Summary

  • Wong gives Phoenix hope with late hitting before being caught by Brunt

  • Brunt deceives Verma with brilliant yorker

  • Graham hits 44 off 21 balls in Phoenix's 145-5

  • Wong taken out of bowling attack for two waist-high full tosses

Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham

  1. Alex Hartley
    Manchester Originals bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    We talked about how Phoenix bat deeper than the Rockets but they're not doing so today. It's Rockets' game to lose now.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Davies c Sciver b Johnson 5

    The Phoenix are feeling the pressure now. Gwen Davies attempts to go big, but ends up hitting Sammy-Jo Johnson high into the air and the fielder at cow corner, the dependable Nat Sciver, judges the catch well.

  3. It's fair to say Katherine Brunt enjoyed that wicket earlier...

    BruntGetty Images

  4. Phoenix 55-4

    It's Davies to Davis. Gwen to Georgia.

    Although it is Katie Mack who takes full advantage against the latter, thwacking a full toss straight down the ground for a much-needed four from the Phoneix's point of view.

  5. New batter: Gwen Davies

    Gwen DaviesBBC/ECB

  6. Alison Mitchell
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Birmingham Phoenix are really struggling.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Burns c Johnson b Graham 3 (Phoenix 45-4)

    Erin Burns chips Heather Graham into into the hands of Sammy-Jo Johnson who stands tall in the ring to claim a smart catch.

  8. Phoenix 44-3

    Sarah Glenn's leggies now, although she starts with two wides. She recovers well, though, to finish with six off it.

  9. ouch!

    Phoenix 38-3

    Erin Burns attempts to pull Nat Sciver in that set, but the ball strikes her just below the helmet. The Phoenix batter is okay, though. Just two runs taken from Sciver's five balls.

  10. 75 balls to goBBC Sport

  11. New batter: Katie Mack

    Katie MackBBC/ECB

  12. Alex Hartley
    Manchester Originals bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Amy Jones wasn't intending it to go there. She was trying to hit it much straighter. That's a big blow for the Phoenix.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Jones c Graham b Sciver 1 (Phoenix 36-3)

    Amy Jones miscues a drive off Nat Sciver and is caught well by Heather Graham on the move on the leg side.

    Trent Rockets on top here.

  14. Phoenix 35-2

    Katherine Brunt with a key wicket. Nat Sciver poised to come into the attack now.

  15. Alex Hartley
    Manchester Originals bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    She absolutely nailed the slower ball yorker there.

  16. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    It was the yorker! Brunt wins the battle.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Verma b Brunt 14 (Phoenix 34-2)

    Shafali Verma strikes a four down the ground off Katherine Brunt. But the England bowler comes back with a superb slower yorker which rattles into the stumps after Verma backed away to give herself room to cut and completely misses it.

  18. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    That's a very, very good catch. It just died on Nat Sciver but she scooped it up.

  19. New batter: Amy Jones

    Amy JonesBBC/ECB
  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Jones c Sciver b Johnson 4

    A good catch by Nat Sciver, diving forward at mid-off, after Eve Jones had chipped a delivery from Sammy-Jo Johnson.