Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire men, The Hundred, Edgbaston
Fire chase 139 to win by eight wickets remaining with 11 balls to spare
Both sides still have slim chance of reaching knockouts but need to win both remaining games and hope results elsewhere go their way
Fire 140-2 (89 balls): Smith 47* (36), Eskinazi 42 (29)
Phoenix 138-9 (100 balls): Bethell 38 (28); Green 3-27
Livingstone hits roof with six - then dismissed moments later
Welsh Fire stride out onto the field with the camera panning to Jonny Bairstow, who is chewing gum furiously on his way to the middle. He'll be key to Welsh Fire's chances tonight.
Ben Duckett and Will Smeed are the Birmingham Phoenix openers, while David Payne will bowl the first five balls for Fire...
'Would you believe it?' - Fire's Jonassen hits four sixes in a row
In the first match of the day at Edgbaston, Welsh Fire ended Birmingham Phoenix's slim hopes of reaching The Hundred women's knockout stages and picked up their first win of the season with a 36-run triumph.
After losing four of their opening five matches, Phoenix needed to win their three remaining games and have a number of other results go their way to bridge the 12-point gap to the top three but fell short in their chase of 151, despite a half-century from captain Ellyse Perry.
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Birmingham Phoenix: Ben Duckett, Will Smeed, Joe Clarke (wk), Liam Livingstone (c), Jacob Bethell, Louis Kimber, Benny Howell, Chris Wood, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.
Welsh Fire: Tom Abell (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Steve Smith, Ben Kellaway, Saif Zaib, Stephen Eskinazi, Chris Green, David Payne, Ajeet Singh Dale, Riley Meredith.
Tom Abell calls correctly at the toss and Welsh Fire are going to chase at Edgbaston.
It's a hugely important game for Birmingham Phoenix as they try to stay in the top-three hunt. They'll want to get a big total on the board in front of their home fans.
It's time for part two of today's double header as Birmingham Phoenix take on Welsh Fire.
It's approaching must-win territory for both side, in Fire's case just to keep alive a mathematical possibility of qualification for the knockouts.
For Phoenix, a loss doesn't officially rule them out but it makes it very tough for them, a win keeps them right in the mix!
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smeed,caught Kellaway, bowled Green Smeed, caught Kellaway, bowled Green | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 135.29 |
Duckett,bowled Meredith Duckett, bowled Meredith | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 71.43 |
Clarke,caught and bowled Kellaway Clarke, caught and bowled Kellaway | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 200.00 |
Livingstone,caught Bairstow, bowled Singh Dale Livingstone, caught Bairstow, bowled Singh Dale | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 177.78 |
Bethell,caught Kellaway, bowled Green Bethell, caught Kellaway, bowled Green | 38 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 135.71 |
Kimber,caught Green, bowled Kellaway Kimber, caught Green, bowled Kellaway | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 85.71 |
Howell,caught Payne, bowled Meredith Howell, caught Payne, bowled Meredith | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 80.00 |
Milne,run out Kellaway Milne, run out Kellaway | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Southee,not out Southee, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100.00 |
Boult,bowled Green Boult, bowled Green | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 233.33 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 Extras, no balls 2, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 6 | |||||||
Total,138 for 9 100 balls Total,138 for 9 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payne | 20 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9.30 |
Meredith | 20 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7.50 |
Singh Dale | 10 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15.60 |
Zaib | 15 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.60 |
Kellaway | 15 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
Green | 20 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.10 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
12 for 1 (13 balls) | Duckett |
51 for 2 (32 balls) | Clarke |
58 for 3 (40 balls) | Smeed |
76 for 4 (49 balls) | Livingstone |
85 for 5 (60 balls) | Kimber |
124 for 6 (91 balls) | Howell |
124 for 7 (93 balls) | Milne |
130 for 8 (96 balls) | Bethell |
138 for 9 (100 balls) | Boult |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eskinazi,caught and bowled Howell Eskinazi, caught and bowled Howell | 42 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 144.83 |
Smith,not out Smith, not out | 47 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 130.56 |
Bairstow,bowled Milne Bairstow, bowled Milne | 35 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 166.67 |
Abell,not out Abell, not out | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 200.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 5, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 5, total 10 | |||||||
Total,140 for 2 89 balls Total,140 for 2 89 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boult | 15 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11.20 |
Milne | 15 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12.80 |
Wood | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.80 |
Howell | 20 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.10 |
Livingstone | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.80 |
Southee | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.71 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
72 for 1 (46 balls) | Eskinazi |
122 for 2 (82 balls) | Bairstow |
