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

  1. Some superb keeping from Southern Brave wicketkeeper Carla Rudd has put the brakes on London Spirit at Lord's.

    Rudd finished with three stumpings as Spirit are bowled out for 93, with four of their balls left unused at the end. Tammy Beaumont (34) was the only Spirit batter into double figures with extras the next top scorer with 27.

    Amanda-Jade Wellington finished as the pick of the attack for the Brave with an impressive 4-14 from 20 balls.

  2. Next batter: Moeen Ali

    Moeen Ali puts himself up the order one, ahead of Liam Livingstone.

    Moeen AliBBC/ECB

  3. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    You say knock it around, but that was a short ball. It deserved to be hit.

  4. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    That's not wise. Have a look at him - it's probably the first time he's seen Rashid Khan.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Smeed c Short b Rashid 36 (Phoenix 60-1)

    Rashid Khan does the business!

    Not his finest delivery, a bit short and Will Smeed's eyes light up, trying to clatter it into the stands.

    But he doesn't connect cleanly and instead picks out D'Arcy Short on the boundary.

  6. Rashid Khan is on. One of the best T20 bowlers in the world.

    He needs to make a breakthrough here.

  7. *winces*

  8. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    He's getting these runs so quickly, he's going to get a Smeed-ing ticket.

  9. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    This is an exhibition!

  10. Phoenix 59-0

    Will Smeed dismissively batters Timm van der Gugten down the ground for another four!

    Just the 22 runs off those five balls.

  11. Phoenix 55-0

    Luke Wood makes a bad error on the rope, sliding into the boundary as he tries to field Will Smeed's pull shot.

    That's four more.

  12. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Will Smeed is having a party!

  13. 6 runs

    Phoenix 51-0

    Oh, Will!

    Smeed mashes another six. This could be over in a hurry.

  14. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    That was just a flick of the wrists!

  15. 6 runs

    Phoenix 45-0

    Rockets seamer Timm van der Gugten is on and starts with a wide.

    And when he bowls one straight, Will Smeed whips it round the corner for six! As casual as you like.

  16. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    Finn Allen came to England with a huge reputation following his performances in New Zealand, and he's delivering here.

  17. Phoenix 37-0

    Allen 21 off seven balls

    I said Livingstone and Moeen will be key. We may not get to see them at this rate.

    Finn Allen batters another four off Matt Carter.

  18. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    These two have come out with a lot of purpose.

  19. 6 runs

    Phoenix 33-0

    Finn Allen's on fire, Trent Rockets are terrified.

    A mighty drive for six off Matt Carter.

  20. Rockets stick with spin.

    Tall off-spinner Matt Carter is on.