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. Seven sixes in that innings by the Rockets, two of them to Samit Patel...

  2. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Phoenix will feel they're in with a chance here.

  3. Rockets 144-6

    Matthew Carter swipes out towards the boundary and scurries two to finish.

    Strong end by the Rockets, though you feel this total is pretty much about par.

    Can they carry the momentum into their bowling though?

  4. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    This could be a crucial moment in the game now.

  5. 6 runs

    Rockets 142-6

    Bang! Matt Carter hit some mighty blows in victory over Northern Superchargers and he's playing a very handy cameo again here.

    Carter mashes his second ball for six.

  6. Rockets 136-6

    A single from Moores returns Carter to the strike.

  7. 6 runs

    Rockets 135-6

    Hello! Tom Moores, facing his first ball, skips down the pitch and bashes it into the stands for six!

  8. Next batter: Matthew Carter

    Matt CarterBBC/ECB

  9. Pat Brown to bowl the final five.

    Rockets will want at least 140.

  10. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    Trent Rockets look light of the 150 we spoke about now.

  11. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    This is great bowling by Milne.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Rashid c Livingstone b Milne 1 (Rockets 128-5)

    Whatever you think about Dawid Malan, one run off five balls is a much, much worse knock.

    Rashid Khan looked miles out of his depth against Adam Milne and duly skies one to Liam Livingstone at deep point.

    Two wickets to Milne, fantastic spell yet again by the Kiwi quick.

  13. Rockets 128-5

    Rashid Khan might want to start using that bat.

    He swings and misses yet again.

  14. Rashid Khan tweeted this was his new bat before Trent Rockets' last game against London Spirit.

    He didn't get to use it. He is today.

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  15. Rockets 128-5

    Rashid Khan is on strike for now but is duped twice by Adam Milne.

  16. Next batter: Tom Moores

    Tom MooresBBC/ECB

  17. We're halfway through London Spirit's innings against Southern Brave and the wickets have tumbled since our last update from Lord's.

    Spirit are 49-4 from 50 balls. Deandra Dottin (2), Heather Knight (3) and Deepti Sharma (0) are the wickets to fall.

    The Brave's Amanda-Jade Wellington has two wickets in the bank to go with her run out from earlier. Stafanie Taylor (1-9) is the other wicket taker.

  18. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    That could save Birmingham 10 or 15 runs there.

  19. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    Brilliant, Moeen Ali!

  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Malan run out (Moeen) 51 (Rockets 127-5)

    Moeen Ali, that is sublime.

    Dawid Malan taps and goes, taking on Moeen's arm in the covers.

    Error. Only one stump to aim at, but the Phoenix captain connects with a perfect throw.

    Malan wasn't even close enough to dive. Not sure that innings does anything to settle the fierce debate over his England T20 spot - plenty in there that both sides of the argument could use to advance their case.