Livingstone clubs unbeaten 69 off 27 balls to lead Phoenix to first win - report
Rashid Khan concedes 59 off 20 balls - a men's Hundred record
Smeed hammers quickfire half-century for Phoenix
Invincibles post 180-8 - Ferreira hits 63 off 29 balls
Listen to Liam Livingstone mic'd up in the field
Alana King
Trent Rockets leg-spinner on BBC Two
I would've been tempted to bowl Sam Curran in the penultimate over.
He is such a skilful bowler and bowling at the death is his bread and butter, with his great changes of pace, his cutters and his lower balls.
It's a big risk to put him in for 10 balls in a row.
22 runs needed
Two dot balls to finish the set.
Crucial!
Phoenix 159-4
There's the half-century!
Liam Livingstone gets back on strike via a single that comes off a scramble after keeper Sam Billings threw at Mousley's stumps.
He then sends a single square to bring up the landmark.
Runs for Phoenix now though!
Dan Mousley gets a six, smashing the continuing Sam Curran over long-on.
Image source, Getty ImagesRashid Khan's 0-59 from 20 balls are the most expensive figures in The Hundred.
It beats the previous worst of 1-53 by David Payne and David Wiese.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Two
Birmingham Phoenix will feel quite comfortable chasing 30 runs off 15 balls. I'm sure they will break it down into overs.
It's going to be important for Dan Mousley to keep going up one end as well. He cannot afford any dot balls or anything from there, otherwise it puts a lot of pressure on Liam Livingstone.
30 runs needed
Image source, Getty ImagesSam Curran strikes Dan Mousley on the pad with his first delivery, but it's heading down leg and there's a touch of bat on replay as well.
The batters take a run and just three more singles and a wide follow from the rest of the set.
The seamer does well to break the flow of runs - Liam Livingstone is on 49 having been unable to reach his half-century off this set.
Alana King
Trent Rockets leg-spinner on BBC Two
Image source, PA MediaThis is pure striking from Liam Livingstone. He is putting on an absolute masterclass here. He has put Birmingham Phoenix into a really strong position.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Two
I think the game is still on here.
Birmingham Phoenix still have 20 deliveries to go and they still have so much strength in their batting line-up. Louis Kimber and Benny Howell are still to come in, they can both put the ball out the park, so it is very much still on.
35 runs needed
Six and four to end the set!
Hauled over square and then sent like a bullet through the covers.
26 off the set - all Livingstone's - and Rashid Khan finishes on 0-59 from his 20 balls.
The strategic time-out is called - Invincibles need to regroup. The WinViz has swung dramatically.
Image source, Cricviz45 runs needed
Four, six, six!
Rashid Khan's expensive night continues as Liam Livingstone carts him round the park.
A game-changing set?
Alana King
Trent Rockets leg-spinner on BBC Two
Pure strength that from Liam Livingstone!
Nathan Sowter just bowled it a bit wider and gave Liam Livingstone a bit of a room to open up his arms.
It was a great strike, but they are going to need a bit more of that if they're going to come close to Oval Invincibles' total.
61 runs needed
Liam Livingstone powers Nathan Sowter through the covers for four, but the rest of the set goes for just three runs.
More needed at stage.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Two
That wicket absolutely swings this game once again. The win predictor is now 80% to Oval Invincibles.
Birmingham Phoenix still have some dangerous hitters, but someone is going to have to play an extraordinary innings from here. It wasn't to be Jacob Bethell this time.
67 runs needed
Phoenix take two singles off the remainder of Tom Curran's set as Dan Mousley comes to the crease.
Both teams had exactly the same score at this stage - but can a Phoenix batter do a Donovan Ferreira?
Image source, CricvizIt's slipping away from the hosts now.
Image source, Cricviz
Bethell c Jacks b T Curran 8 (Phoenix 111-4)
But Jacob Bethell goes from the next delivery!
The Phoenix batter sends the ball spiralling into the sky but it drops down to be collected by Will Jacks at long-off.
70 runs needed
Whipped away behind square for four!
Jacob Bethell sends the ball away and Saqib Mahmood can't get down to stop it.
Bowler Tom Curran screams in frustration.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Two
Liam Livingstone's power is coming through. He just stood and delivered, hammering it through the off side and just beating extra cover.
Rashid Khan was seriously quick on that deep point boundary, so he will be disappointed that he didn't complete the stop after getting there.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Despite that misfield, Rashid Khan has improved considerably as a fielder in recent years - up until 2023 he had a catch percentage of just 69% in T20 cricket, that's risen to 85% since then.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacks,caught Livingstone, bowled Boult Jacks, caught Livingstone, bowled Boult | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Muyeye,bowled Boult Muyeye, bowled Boult | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 71.43 |
Cox,caught Bethell, bowled Mousley Cox, caught Bethell, bowled Mousley | 44 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 146.67 |
S Curran,caught Clarke, bowled Milne S Curran, caught Clarke, bowled Milne | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 155.56 |
Billings,caught Bethell, bowled Livingstone Billings, caught Bethell, bowled Livingstone | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 170.00 |
Ferreira,caught Bethell, bowled Howell Ferreira, caught Bethell, bowled Howell | 63 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 217.24 |
T Curran,caught Clarke, bowled Milne T Curran, caught Clarke, bowled Milne | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66.67 |
Rashid,caught Smeed, bowled Howell Rashid, caught Smeed, bowled Howell | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 177.78 |
Sowter,not out Sowter, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 15, byes 2, leg byes 1, total 18 Extras, no balls 0, wides 15, byes 2, leg byes 1, total 18 | |||||||
Total,180 for 8 100 balls Total,180 for 8 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boult | 20 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
Milne | 20 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.40 |
Southee | 20 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12.60 |
Howell | 15 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10.40 |
Bethell | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.60 |
Livingstone | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 |
Mousley | 15 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (2 balls) | Jacks |
12 for 2 (15 balls) | Muyeye |
34 for 3 (29 balls) | S Curran |
77 for 4 (53 balls) | Billings |
114 for 5 (73 balls) | Cox |
129 for 6 (82 balls) | T Curran |
177 for 7 (97 balls) | Ferreira |
180 for 8 (100 balls) | Rashid |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smeed,bowled Sowter Smeed, bowled Sowter | 51 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 175.86 |
Duckett,bowled Mahmood Duckett, bowled Mahmood | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 100.00 |
Clarke,caught Rashid, bowled S Curran Clarke, caught Rashid, bowled S Curran | 27 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 192.86 |
Livingstone,not out Livingstone, not out | 69 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 255.56 |
Bethell,caught Jacks, bowled T Curran Bethell, caught Jacks, bowled T Curran | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 100.00 |
Mousley,leg before wicket, bowled Mahmood Mousley, leg before wicket, bowled Mahmood | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 100.00 |
Kimber,bowled Mahmood Kimber, bowled Mahmood | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Howell,not out Howell, not out | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 400.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 5 | |||||||
Total,182 for 6 98 balls Total,182 for 6 98 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Behrendorff | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.60 |
Mahmood | 13 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12.92 |
Rashid | 20 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17.70 |
Sowter | 15 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.80 |
S Curran | 20 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.10 |
T Curran | 15 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
10 for 1 (13 balls) | Duckett |
73 for 2 (45 balls) | Clarke |
91 for 3 (54 balls) | Smeed |
111 for 4 (67 balls) | Bethell |
178 for 5 (96 balls) | Mousley |
178 for 6 (97 balls) | Kimber |
