Summary

  • Moeen's rapid 49 sets up win, with Benjamin finishing with 37

  • Roy hits 38 before Ingram blasts 81 in Invincibles' 172

  • Win takes Phoenix to top of table, level on six points with Rockets

  • Invincibles a point worse off in fifth place

  1. Invincibles 113-2published at Ball 71

    What. A. Shot.

    Sam Billing gets down and plays an outrageous reverse sweep over point and away for four.

    He's up to 15 off 10.

  2. Invincibles 109-2published at Ball 70

    Oofftt! Shot! Colin Ingram isn't phased by the pace of Adam Milne as he crunches away a pull shot.

    This could be a very big score for the Invincibles. The highest score in the tournament is 173 so far. It could be under threat if the Invincibles go very well here.

  3. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Harry Gurney
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That would have been some catch.

  4. Invincibles 102-2published at Ball 66

    Moeen Ali wants another wicket here, so he turns to the express pace of Adam Milne.

    Sam Billings has played alongside Milne at Kent before so will know him well. He advances down the pitch and throws the whole kitchen, never mind the sink, at a shot and it races down to the boundary for four.

    It just evaded Chris Benjamin, who lept to his right looking to take a stunner.

  5. Invincibles 98-2published at Ball 65

    Benny Howell's second lot of five then - his 11th to 15th ball - cost 13 runs there. The previous cost eight.

    It was a pretty costly choice by Moeen in the end.

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    Invincibles 97-2published at Ball 64

    Woweee!

    Full from Benny Howell and Colin Ingram just plants him back the ground for six more.

    The decision to keep Howell on hasn't really paid off for Moeen Ali.

  7. Invincibles 91-2published at Ball 63

    Shot!

    Benny Howell offers Colin Ingram a little bit of width and he slaps it just over the head of Moeen Ali are extra cover.

  8. Postpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Benny Howell is going to continue and bowl a 10-ball set.

  9. Postpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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

    When you are facing a knuckle ball it just doesn't seem to arrive to you. It can dip and it can seam.

  10. Invincibles 85-2published at Ball 60

    Benny Howell is tricking everyone here.

    He tricks Colin Ingram, who is looking to drive, and Chris Benjamin, behind the stumps, isn't equal to it either and the ball runs away for four byes.

    The ball that got Jason Roy was a knuckle ball. I have no idea how you bowl one of those.

  11. Postpublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    I bet Moeen Ali is glad he normally only has to bowl at Jason Roy in the nets...

  12. Invincibles 77-2published at Ball 55

    Cricket is a strange game isn't it? Colin Ingram looked like he'd never batted in his life on Monday evening, but he's played really nicely so far today.

    He picks up four more with a flick down to the fine leg boundary.

    Moeen Ali isn't completely happy here. He talks for the strategic time out.

  13. Postpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    50 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  14. Invincibles 69-1published at Ball 50

    Invincibles captain Sam Billings is off the mark straight away.

    More fireworks too. Pack it in. It's not even dark.

  15. New batter: Sam Billingspublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Sam BillingsImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
  16. Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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

    Howell is not your out-and-out fast bowler but he keeps the stumps in play. He's going to be a tough one to face on this wicket tonight.

  17. Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Benny Howell got one to just keep a little bit low and it has clattered into the stumps.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at Ball 48

    Roy b Howell 38 (Invincibles 68-2)

    A variation does for Jason Roy!

    The England opener is through the shot far too early, and the ball crashes into off stump.

    Roy is fuming. He has an almighty hack in frustration as he walks off. He then starts chuntering to himself too. Fuming.

  19. Postpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    It's time for some variations.

    Benny Howell, who claims to have 50 different deliveries, is into the attack.

  20. Invincibles 66-1published at Ball 45

    Whenever I've seen Jason Roy bat in this tournament so far he's just been shaking his head. He's found the pitches slow, and difficult to play strokes on, but he's enjoying this pitch. He's scored 27 off his last 10 balls to move to 37 in total.

    Colin Ingram is starting to go nicely at the other end too, as he guides through point for another boundary.