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Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne and Tom Mallows

All times stated are UK

  1. Phoenix 75-5

    Target 161

    Shot! Liam Livingstone clatters one to the cover boundary as Paul Walter offers a bit too much width.

    He's on to 26 from 21 balls.

  2. Phoenix 68-5

    Target 161

    Halfway through and Phoenix are in real trouble.

    It's going to take something special from Liam Livingstone to win it from here.

  3. WICKET

    Mousley lbw b Mir 5 (Phoenix 64-5)

    After two dropped catches, something finally goes Usama Mir's way!

    Dan Mousley goes back to a full delivery, tries to dab it away but it clips the pad first instead.

    He doesn't look too unhappy with the decision but doesn't review.

  4. Phoenix 62-4

    Target 161

    Phoenix wrestle back control after the wicket of Jamie Smith.

    Their target is now below 100 - a further 99 runs needed from 55 balls.

    Liam Livingstone is the key to that.

  5. Phoenix 58-4

    Target 161

    Dan Mousley joins Liam Livingstone at the crease and gets off the mark with a boundary first ball, deliberately edged down to third man.

  6. WICKET

    Smith c Salt b Walter 15 (Phoenix 54-4)

    And once again, Usama Mir breathes a sigh of relief!

    Smith tries to rub salt into the wound after the dropped catch but instead hits it straight into the hands of... Salt.

    He attempts a big shot down the ground but Paul Walter takes the pace off with some canny bowling.

  7. Smith dropped on 15

    Phoenix 54-3

    Oh, this is not good.

    The first drop from Usama Mir was quite tricky but this is as simple as they come.

    Jamie Smith edges to short third, at comfortable height, and it somehow plops out of his hands.

  8. Phoenix 52-3

    Target 161

    The second of those sixes was an absolute beauty, lofted straight down the ground after an elegant shimmy down the pitch.

    An expensive start with the ball from Usama Mir, after his brilliance with the bat at the end of Originals' innings.

  9. Phoenix 50-3

    Jamie Smith joins the party!

    He whacks Usama Mir for consecutive sixes!

  10. Phoenix 38-3

    Target 161

    Originals have started brilliantly but they'll be nervous as long as Liam Livingstone is out there.

    He smashes a short ball from Jamie Overton over the ropes, and follows it with a thump down the ground for four more.

  11. Phoenix 24-3

    Target 161

    One of the country's brightest young talents, Jamie Smith, is in next with a big job to do.

    It completes a dominant powerplay for the Originals. Richard Gleeson has 2-13 and Josh Little 1-9.

    Phoenix require a further 137 from 75 balls.

  12. Post update

    Here's the first of those wickets.

  13. WICKET

    Moeen lbw b Gleeson 1 (Phoenix 21-3)

    Wow!

    Birmingham Phoenix have lost three wickets for one run!

    They're three big wickets too - Will Smeed, Ben Duckett and Moeen Ali.

    It's a brilliant bit of bowling from Gleeson, going full and straight and Moeen plays all around it.

  14. Phoenix review

    Is it three?!

    A fierce yorker from Richard Gleeson traps Moeen Ali on the foot. He's given out lbw, but sends it upstairs for a review.

    This looks close.

  15. Phoenix 21-2

    Target 161

    Good pace from Josh Little, who has the ball flying through to Jos Buttler behind the stumps.

    Liam Livingstone is trying to hit every one out of the park but is unable to get anything away.

    A great set of five from Little - the wicket and no runs conceded.

  16. WICKET

    Duckett c Overton b Little 10 (Phoenix 21-2)

    Back-to-back wickets and it's an almost identical dismissal!

    Short from Josh Little, but it sticks in the pitch a bit and Ben Duckett's attempted pull shot plops into the grateful hands of Jamie Overton at mid-wicket.

    Not the smartest shot, having just seen Will Smeed depart in the exact same way.

  17. Phoenix 21-1

    Target 161

    Moeen Ali calmly gets himself off the mark first ball.

    Richard Gleeson was pumped after that wicket. A big confidence boost for the Originals.

  18. WICKET

    Smeed c Turner b Gleeson 8 (Phoenix 20-1)

    Usama Mir breathes a sigh of relief! The drop doesn't prove too costly for the Originals.

    Full and straight from Gleeson, and Smeed tries to whip it through mid-wicket but perfectly picks out Ashton Turner instead.

    One of Phoenix's power-hitters departs, and is replaced by skipper Moeen Ali, fresh from his Ashes heroics.

  19. Smeed dropped on 6

    Phoenix 14-0

    Oh no!

    Josh Little responds brilliantly to being hit for six, zipping two past Will Smeed's edge and finally drawing the chance with his fifth ball.

    Smeed tries another pull shot, it goes high up into the air and it swirls for an age. Usama Mir tries to get underneath it, tries to take it over his shoulder but spills it, despite an attempted juggle afterwards.

    A tough one - the ball was in the air for ages and he was in a very awkward position but it should've been taken.

  20. Phoenix 11-0

    That'll do!

    Ireland paceman Josh Little drops short and Will Smeed gratefully accepts, heaving it high into the stands.