- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 picks out the boundary-rider at deep midwicket! Same ball, full on leg stump, Same shot, whipping up and over the leg side. Different result, with Lammonby settling underneath it and pounching the catch. Looks like a little cutter from Finn, rolling his fingers down the side of it 21/21.2 snicked off! Klaassen makes the early breakthrough and gets the big fish! Gets his line right this time, in the channel outside off on a good length, and Allen was cramped looking to punch through the off side 9/15.1 big legbreak, thick outside edge to short third and Parkinson is buzzing! Parkinson throws one up wide outside off stump and this turned sharply. Livingstone was looking to flay him through the off side but only got a thick outside edge, and Klaassen took an excellent catch diving forwards 33/311.3 massive turn, chipped back! Another ragging legbreak which sticks in the pitch. DBD shapes to whip into the leg side but can only manage a leading edge. The pressure tells. Harrison gets his man! 67/510.4 cutter angled across him from over the wicket, 69mph, and Finn takes the catch at short third! Brathwaite gets Moeen. Felt like he needed to force the pace, targeting the seamer after so much spin, but didn't read the offcutter, and skied it behind square. Carlos has a dance to celebrate 58/414.4 flat lebgbreak, lofted down the ground, and Salt takes a brilliant catch at long-on! This is the sort of catch that would have been other-worldly ten years ago but is routine now. Running round on the rope, at full stretch, took the catch off-balance and threw it up to himself, jumping back inside the boundary and snaffling it at the second attempt 80/616.1 absolute beauty! Straight into the Parkinson highlights reel and he is beaming in celebration Pitches miles outside leg stump, pretty full, and Cooke is hanging back looking to clip it into the leg side. It rags off the surface, and pins back his off stump! Cooke shakes his head, completely bemused by it. Buttler grins under the helmet. 87/815.1 caught behind off the back of the bat! Into the pitch at 79mph, Howell was deceived as it stuck in the surface while he shaped to pull, and it skewed through the Buttler off the back of his bat 80/716.3 chipped straight to short cover, Parky is on fire! Limp prod forward, playing with hard hands away from the body, and Helm can only flick it to Munro in tight 87/916.4 smashed on the pad, loud shout for lbw and Buttler reviews! Bat and pad were close to one another as Tahir came forward to defend, and Ultra-Edge confirms it was pad first, just below the knee roll. "This is out" says Daren Sammy on comms. And he's right! Pitched in line, hit in line, and was knocking back his stumps. Parkinson ends with 4 for 9 from 19 balls, Phoenix rolled for 87! 87/10Extras9 (b 2, lb 2, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL87 all out (16.4 Overs, RR: 5.17 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Finn Allen, 1.2 ov), 2-21 (Miles Hammond, 3.2 ov), 3-33 (Liam Livingstone, 5.1 ov), 4-58 (Moeen Ali, 10.4 ov), 5-67 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 11.3 ov), 6-80 (Chris Benjamin, 14.4 ov), 7-80 (Benny Howell, 15.1 ov), 8-87 (Chris Cooke, 16.1 ov), 9-87 (Tom Helm, 16.3 ov), 10-87 (Imran Tahir, 16.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TW Hartley 4 0 22 0 5.50 7 2 0 0 0 FJ Klaassen 2 0 15 1 7.50 4 2 0 2 0 ST Finn 1 0 6 1 6.00 3 1 0 0 0 MW Parkinson 3.4 0 9 4 2.36 13 1 0 0 0 CG Harrison 4 0 18 2 4.50 8 0 0 0 1 CR Brathwaite 2 0 13 2 6.50 4 2 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 and now Salt is going home! Flighted full on middle, Salt tries to heave this high over midwicket and misses. Tahir celebrates like it's the final wicket of the World Cup screaming and pumping his fists wildly while staring down Salt. Clearly Tahir thinks this game is far from over! 32/114.1 Livingstone darts this in very very full and flat on off stump, goes to sweep trying to end the match with one blow but it skids low under the shot and crashes into off stump. 85/46.3 hello! Good length ball on fourth stump continues on with the angle and beats Clarke leaning away from leg stump trying to punch through cover. Off stump is knocked back! 48/28.2 charge from Munro now to a good length ball dragged a fraction shorter and wider, Munro gets nowhere near it and it turns into a straightforward stumping. 57/3Extras4 (lb 2, w 2)TOTAL89/4 (14.3 Overs, RR: 6.09 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Phil Salt, 3.3 ov), 2-48 (Joe Clarke, 6.3 ov), 3-57 (Colin Munro, 8.2 ov), 4-85 (Jos Buttler, 14.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Imran Tahir 4 0 31 1 7.75 6 5 0 0 0 AF Milne 1 0 5 0 5.00 3 1 0 0 0 MM Ali 4 1 15 1 3.75 11 1 0 1 0 LS Livingstone 2.3 0 20 1 7.69 5 4 0 0 0 BAC Howell 3 0 16 1 5.33 6 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
25 July 2021 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Manchester Originals (Men) 2, Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 2 wickets)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Men): 50 runs in 44 balls, Extras 5
- Innings Break: Birmingham Phoenix (Men) - 87/10 in 84 balls (AF Milne 5)
- Balls 84: Review by Manchester Originals (Men) (Bowling), Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Imran Tahir (Upheld)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
- Balls 7: Review by Birmingham Phoenix (Men) (Bowling), Umpire - SJ O'Shaughnessy, Batter - JC Buttler (Struck down)
- Manchester Originals (Men): 50 runs in 34 balls, Extras 4
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