Summary

  • Van Niekirk (67 not out) and Adams (42) help Invincibles to eight-wicket win

  • Burns (45) top scores in Phoenix's 129-9 after home side win toss

  • Farrant takes 3-23 in her 20 balls, Van Niekirk 2-16

  1. Postpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Thanks Callum.

    The Birmingham Phoenix are in a huddle, led by skipper Amy Jones. Here come the batters...

    (For fans of Test cricket, England are making a royal mess of the first day of their series against India.)

  2. Postpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    That's me done for this game.

    Amy Lofthouse will take you through the chase.

  3. Postpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    The main thing that shocked me so far in The Hundred has been the number of wickets that sides are losing.

    A lot of pre-tournament chat was about teams picking specialist bowlers/keepers, and it didn't matter about their batting ability, because they weren't expecting to bat too often.

    But we've seen sides consistently lose wickets throughout though, and the lower order have often been called upon.

  4. Postpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    There were little contributions throughout that innings, but the main one came from Australia's Erin Burns, who made 45 off 28 balls.

    Before this game she'd only made 22 runs across the tournament.

  5. Postpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    This was a quite outrageous shot from Gwen Davies.

  6. Postpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    That is a decent total from Birmingham Phoenix in the end. They lost regular wickets, but the par score in the women's competition has been 127 so they have managed to edge just past that.

    I mentioned this a short while ago but Invincibles failed to chase 110 on Saturday and 113 on Monday. This is not going to be a formality.

    Who do you think will win? Thumbs up for Phoenix, thumbs down for Invincibles.

  7. Postpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Erin Burns has got Phoenix to a fantastic total. Little cameos has ticked it along and I think 130 is going to be a tough chase.

  8. Postpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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  9. Phoenix 129-9published at Ball 100

    A well-run two to finish. That takes them above the par in the tournament so far.

    Invincibles will need 130 to win.

  10. Phoenix 127-9published at Ball 99

    Two more singles.

    What will the final ball bring?

  11. Postpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That is nowhere near out.

  12. Not outpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    One of the worse reviews I've seen in a while.

    It hits her outside the line and is therefore going a mile down.

  13. Invincibles reviewpublished at Ball 97

    Oh. Oval Invincibles decided to send that last ball upstairs for an lbw shout.

    Going down surely?

  14. Phoenix 125-9published at Ball 97

    A wide and the single from the first two balls.

  15. Postpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Tash Farrant will bowl the final set of five balls.

    You wouldn't bet against her picking up a fourth wicket either.

  16. Phoenix 122-9published at Ball 94

    Four!

    Short and wide from Mady Villiers and Kirstie Gordon finds the gap in the covers.

    These are big runs.

  17. New batter: Abtaha Maqsoodpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Abtaha MaqsoodImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
  18. Postpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Alison Mitchell
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    There's still time for Phoenix to be bowled out...

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at Ball 92

    Franklin c Capsey b Villiers 7 (Phoenix 117-9)

    Phoenix are in real danger of being bowled out. This is now the third time that Phoenix have lost nine wickets in an innings.

    Phoebe Franklin looks to give herself some room but she skims a drive straight to Alice Capsey at cover.

  20. Postpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    10 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport