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. Phoenix 145-3published at 20 balls left

    28 runs needed

    Clever from Tom Curran, sending down a slower ball that Chris Benjamin can't hoick in quite the way he wants.

    He gets a full toss that should only be a single but Jordan Clarke continues his horror night by falling over in front of the Hollies, and gifting the Phoenix the chance for another run.

  2. Postpublished at 21:25 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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

    If you had to find a weakness in the Birmingham Phoenix team it might be their batting depth.

    It is isn't the strongest from the middle order down.

  3. Phoenix 143-4published at 22 balls left

    30 runs needed

    Tom Curran runs in - and then stops. He gets a boo from the Edgbaston crowd for his troubles.

    The boundaries have just dried up...

  4. Postpublished at 21:22 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    25 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  5. Postpublished at 21:22 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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

    I like this from Saqib Mahmood and Sam Billings. They have looked to attack Benny Howell as he's come in.

  6. Phoenix 139-4published at 25 balls left

    34 runs needed

    That was a very good set of five from Saqib Mahmood - a wicket and two dot balls.

  7. Phoenix 138-4published at 27 balls left

    35 runs needed

    A promotion up the order for Benny Howell, then, and he's beaten all ends up by Saqib Mahmood to start.

  8. New batter: Benny Howellpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Benny HowellImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
  9. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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

    It is fantastic to see everybody on their feet. It is great to hear. That is what this tournament is about.

  10. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Alison Mitchell
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That has subdued the Birmingham crowd.

    What an innings. Moeen has royally entertained. He is getting a rapturous applause.

  11. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 28 balls left

    Moeen c Curran b Mahmood 49 (Phoenix 138-4)

    Moeen falls!

    The Birmingham Phoenix captain gets a standing ovation as he holes out to Tom Curran in the deep. What a knock. But Phoenix need someone to take this home now...

  12. Phoenix 138-3published at 29 balls left

    35 runs needed

    Saqib Mahmood returns, and his first ball is smacked back over his head for four by Moeen Ali! It's so, so good.

  13. Postpublished at 21:19 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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

    It is time for us to take a deep breath. Those were two big sets for Birmingham Phoenix.

  14. Phoenix 134-3published at 30 balls left

    39 runs needed

    What a chase this has been.

    Moeen Ali is 45 from just 24 balls, with Chris Benjamin 10 from four. A massive 10 balls just now for the home side.

  15. Phoenix 132-3published at 32 balls left

    41 runs needed

    I love Moeen Ali.

    Mind you, Chris Benjamin isn't letting him have all the glory - he's just reverse-swept Sunil Narine gloriously for four!

  16. Postpublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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

    Moeen Ali is putting on an absolute clinic.

  17. Postpublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Wheen Moeen Ali is in this mood there is no ground in the world that is big enough.

  18. 6 runs

    Phoenix 127-3published at 34 balls left

    46 runs needed

    Sunil Narine is back...

    ...and he's been absolutely launched for six by Moeen Ali! Three in a row!

  19. Postpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

    Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It is flat and it is brutal. The supporters have rushed over to the bowls and Moeen Ali is taking this game away from Oval Invincibles...

  20. Postpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 4 August 2021

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

    Moeen Ali is a class player. That was a massive set for Birmingham Phoenix - they are pushing ahead.