Eskinazi's ferocious 43 sees Fire make light of run chase
David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe and Haris Rauf contain hosts to sub-par total at Edgbaston
David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe and Haris Rauf contain hosts to sub-par total at Edgbaston
Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Matt Roller
Welsh Fire sit third with five points, level on points with Invincibles and Superchargers (though they have played one game more). Phoenix are rooted to the bottom. Thanks for joining us this evening, and we'll be back with more Hundred action tomorrow.
Stephen Eskinazi is the Match Hero: "We've played some really good cricket with a new-look side. Hopefully we're building something really nice. Watching the women's game before, we thought it was going to be dry and the new ball would be the best time to bat. That suits my game down to the ground. Absolutely loving it. Hussey was a hero of mine, growing up in Western Australia. He's really relaxed. The beauty is everyone can be themselves as a person."
8.54pm: Impressive win in the end for the Fire, despite a wobble after the Powerplay. Quicker to adapt with the ball than Phoenix were with the bat on a slow, used pitch, and Stephen Eskinazi's 43 off 18 was the best innings of the night by some margin, taking advantage of the fielding restrictions to hit six fours and two sixes.
Scores are tied. Field up.
Livingstone. He hasn't bowled competitively since July 7.
Great spell from Howell but too little, too late.
David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe and Haris Rauf contain hosts to sub-par total at Edgbaston