Bopara hits 45 off 20 balls to help Spirit post 139-6
Phoenix slip to 34-4 in reply before Wade's sublime 81 off 42 gets them close
Phoenix then hit five off the final five to secure dramatic one-wicket win
Rockets now guaranteed top spot and place in Saturday's final; Spirit will go into eliminator
Phoenix not yet eliminated but need Originals v Invincibles on Wednesday to end in either a tie or be washed out to go through
Wednesday's games: Superchargers v Brave women (11:30 BST) & men (15:00); Originals v Invincibles women (15:00) & men (18:30)
Smeed b Dawson 1 (Phoenix 2-2)
And another! From bad to worse for Birmingham Phoenix.
Straight ball from Liam Dawson and the danger man Will Smeed completely misses and has to watch his stumps shatter.
Phoenix's chances of qualification are dwindling by the second.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Radio
Budinger knew he had to go hard early but it was too much.
Budinger c Crawley b Dawson 0 (Phoenix 1-1)
First game, first-ball duck!
Tough gig for Sol Budinger, coming in for the injured Liam Livingstone and basically having to go for it from ball one.
Which he does - but whacks it straight to Zak Crawley on the boundary instead. Great start for Spirit.
Target 140
A simple, calm start for Will Smeed, just nudging the first ball from spinner Liam Dawson for a single.
Tom Helm was brilliant with the ball, taking four wickets for just 17 runs.
It's over to the batters now, with exciting youngster Will Smeed and Sol Budinger opening up.
Thanks, Tom!
Right, we've just been trying to do some quick (or not so quick) maths to work out what Birmingham Phoenix need to do to keep their knockout hopes alive.
They need to chase down 140 in 73 balls or fewer. So basically, expect them to come out swinging.
Spirit have a chance to go top of the table with a big win. It's all getting a bit confusing.
London Spirit looked to be struggling to reach 120 at one stage on a slow, sluggish surface but that destructive knock from Ravi Bopara has given their bowlers something to defend.
It was a remarkable innings that piles the pressure on Birmingham Phoenix, who need a big victory to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive.
Here to guide your way through the Phoenix reply is Ffion Wynne.
Birmingham Phoenix bowler Tom Helm on Sky Sports: "It is always handy playing at your home ground. It was a pretty helpful wicket to bowl on which is always good as a bowler.
"We kept it pretty simple. We saw that the wicket was doing a little bit and keeping a bit low and it was almost four-day length.
"I thought we bowled pretty well. I don't think it is the greatest wicket in the world but I think we need to knock them off pretty quickly so we'll give it a go."
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio
What a finish by the London Spirit and how crucial that final six is going to be?
Liam Dawson faces the final ball of the innings and he predictably goes for a huge swing.
He makes a good connection, the ball fizzes towards the boundary, Brett D'Oliveira is underneath it.....but he fumbles it over the ropes!
Oh dear.
Another six to end the innings and after a slow start London Spirit have somehow blasted their way up to 139-6. That is some recovery.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Radio
The crowd show their warm appreciation for the veteran! Bopara has made it really difficult for the Birmingham Phoenix.
Bopara c Mousley b Helm 45 (Spirit 133-6)
All good things come to an end.
Ravi Bopara goes for another huge heave but can only pick out Dan Mousley on the deep mid-wicket boundary.
What an innings from Bopara though, a potentially match-winning knock.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Radio
Bopara's fifth six! He's played the only ininngs of substance. None has timed the ball like Bopara today.
I know we are still in August but Ravi Bopara has hit that so high in the air I think it has come down with snow on it!
It has the distance too, with the ball flying over square leg and landing among the gleeful crowd.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Radio
A wonderful ball from Helm!
Lawrence b Helm 19 (Spirit 124-5)
Tom Helm goes full and wide and all Dan Lawrence can do is drag onto his own stumps.
Spirit's momentum checked!
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio
Great atmosphere and absolutely brilliant. Bopara has played an outstanding knock for his team so far.
Dan Lawrence looks to follow Bopara's lead but his attempted shot over mid-off is mistimed and they can only run two.
Lawrence will be on strike for the final set, which will be bowled by Tom Helm.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio
It's a fourth six for Bopara! I wonder what he's had for breakfast.
Six more! A fourth six from 16 balls for Ravi Bopara has he smashes Kane Richardson over mid-wicket.
Bopara moves to 38 and the crowd are absolutely loving it.