Phoenix 75-5published at 45 balls left
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.
Summary
Originals beat Phoenix by 49 runs for first win
Phoenix dismissed for 111 - Hartley takes 3-13
Visitors lose three wickets for one run from 20-1 to 21-3
Originals slip to 105-6 but Mir's 32* (14) and Overton's 22 (13) takes them to 160-8
Howell removes Evans, Holden & Walter; Milne strikes twice; Buttler run out by Moeen for 43
Phoenix still winless after two washed out games
Phoenix 75-5published at 45 balls left
Phoenix 68-5published at 50 balls left
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.
WICKETpublished at 53 balls left
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.
Phoenix 62-4published at 55 balls left
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.
Phoenix 58-4published at 60 balls left
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.
WICKETpublished at 61 balls left
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.
Smith dropped on 15published at 63 balls left
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.
Phoenix 52-3published at 65 balls left
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.
Phoenix 50-3published at 67 balls left
Jamie Smith joins the party!
He whacks Usama Mir for consecutive sixes!
Phoenix 38-3published at 70 balls left
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.
Phoenix 24-3published at 75 balls left
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.
Postpublished at 20:24 British Summer Time 7 August 2023
Here's the first of those wickets.
WICKETpublished at 79 balls left
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.
Phoenix reviewpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 7 August 2023
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.
Phoenix 21-2published at 80 balls left
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.
WICKETpublished at 84 balls left
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.
Phoenix 21-1published at 85 balls left
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.
WICKETpublished at 87 balls left
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.
Smeed dropped on 6published at 90 balls left
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.
Phoenix 11-0published at 94 balls left
That'll do!
Ireland paceman Josh Little drops short and Will Smeed gratefully accepts, heaving it high into the stands.