Summary

  • Root anchors Rockets to victory with classy 34 off 26

  • Hales is match hero with 58 off 41

  • Livingstone (47 off 28) stars in Phoenix's 143-7

  • Sams keeps Phoenix in check with 3-24 off 20 balls

  • Coming up on Sunday: Welsh Fire v Oval Invincibes (14:00 BST)

  1. Rockets 81-2published at 45 balls to go

    Target 144

    This is classic Joe Root - he's into double figures without breaking sweat, I love how he keeps it ticking over.

  2. Postpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    BBC Two summariser

    This situation is the perfect opportunity for Root to play himself into Hundred cricket. Not too big a chase, he can just play proper cricket shots and get himself going.

  3. Postpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    The innings got off to a good start for the Phoenix.

  4. Postpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    The HundredImage source, BBC Sport

  5. Rockets 77-2published at 50 balls to go

    Target 144

    Benny Howell's dibbly-dobblies have only gone for seven off his first 10 balls but Rockets look untroubled right now.

  6. Postpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    Saqib Mahmood
    England bowler on BBC Two

    RootImage source, Getty Images

    Now he's not Test captain, Joe Root can concentrate on white-ball cricket that little bit more.

  7. Rockets 72-2published at 55 balls to go

    Target 144

    Imran Tahir is milked for a few singles, and the Rockets are halfway there.

  8. Postpublished at 60 balls to go

    Here's the latest state of play on the worm-ometer. There's not much in it!

    The worm shows Trent Rockets Men are one run ahead of Birmingham Phoenix Men. Trent Rockets Men are 66 for 2 after 40 balls. At the same stage Birmingham Phoenix Men were 65 for 1.
  9. Postpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    It's warm down here but the crowd loved it when Joe Root came to the crease. It sounds like boos but it was definitely "Roooot".

  10. Rockets 66-2published at 60 balls to go

    Target 144

    Joe Root is in, but he watches as Alex Hales smacks Livingstone to point for four more.

  11. Postpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    Saqib Mahmood
    England bowler on BBC Two

    It was a bit of a long hop but Munro got it all wrong.

  12. Postpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Golden arm is on and gets rid of Colin Munro. I'm not sure it did too much but it went straight up.

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    WICKETpublished at 62 balls to go

    Munro c Van Buuren b Livingstone 36 (Rockets 61-2)

    The Cumbrian Golden Arm strikes!

    Munro tries to flip the ball away but a top edge goes to short third where Graeme van Buuren stoops in to take a decent catch low down.

  14. Postpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    Birmingham Phoenix captain Moeen Ali on player mic - first question from Saqib Mahmood was if he knew the Liverpool score: "The Liverpool game was done while we were batting so that was good, no distractions.

    "I think I'll bring myself back on soon because Munro is still in. Benny Howell is a big bowler for us, he's hard to hit in the middle but these two are going well. It's very fast-paced captaining in The Hundred. "

  15. Rockets 60-1published at 65 balls to go

    Target 144

    Moeen Ali is really trying to find someone to help him out, turning to Benny Howell with his medium pacers that go for just two off five.

  16. 'Kaboom!' Livingstone smashes three sixes in a rowpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    Watch as Birmingham Phoenix batter Liam Livingstone smashes three sixes in three balls off the bowling of Trent Rockets' Rashid Khan.

    'Kaboom!' Livingstone smashes three sixes in a row

    Watch as Birmingham Phoenix batter Liam Livingstone smashes three sixes in three balls off the bowling of Trent Rockets' Rashid Khan in their Hundred match at Trent Bridge.

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  17. Rockets 58-1published at 70 balls to go

    Target 144

    Imran Tahir is on with his leg-spin, and after they milk the first three deliveries, Munro drops to one knee to slog-sweep him to mid-wicket for four more.

    The worm shows Trent Rockets Men are 12 runs ahead of Birmingham Phoenix Men. Trent Rockets Men are 58 for 1 after 30 balls. At the same stage Birmingham Phoenix Men were 46 for 1.
  18. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    The HundredImage source, BBC Sport

  19. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 6 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Stand and deliver from Munro, he looks on it this afternoon.

    It's that length again though, anything full is going back over your head.

  20. Rockets 47-1published at 75 balls to go

    Munro really is in the mood - he's savaged Richardson for two fours in a row by flaying him past mid off.