Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Just keep swinging Liam. This was from earlier...
Summary
Brave reach target of 152 with three balls to spare
Vince 60 off 38 balls c Tahir b Moeen
Phoenix 151-3: Livingstone 68* off 44 balls, Hammond 44* off 29
Livingstone & Hammond put on stand of 104
Moeen bowled for 0 as Phoenix slip to 47-3
Brave win toss & bowl
Southern Brave lost their opening two games
Birmingham Phoenix won one and lost one
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Postpublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Michael Carberry
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraBeautifully placed by Livingstone between four fielders.
Phoenix 107-3published at Ball 80
Hammond 34, Livingstone 38
Just a bit ragged there from Garton, who slings in a wide. He is unlucky not to get Livingstone caught, though, with a wild swing sending the ball high but dropping safe between four converging fielders.
Postpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Michael Carberry
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat was a fantastic strike by Hammond. He kept his head still and hit it with fast hands.
Phoenix 103-3published at Ball 79
No stopping that. Hammond smashes aerially wide of mid-on and it sails into the crowd. That is the 100 up.
Phoenix 96-3published at Ball 77
Hammond heaves Garton to leg but De Grandhomme is quickly round to stop the four and keep Phoenix to a single.
Phoenix 95-3published at Ball 75
Hammond crunches a full ball back over Jordan's head for four. The sound was gorgeous.
Into the final straight with two batters who are firmly in.
Image source, BBC/ECBPostpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Michael Carberry
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraPhoenix would want to get to 150 or 160. You would think that would be a good score.
Phoenix 90-3published at Ball 73
Livingstone tries to unleash a mighty blow but catches the ball with the toe of the bat. It is all or nothing for the Phoenix player right now.
Phoenix 89-3published at Ball 71
Chris Jordan is back.
Hammond swings and top edges over the keeper for four. Any run is a good run now for the Phoenix.
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Is Jake Lintott the star of the show so far?
Phoenix 85-3published at Ball 70
Livingstone 34, Hammond 18
Strategic timeout.
This is very delicately poised. The Phoenix don't have enough runs on the board, but they have the wickets in the tent to have a proper dart.
Postpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraMills can bring his speeds down so much. To go from 90mph to 60mph is unbelievable.
Phoenix 84-3published at Ball 69
Run out chance?
The keeper seems to lose his positioning and it means he is not there by the stumps to try and run out the Phoenix pair as they scamper in for a second.
Phoenix 82-3published at Ball 68
Mills is varying his pace superbly. His slower ball completely bamboozles Hammond. He has gone from 90mph to 60mph in the space of two balls. Deal with that!
Phoenix 82-3published at Ball 67
Oh, Livingstone miscues another but again just short of the fielder running in from mid-on.
Phoenix 81-3published at Ball 66
Tymal Mills returns.
Livingstone takes a mighty swing but misses. Slower ball, well executed.
Phoenix 81-3published at Ball 65
Hammond 15, Livingstone 33
The next 35 balls could be a lot of fun. Hammond and Livingstone need to motor now to get a score and they know how to hit a big ball.
Phoenix 80-3published at Ball 64
Another attempted reverse. This time he misses out.
Phoenix 80-3published at Ball 63
Another reverse sweep. More lofted. Same result. Four more.
Hammond has the bit between his teeth.