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

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Phil Dawkes

  1. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batsman on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Not a very smart choice from Moeen Ali, playing against the spin. Especially after losing a wicket. It was the wrong option.

  2. New batter: Miles Hammond

    Miles HammondBBC/ECB
  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Ali b Lintott 0 (Phoenix 47-2)

    Oh dear Mo.

    Lintott continues into a second set of five and tempts Moeen Ali into a risky slap to leg. He misses the swing and is cleaned up.

    Phoenix rocking now.

  4. New batter: Moeen Ali

    Moeen AliBBC/ECB

  5. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batsman on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    A wonderful delivery. A bit of flight and dip. Allen probably got a little excited watching Livingstone. Brave needed a wicket.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Allen st De Kock b Lintott 14 (Phoenix 47-2)

    This is out!

    Allen looks to smash a ball into next week, misses and is stumped.

  7. Phoenix 47-1

    Jake Lintott brings some spin to the party.

    He starts well. Keeps it tight.

  8. Phoenix 45-1

    Allen 13, Livingstone 19

    Livingstone is not the man you want to give a life to. He can take a game away from a side.

    Just how much will the Brave regret that moment?

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

    As Southern Brave were celebrating, the reprieve came.

  10. Phoenix 43-1

    Oh, can you believe it?!

    Livingstone gets a life as he smashes one high to be caught by the man at mid-off, but De Grandhomme has overstepped for a no ball.

    To rub salt into Brave wounds, Livingstone then clubs another six from the free ball.

    Colin, Colin, Colin.

  11. Phoenix 35-1

    BOOM!

    No need to run for that. Livingstone smashes a pull for six. About 10 rows back.

  12. Phoenix 29-1

    De Grandhomme now.

    Excellent running from the Phoenix pair sees them get two from a drop-and-go shot from Livingstone.

  13. Michael Carberry
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Liam Livingstone, enjoy the ride my friend. When it's going for you, it's going for you.

  14. Phoenix 27-1

    Oh, almost caught. Livingstone hangs his bat to divert a full ball towards backward point. The fielder dives but can't get near, with the ball skipping away for four.

    75 balls to goBBC/ECB

  15. Phoenix 22-1

    The Bell-Drummond as opener as experiment didn't really work. Livingstone is the prize wicket, though.

    His first ball sees him attempt and miss a scoop. Yeah, he's a confident lad.

  16. New batter: Liam Livingstone

    Liam LivingstoneBBC/ECB

  17. Michael Carberry
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Whiteley has made that look very easy. That ball was moving rapidly.

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

    It looked like it was travelling towards the boundary but he's taken a brilliant catch.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Bell-Drummond c Whiteley b Mills 9 (Phoenix 22-1)

    GOT HIM!

    Everything about that was rapid. Happened in a flash. Mills' short ball is slapped hard by Bell-Drummond and snatched out of the air by Ross Whiteley.

  20. Phoenix 22-0

    Tymal Mills. More rapid pace.

    He digs one in and Allen has to fend off for one.