Summary

  • Brave ease to seven-wicket win over Spirit

  • Birmingham Phoenix men end Trent Rockets' 100% record

  • Smeed gets Phoenix off to thrilling start with 36 off 13 balls

  • Rockets 144-6 - Malan 51, Hales 38

Live Reporting

Jack Skelton

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  2. 6 runs

    Phoenix 133-3

    Is Timm van der Gugten the worst fielder in The Hundred?

    He's staking a claim here, palming a flat sweep by Liam Livingstone over the rope for six.

    A clip of Van der Gugten's earlier shocker to follow...

  3. 6 runs

    Phoenix 125-3

    Need 20 runs to win

    Ah. Rockets are getting desperate here, bringing part-time spinner D'Arcy Short on.

    And the result is pretty predictable as Liam Livingstone smashes him away for six.

  4. Will Smeed on fire, Trent Rockets were terrified...

  5. Phoenix 118-3

    Target 145

    Liam Livingstone hits his first boundary off Matt Carter.

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

    There's the smallest of glimmers for Rockets now, but Rashid Khan has bowled 15 of his 20 deliveries now.

  7. Next batter: Miles Hammond

    Miles HammondBBC/ECB

  8. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    Rashid Khan was too quick for him there.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Allen b Rashid 43 (Phoenix 111-3)

    Too little too late? Or a way back into this for the Rockets?

    Phoenix seemed content to knock Rashid Khan around, being so far ahead of the chase, until Finn Allen unfurls a big reverse sweep.

    He misses badly and sees his timbers rearranged.

  10. Southern Brave are 20 balls into their chase against London Spirit and are currently 19-1.

    Smriti Mandhana is the wicket to fall, having been given out lbw to Deepti Sharma after DRS overturned the original decision.

    Danni Wyatt has started well for the Brave and is 13 not out off 11 balls.

  11. Rashid Khan on.

    Apparently ball tracking is broken from the City End but is fine from the Pavillion End, where Rashid is bowling now. Shrewd.

  12. Next batter: Liam Livingstone

    Liam LivingstoneBBC/ECB

  13. 50 balls to goBBC Sport

  14. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    I think it might have been a gamble from Lewis Gregory, knowing Moeen would target Samit into the leg side. It's cost him a few runs, but he's got the wicket.

  15. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    It was there to be hit, but he's picked out the fielder.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Moeen c Wood b Patel 26 (Phoenix 104-2

    Moeen Ali finally miscues one as he picks out Luke Wood on the fence.

    Damage done really though - 16 runs in three balls slightly negates the wicket from Samit Patel there.

    Especially with an in-form Liam Livingstone now striding to the crease...

  17. Phoenix 104-1

    Six, six, four, Moeen Ali adds some more.

    A booming drive through the covers to the fence.

  18. 6 runs

    Phoenix 100-1

    Back to back sixes!

    Moeen Ali brutalises it over the ropes.

    A real mistake to bowl Samit Patel to him here.

  19. 6 runs

    Phoenix 94-1

    Target 145

    Moeen Ali against spin usually equals runs. At pace.

    He absolutely batters Samit Patel into the stands.

  20. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    Phoenix are cruising.