Summary

  • Listen to BBC radio commentary at top of page

  • Superchargers beat Phoenix by 36 runs to go top of table

  • Malan 58, Crawley 45 and Brook 31* in hosts 193-5

  • Phoenix well short despite Bethell's 48 and Livingstone's 46

'What a shot!' - Brook hits unorthodox scoop six on first ball

Live Reporting

by Adwaidh Rajan

  1. Phoenix 3-1

    191 runs needed

    A brilliant opening set from Jacob Duffy.

    An early wicket is just what Superchargers needed.

  2. Samit Patel
    Former Trent Rockets & England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Potts and Santner celebrate taking the wicket of SmeedGetty Images

    Unfortunate for Will Smeed, who was trying to take on a back of the length delivery.

    It is a great running backward catch from Matthew Potts.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Smeed c Potts b Duffy 1 (Phoenix 2-1)

    Matthew Potts takes a catch, and the wicket of Will Smeed.Getty Images

    Will Smeed hit a half-century against Oval Invincibles on Tuesday but he doesn't last long here!

    The Phoenix opener goes for a big one but doesn't get enough on it.

    Matthew Potts has to make up a lot of ground from mid-on to take a difficult catch and send Smeed back to the dugout.

  4. Phoenix 1-0

    193 runs needed

    New Zealand's Jacob Duffy is opening the bowling for Superchargers.

    And Phoenix batter Will Smeed clips his first delivery off his pads to the leg side to take a single.

  5. Will Smeed and Ben Duckett emerge through the fireworks to open the batting for Birmingham PhoenixGetty Images

    The Superchargers players have emerged through the fireworks followed by the umpires and Phoenix opening duo Ben Duckett and Will Smeed.

    It won't be long before we go again here.

  6. Samit Patel
    Former Trent Rockets & England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I think Superchargers played exceptionally well. They got out the blocks, and then you had Dawid Malan who was going to be the glue of the innings and everyone else did their job around him.

  7. Superchargers are looking to go top of The Hundred men's standings here, with what could be their third win in four games.

    Phoenix, meanwhile, have posted just one win in their first three games and are level on four points with Welsh Fire and Manchester Originals at the bottom of the table.

  8. 'Happy with that score, slightly above par'

    Zak Crawley laughs before battingGetty Images

    Northern Superchargers opener Zak Crawley: "I love batting here. It is a great pitch and a rapid outfield. Happy with that score, slightly above par.

    "I knew they had good opening bowlers, I thought I would have a look and then have a good go at the back of the powerplay - thankfully I was able to do that.

    "Dawid Malan played great. He stayed calm and batted beautifully in the middle there.

    "We are pretty happy with that score, but we have got to bowl well."

  9. Thanks, Tim.

    Northern Superchargers did not cross that 200-mark but 193 is still a huge score, you feel.

    Birmingham Phoenix will have their work cut out to collect the four points here.

  10. Do Phoenix have a prayer here? Adwaidh Rajan will talk you through their chase.

  11. Shachi Pai
    Former Lancashire batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is a brilliant effort by the Superchargers.

    There's been some really good firepower in their batting, but Phoenix are no strangers to a chase and we know what an attack they have as well.

    We know what they're capable of, and we'll find out soon if 193 was enough.

    Harry Brook of Northern Superchargers batsGetty Images

  12. Superchargers 193-5

    Harry Brook scrambles two runs off the final ball of the innings from Trent Boult.

    Birmingham Phoenix need 194 for victory.

  13. The highest scores in the men's Hundred

    208-5: Manchester Originals v Northern Superchargers, Headingley, 2022

    201-3: Manchester Originals v Southern Brave, The Oval, 2023

    201-3: Northern Superchargers v Southern Brave, Southampton, 2023

    200-5: Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals, 2021

  14. dropped catch

    Brook droped on 27

    Harry Brook slashes Trent Boult in the air to Tim Southee in the covers but diving forward he cannot quite cling on.

  15. Shachi Pai
    Former Lancashire batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That was a very well judged catch by Will Smeed. Very good awareness of where that rope is. It was coming fast and hard and he comfortably took the catch.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Lawrence c Smeed b Boult 15 (Superchargers 188-5)

    Dan Lawrence flashes Trent Boult out to deep backward point with another flat batted smear. It's an outrageous stroke, but does not quite have the distance as Will Smeed takes the catch.

  17. Shachi Pai
    Former Lancashire batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What a brilliant pickup shot that was by Dan Lawrence.

    Held his position and dismissed it into the western terrace.

    The Superchargers are on the charge to 200.

  18. 6 runs

    Superchargers 187-4

    What was I saying about 200 being beyond Northern Superchargers?

    Dan Lawrence joins the party with a six of his own with a flat-batted slap.

    Harry Brook of Northern Superchargers fist bumps team mate Dan LawrenceGetty Images

  19. Shachi Pai
    Former Lancashire batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is brutal striking here from Harry Brook. That was absolutely monstrous. He flicks it over and it goes about ten rows back into the western terrace.

  20. 6 runs

    Superchargers 179-4

    More inventive strokeplay from Harry Brook to Chris Wood.

    First he sweeps him from outside off for four, then whips him over the boundary at mid-wicket for six.