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Phoenix rally from 71-6 to win by three wickets
Brunt dismisses Verma for fifth time this summer
Rockets recover from 63-4 to post 125-7
Freeborn top-scores with 30 off 23 balls; Gordon 3-26
Both sides remain in contention for top-three finish
Postpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
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Certainly tidier than her running earlier...
Phoenix 29-1published at 75 balls left
Target 126
Nat Sciver with a tidy start, just six from five balls.
Phoenix 23-1published at 80 balls left
Amy Jones is in and has a massive role to play here.
New batter: Amy Jonespublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
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Alex Hartley
Manchester Originals bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesShe was striking the ball so well. A slower ball from Brunt and she has flat-batted it straight to Heather Graham for a comfortable catch in the deep, having not spotted the previous one. She hits the ball so cleanly and if she bats through the powerplay the Phoenix are on top. Huge wicket.
WICKETpublished at 82 balls left
Verma c Graham b Brunt 16 (Phoenix 22-1)
Does she not like that?!
I don't think there is a bowler in cricket history who has been more delighted to get a specific batter out than Katherine Brunt is to dismiss Shafali Verma.
Allan Donald against Mike Atherton? James Anderson against Michael Clarke? Perhaps.
Brunt does it again, for the fifth time this summer, as she follows Verma stepping to leg and Verma nails the pull shot but picks out Heather Graham. Plenty of pressure on that catch but Graham nails it.
Brunt yells in angry joy.
Postpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
Alex Hartley
Manchester Originals bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraShe stood there and put her arms in the air to say she couldn't see it. There are a lot of white seats and you lose the ball.
Phoenix 22-0published at 84 balls left
Need 104 runs to win
Poor ball, halfway down the pitch, that Shafali Verma banjaxes away on the leg side to the fence.
Katherine Brunt rages at a fielder on the boundary she feels should've at least got closer but I don't reckon she saw that in the low sun.
She's mainly angry at Verma though...
Phoenix 18-0published at 85 balls left
Sammy-Jo Johnson has bowled plenty of miserly spells in this competition and does so again - just three single from five balls.
Phoenix can't afford too many of these - their top order need to get them ahead of the rate.
Phoenix 15-0published at 90 balls left
Need 111 runs to win
Bang! Bang! Verma now mashes Bryce back down the ground for a second boundary in a row.
Two singles to finish the set of five.
Phoenix 9-0published at 93 balls left
Kathryn Bruyce tries to bring it back in to Shafali Verman, who picks up the line early and forcefully lofts it over the covers for four.
Phoenix 4-0published at 95 balls left
Target 126
A fairly tame beginning as Verma takes two singles from two balls off Brunt, who concedes only four overall.
Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
Alex Hartley
Manchester Originals bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThis battle is what we all want to see as cricket fans. You never know which way it's going to go.
Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
One of the best battles in cricket first up - Katherine Brunt v Shafali Verma.
The England bowler has removed the India opener four times this summer. And celebrated with increasing aplomb each time.
Who will get the last laugh today?
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Cheers Phil.
Last time these local rivals played each other, Rockets also batted first and posted 144-5, thanks to some late hitting by Heather Graham.
The Phoenix could only muster 134-9 in response, with Issy Wong's late boundaries adding a bit of gloss to a stodgy chase.
With 126 needed today, can the visitors put more sensible, telling partnerships together and ensure they don't need to panic at the back end?
Postpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
That's all from me. Here is Jack Skelton to guide you through the Phoenix response to that Rockets score of 125.
Postpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 13 August 2021
Steven Finn
Ex-England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt was excellent death bowling and the Phoenix will take that momentum into their innings, as well as the knowledge that the best way to score runs on that pitch is to hit the gaps, not wildly swipe across the line.
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Scott Read
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraEven with that boundary off the penultimate ball that was a brilliant final 10 balls by the Phoenix.
WICKETpublished at Ball 100
Glenn run out 2 (Rockets 125-7)
We end with a run out as Glenn is short with the Rockets going for a second they were never going to make.
That's was a superb final 10 balls from the Phoenix.
Have the Rockets got enough? We'll find it soon.