Summary

  • Benjamin hits 24 off 15 to see Birmingham home

  • 22-year-old only made professional debut five days ago

  • Crawley strokes 64 off 40 balls in London's 144-6

  • Two wickets apiece for Milne, Helm & Howell

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad and Ffion Wynne

  1. Watch: The Hundred Egg Challenge ft. Ravi B

    The 100: Can cricketer Bopara bowl an egg off the stumps?

  2. Do you want to see Ravi Bopara trying to bowl an egg off the stumps? Of course you do...

  3. Phoenix 90-3

    Ravi Bopara is a canny cricketer, a player who has honed his craft all over the world. He bowls wicket to wicket at a medium pace but, for all his experience, he can't stop the Moeen Ali's flow of runs. Four more.

  4. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It's a strong collar-up look from van der Merwe.

  5. Phoenix 85-3

    Five more from Van der Merwe's next four deliveries.

    Moeen Ali is made for The Hundred.

  6. 6 runs

    Phoenix 80-3

    Vintage Moeen Ali! Spinner Roelof van der Merwe bowls his very first delivery of The Hundred and 'Super Mo' - as the crowd are referring to him - dispatches him up and over.

  7. Up for grabs!

    Worm

  8. 50 balls to goBBC Sport

  9. Phoenix 74-3

    Perfectly put, Aatif.

    Moeen Ali takes a quick single and the throw coming in form Joe Denly strikes Moeen on the back. That's going to bruise.

    Phoenix need 71 runs from 50 balls

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  11. Phoenix 65-3

    Phoenix need 80 form 55 balls

    One bounce and four! Moeen Ali strikes the ball so cleanly!

  12. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    That was London Spirit's only review, and it's gone.

  13. Not out

    The UltraEdge technology shows there was no edge. Good job, umpire.

  14. Spirit review

    Has Ali edged this? I thought I heard a noise but the umpire didn't. Eoin Morgan reviews.

  15. New batter: Daniel Bell-Drummond

    Daniel Bell-DrummondBBC Sport

  16. Heather Knight
    England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Chris Wood has gone on a lap of honour after taking that catch, he's loving it.

  17. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    London Spirit are back in it! What a stunning catch!

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Livingstone c Wood b Cullen 19 (Phoenix 60-3)

    Well, Chris Wood can turn that frown upside down as he takes an absolutely stunning grab!

    Fielding at fine leg, he judges it perfectly as he takes the catch while running round the boundary.

    The danger man Liam Livingstone is gone and Spirit are absolutely delighted!

  19. Heather Knight
    England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Chris Wood wasn't happy with the umpire then. That does seem harsh to call that wide.

  20. Phoenix 60-2

    Chris Wood bowls outside the off stump, it doesn't seem too wide but the umpire still stretches out his arms to signal the extra.

    Moeen Ali hasn't quite found his rhythm yet as he plays and misses at one outside off.