfortable catch to his right 46/27.5 Launched over to midwicket... and taken by Pope! Worrall delivered a slower ball that Clarke snatched at. But he's gone some way to knocking off a chunk of this chase on his own... 68/3Extras3 (w 3)TOTAL131/3 (13 Overs, RR: 10.07 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Will Smeed, 0.2 ov), 2-46 (Ben Duckett, 5.5 ov), 3-68 (Joe Clarke, 7.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Wood 2 0 17 1 8.5 5 4 0 0 0 DJ Worrall 2.2 0 20 1 8.33 5 1 2 0 0 RJ Gleeson 3 0 44 0 14.66 2 3 4 0 0 OP Stone 2 0 29 0 14.5 3 2 3 1 0 LA Dawson 1.3 0 10 1 6.25 2 1 0 0 0 AJ Turner 2 0 11 0 5.5 1 0 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.05, Interval 19.05-19.20, Second Session 19.20-20.25
Match days
17 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 4, London Spirit (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 1 wicket)
- London Spirit (Men): 50 runs in 41 balls, Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: London Spirit (Men) - 66/2 in 50 balls (KS Williamson 33, OJ Pope 15)
- London Spirit (Men): 100 runs in 75 balls, Extras 10
- Innings Break: London Spirit (Men) - 126/6 in 100 balls (LA Dawson 12, L Wood 2)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 50 runs in 33 balls, Extras 1
- JM Clarke: 50 off 23 balls (9 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 100 runs in 57 balls, Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (LS Livingstone 31, JG Bethell 18, Ex 2)
- Attendance: 15,832
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