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Live Reporting

Mike Peter

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Rehan c Mousley b Howell 25 (Rockets 77-2)

    Slapped to the cover fielder!

    Rehan Ahmed's entertaining 15-ball innings comes to an end as he throws his hands at Howell's delivery and finds Dan Mousley.

  2. Michael Carberry
    Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Who is drawing this stuff on Hawk-Eye? It is another 'the ball has gone off to get milk' situation.

    How has that not hit middle and leg? Who is drawing this stuff? Unbelievable.

  3. Not out

    Rockets 74-1 - 49 runs needed

    Missing leg!

    That looked out, but ball tracking says otherwise.

    Just four singles off Howell's first five - he'll bowl five more.

  4. Rockets review

    It's Benny Howell into the attack... and does he have a wicket with his fifth ball?

    He strikes Tom Banton on the pad as he tries to play across the line - up goes the umpire's finger.

    Banton is going to review.

  5. Michael Carberry
    Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Birmingham Phoenix fans wave their flagsGetty Images

    There's not too many of those orange flags being waved around now.

    I think the Birmingham Phoenix supporters are a little bit astounded at what they are seeing from the home team.

    It is going from bad to almost ridiculous.

  6. Rockets 70-1

    53 runs needed

    Absolutely lashed through mid-wicket!

    A third four for Rehan Ahmed, on the pull and beating the diving fielder on the ropes.

  7. dropped catch

    Rehan dropped on 17

    Four, four, put down!

    Rehan Ahmed sends Tim Southee's first two balls to the boundary at mid-off and around mid-wicket, but should be dismissed from the following delivery.

    Another hook, it should be the easiest of takes for Trent Boult but he spills the chance.

    The batters run a single.

  8. Michael Carberry
    Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's getting to that stage now where I think Birmingham Phoenix have got to roll the dice a little bit.

    They need to get a little bit creative with the fields and go a little bit more on the attack somehow.

  9. Rockets 56-1

    67 runs needed

    Just one more single from the rest of Milne's five.

    Phoenix have actually bowled a reasonable share of dot balls, it's just that they've conceded numerous boundaries as well.

  10. 6 runs

    Rockets 55-1

    68 runs needed

    Fifty up, and what a way to do it.

    Adam Milne's first delivery is sent on its way - plonked effortlessly over square leg by Tom Banton.

    He's on 29 from 15.

  11. Rockets 49-1

    74 runs needed

    Rehan Ahmed sends the next ball down to fine leg again - this time Aneurin Donald blocks the ball, stopping a four.

    Dan Mousley follows up and after a bit of a fumble throws back in, while the batters run two.

  12. 6 runs

    Rockets 47-1

    76 runs needed

    Rehan AhmedGetty Images

    Hooked for six this time!

    Rehan Ahmed gets his first boundary, swivelling to lift Adam Milne's ball out towards fine leg.

    Aneurin Donald is on the ropes but the shot beats his dive.

  13. 6 runs

    Rockets 40-1

    83 runs needed

    And another one!

    Similar area, less wrist on this one as he pivots his body and dispatches Southee's delivery.

  14. 6 runs

    Rockets 34-1

    89 runs needed

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    Tim Southee continues for a second five at the other end... maybe he'll wish he hadn't.

    It's a lovely whippy six from Tom Banton, using his wrists to lift Southee over the boundary at backward square.

  15. Rockets 27-1

    96 runs needed

    Rehan Ahmed in at three for Rockets - his batting has come on leaps and bounds this summer and that sees him promoted up the order by his side.

    He runs a leg bye square off his first delivery.

  16. Thea Brookes
    Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    Joe Root? Never heard of him. I'm sure Tim Southee's pockets are a bit heavier now.

    It is a good thing for Birmingham Phoenix seeing the back of Joe Root.

    It is a bit disappointing though because lots of the people here have come to see the greats play. It is sad that he has gone already.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Root b Southee 6 (Rockets 26-1)

    England's bowling coach dismisses Joe Root!

    Tim Southee has spent the summer looking after England's seamers, but he's back to playing in The Hundred and he removes Root with his fourth ball.

    And ugly swipe across the line from the Rockets batter and Southee's delivery breaks the stumps.

  18. Rockets 25-0

    98 runs needed

    Nicely done by Tom Banton, turning Trent Boult's inswinger away into the leg side and beating the fielder on the boundary.

    Boult sends down three dot balls but Banton finds the ropes from the final ball of the set, edging over his leg stump and away.

  19. Rockets 17-0

    106 runs needed

    Here's the second of Birmingham Phoenix's three New Zealand seamers, with Adam Milne coming into the attack.

    His fourth ball slips down the leg side and heads to the ropes for five wides.

    Phoenix can't afford a lot of those.

  20. Thea Brookes
    Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Trent Rockets don't actually need to do anything extreme or extraordinary here.

    They have 100 balls to score 122 runs, which for the calibre of these guys shouldn't be that bad.

    Birmingham Phoenix do have quality bowlers though, so you just don't know.