Men's Hundred: Birmingham Phoenix edge close encounter with Oval Invincibles

Summary

Invincibles fall 10 runs short in chase of 167 after late hitting from Curran brothers
Helm impresses with 3-11 off 20; Richardson also takes three wickets
Phoenix score 166-6 - Livingstone 45, Moeen 42, Milnes 3-32
Phoenix up to third in the table; Invincibles fifth
Coming up on Wednesday: London Spirit v Welsh Fire (women's at 15:00 BST, men's at 18:30)

Live Reporting

Joe Rindl and Anurag Hegde

Postpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at The Oval
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There are some England fans here. I can hear Sam Curran's Barmy Army song - the one to the tune of Karma Chameleon - being sung.
"He bats and bowls, he bats and bowllllssss..."
Postpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Henry Moeran
BBC Radio
He goes inside-out. That's a glorious shot for six.
Invincibles 120-5published at 20 balls to go
Target 167
And another Tom Curran six.
The home fans are starting to believe. 47 more runs needed.
Invincibles 101-5published at 22 balls to go
Target 167
55 needed off 22 now.
Postpublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Henry Moeran
BBC Radio
It's hit down the ground, he's got hold of that.
Invincibles 109-5published at 24 balls to go
Target 167
Here we go. After two wides Tom Curran launches Imran Tahir down the ground for six.
Postpublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
I told you Jason Roy got lucky earlier.
Invincibles 101-5published at 25 balls to go
S Curran 29, T Curran 1
The Invincibles need a miracle from the Curran brothers.
Imran Tahir will bowl the next set of five.
Postpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
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Invincibles 100-5published at 26 balls to go
Target 167
Short and wide and flicked away for a single.
No hat-trick and that's the 100 up.
67 needed off 26.
WICKETpublished at 27 balls to go
Billings lbw b Richardson 0 (Invincibles 99-5)
Three reds. Out and a hat-trick chance for Kane Richardson.
Tom Curran is next in.
Postpublished at 20:57 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at The Oval
Sam Billings may have reviewed but he's already halfway off the field.
Postpublished at 20:57 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC radio
I think that's absolutely dead, that's hitting the middle of leg stump.
Postpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Melissa Story
BBC Radio commentator
He's reviewed it, he has to review it you feel.
Invincibles reviewpublished at 27 balls to go
Invincibles 99-5
Billings is struck on his pads first ball. The finger goes up but he reviews.
Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Skipper Sam Billings is next in. He needs a match-hero level performance to win this game for the Invincibles.
Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Melissa Story
BBC Radio commentator
That's gone straight through him. Cox never really looked comfortable at the crease.
WICKETpublished at 28 balls to go
Cox b Richardson 32 (Invincibles 99-4)
Bowled him!
Full and straight sees Kane Richardson remove Jordan Cox.
Is that the game?
Postpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 23 August 2022
Melissa Story
BBC Radio commentator
That is an incredible piece of work on the boundary.
Invincibles 99-3published at 29 balls to go
Target 167
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Every run counts now. Great fielding on the long-on boundary prevents a Jordan Cox four.