9.19pm Right, that's a wrap. Phoenix draw level with the vanquished Rockets on six points, two adrift of the high-flying London Spirit. From Miller, Gardner and Thilak, good night! Let's do this all again tomorrow.
Liam Livingstone: "We knew it would be hard to defend a total but shows the value of taking wickets up front, nice to get over the line. We've both got confidence in our hitting ability, so we backed ourselves to play strong shots. That Lewis Gregory over was the turning point. In a pressure situation it's a big thing for Mo to stand there and say I'll take it on. I found seam tough to hit, Mo found it easy to hit. I missed two or three in my wheelhouse, nice to spend some time at the crease, nice to get my rhythm back. But we won the game in the first 20-25 balls, getting Hales and Mala."
Moeen Ali, the Cazoo Match Hero: "It felt horrible and ugly, but entertaining from myself. The match was set up by the bowlers, for sure. The wicket felt like timing was difficult, so we decided to slog a few and see how we'd go. They got a score but we've got some good players, a small boundary on one side. We're doing the basics quite well. Nice to win, unbeaten at home so not an easy place to come and play."
9.08pm So, victory with oodles to spare. Two mighty fifties from the Phoenix kingpins, Moeen and Livingstone. Kudos to Daniel Sams, a star for Rockets with bat and ball, and to Luke Wood, who was exceptional with the ball to give his side hope. But after collapsing to Benny Howell's allsorts, not even a spirited 92-run stand from Sams and Gregory could rescue their hopes.
END OF OVER:17 | 8 Runs | BP-M: 143/3 (3 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 1.00)
- Liam Livingstone45 (31b)
- Matthew Wade14 (10b)
- Daniel Sams3.5-0-35-0
- Sam Cook3.5-0-22-0
END OF OVER:16 | 8 Runs | BP-M: 135/3 (11 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 8.43, RRR: 2.75)
- Liam Livingstone37 (26b)
- Matthew Wade14 (10b)
- Sam Cook3.5-0-22-0
- Daniel Sams2.5-0-27-0
SB: "England have so many good left arm pacers-Curran, Topley, Willey, David Payne and now Luke Wood" He was mightily impressive today
END OF OVER:15 | 12 Runs | BP-M: 127/3 (19 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 8.46, RRR: 3.80)
- Matthew Wade12 (8b)
- Liam Livingstone33 (22b)
- Daniel Sams2.5-0-27-0
- Luke Wood3.5-0-17-3
Dezz: "Smeeds century was epic, particularly with it being the first ever... however the boundaries here seem a lot smaller than the ones Jacks was clearing (not that it matters when you hit out of the stadium)." I can't vouch for the boundaries during that last innings, but this pitch seems to be on the edge of the square today
END OF OVER:14 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 115/3 (31 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.21, RRR: 5.16)
- Liam Livingstone32 (21b)
- Matthew Wade1 (4b)
- Luke Wood3.5-0-17-3
- Samit Patel0.5-0-17-0
Well, that's given Rockets something to cling to. But they need wickets urgently to save this one
