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

    Alison Mitchell
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Jacks went hard at that but it was controlled all the way along the ground.

  2. Invincibles 18-0published at Ball 18

    Shot!

    Right in the slot from Adam Milne and Will Jacks muscles it between cover and the mid-off for his first boundary.

  3. Invincibles 13-0published at Ball 16

    How has that missed?

    Will Jacks looks to hit away, but he toe ends it and it dribbles backwards and just past his stumps.

    A slice of fortune.

  4. Invincibles 12-0published at Ball 15

    A good slower ball from Tom Helm is helped round the corner for a single by Jason Roy.

    It has been a rather quiet start.

  5. Invincibles 11-0published at Ball 14

    First boundary.

    Tom Helm drops short and Jason Roy just easily pulls it to the square leg boundary.

    That was too easy.

  6. Invincibles 6-0published at Ball 12

    Will Jacks picks up a couple with a shovel over the covers.

  7. Phoenix 3-0published at Ball 10

    Just a single from his first five-ball set. This hasn't quite been the entertaining start I hoped for.

    Phoenix are buzzing round the outfield too. They are keen to avoid that time penalty.

  8. Postpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Spin from the other end in the shape of 42-year-old Imran Tahir.

    He's the oldest player in the tournament, and there's every chance he's sporting the worse barnet too.

  9. Invincibles 2-0published at Ball 5

    Three dot balls follow.

    Superb from Adam Milne. You can see why he's at the top of the MVP rankings. He has been so economical in this tournament so far.

  10. Invincibles 2-0published at Ball 2

    A single into the cover and a leg bye to start.

  11. Postpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    It is going to be the current men's MVP Adam Milne to open up with the ball.

    He bowls with some serious heat.

  12. Postpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Will Jacks has hit a 25-ball century before in a 10-over game, and we all know what Jason Roy can do.

    Entertain us boys.

  13. Opening batter: Will Jackspublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Will JacksImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
  14. Opening batter: Jason Roypublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Jason RoyImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
  15. What's the forecast?published at 18:58 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Don't worry about the weather...

    It's cloudy at Edgbaston, but there doesn't seem to be any danger of us having any interruptions.

    BBC weather forecast for Edgbaston
  16. Postpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    When it is Phoenix's turn to bat keep an eye on opener Will Smeed.

    He is the latest off the Somerset and King's College production line after Jos Buttler and Tom Banton.

    He gave it an almighty thwack on his Hundred debut on Sunday. He was brutal.

  17. Postpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    We're going to see Oval Invincibles bat first.

    They beat Welsh Fire on Monday thanks to some massive hitting.

    Let's hope they can entertain us tonight.

    Media caption,

    Evans 'slashes' back-to-back boundaries to seal victory for the Invincibles

  18. How is the tournament shaping up?published at 18:53 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    We've just got past the halfway point of the men's Hundred group stage.

    It is WIDE OPEN...

    London Spirit are massively struggling, but the rest are all in with a change of being in the top three and reaching the knockout stages, so every game and every point is going to be so important.

    Men's Hundred table after games on 3 AugustImage source, BBC Sport
  19. The teamspublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Birmingham Phoenix team for their men's hundred game against Oval InvinciblesImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
    Oval Invincibles team for their men's hundred game against Birmingham PhoenixImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
  20. Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and chose to bowl firstpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Sam Billings - who says quite adorably says "tails please" - calls incorrectly and Moeen Ali opts to bowl first.

    "It's what most teams are doing. I don't have a theory," says Moeen.

    Billings fancied a chase too, but he says it is historically pretty 50-50 at Edgbaston so he's not too unhappy.