Fire 114-3published at 82 balls
It's not pretty but it's four for Sophia Dunkley.
She gives herself room, tries to smash Emily Arlott back over her head and the ball flies off the outside edge to the boundary.
Summary
Ismail takes hat-trick to win match for Fire, who go top of table
Phoenix only needed four from last three balls
Flintoff (55) & Jones (48*) looked to be taking Phoenix to victory
Fire post 137-7 - Beaumont scores 59 off 40 as Fire start well
Fire lose four wickets in last 11 balls of innings
Flintoff 3-13, Baker 2-21, Arlott 2-33
Fire 114-3published at 82 balls
Fire 109-3published at 80 balls
After dealing in ones and twos for the first four balls, Sophia Dunkley chips the last over mid-on for four.
Very well played by the Welsh Fire batters, nine from those five balls without taking much of a risk.
Postpublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 10 August 2023
Hannah Baker made the initial breakthrough with the wicket of Hayley Matthews and the leg-spinner is back into the attack after the strategic timeout.
Postpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 10 August 2023
Thea Brookes
Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC RadioThese two will run well together but are two very different players. Sophia Dunkley will look for the big shots, with Georgia Elwiss more likely to rotate the strike.
Fire 100-3published at 75 balls
A risky single from Sophia Dunkley takes Welsh Fire to three figures and ends a superb set of five from Emily Arlott.
Georgia Elwiss is out there with Sophia Dunkley and they'll have the strategic timeout to discuss their plan for the last 25 balls of the innings.
WICKETpublished at 73 balls
Harris lbw b Arlott 1 (Fire 96-3)
A deserved wicket for Emily Arlott!
Laura Harris got the big build-up but she goes cheaply after attempting an ill-advised reverse sweep.
It just wasn't there for that shot and when she misses, she might as well walk it was that plumb an lbw decision.
No point wasting a review on that.
Fire 96-2published at 70 balls
As if to prove the point, Laura Harris nails her first ball out into the leg side.
There's a fielder there so it's just a single but the timing was there.
Beware of Laura Harrispublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 10 August 2023
Image source, Getty ImagesThe big-hitting Aussie right hander showed a glimpse of what she is capable of in Fire’s opening game when she bludgeoned 20 runs from seven balls including two fours and two sixes.
She missed out in the second match against Oval Invincibles but teams will rightly be nervous of her. Of the 90 players to have scored over 500 T20 runs since the start of 2020, Harris' strike rate is by far the highest at 186 - the next highest globally is just 137 (Alice Capsey).
Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 10 August 2023
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentatorTess Flintoff has been rewarded for some fiery bowling, but Tammy Beaumont could have hit that anywhere.
It's a terrific catch.
WICKETpublished at 69 balls
Beaumont c Burns b Flintoff 59 (Fire 95-2)
Another short ball but this time Tammy Beaumont holes out to deep mid-wicket.
The Fire batter tried to clear the ropes, didn't quite middle it and Erin Burns took a good catch a yard in from the rope.
A fine innings comes to an end. A big wicket for Tess Flintoff and Birmingham Phoenix.
Fire 93-1published at 66 balls
Short from Tess Flintoff and Tammy Beaumont cracks it away behind square for four on the pull.
Fire 89-1published at 65 balls
Even the edges are working out for Tammy Beaumont. Emily Arlott ends a very good first set with a ball that gets up a bit finds the edge but then beats short third.
Four more to Beaumont.
50 for Tammy Beaumontpublished at 63 balls
Fire 84-1
After two dot balls to start the set, Tammy Beaumont goes to her half-century from 36 balls with a single to deep cover.
It's been a superb knock from her so far. She seems to be batting on a different surface to everyone else.
Fire 83-1published at 60 balls
Good start from Tess Flintoff. Just singles from her first set of five, the last of which takes Tammy Beaumont to 49...
Fire 79-1published at 55 balls
Tammy Beaumont adds another boundary as she guides the ball to deep third off Katie Levick.
It's the only boundary of the set with Sophia Dunkley still yet to get off the mark.
Postpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 10 August 2023
Hayley Matthews is gone but Tammy Beaumont is still going strong...
Fire 72-1published at 50 balls
Beaumont 40, Dunkley
Excellent set of 10 from Hannah Baker, the second five in particular.
Halfway through, Fire are on top but those last few balls show the Phoenix spinners could have a big part to play in the second half of the innings.
Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 10 August 2023
Charlie Taylor
BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraHannah Baker wasn't sure, it was Amy Jones who went for the appeal.
But it's an absolute beauty. There's genuine turn and bounce from the leg-spinner.
Welcome to the game, Sophia Dunkley - that's ripped right past the bat.
Not outpublished at 49 balls
It is a beauty from Hannah Baker but there's no bat or glove involved.
Sophia Dunkley was beaten all ends up but she survives.
Phoenix reviewpublished at 49 balls
Is it two in two for Hannah Baker?
It's a brilliant ball that rips past Sophia Dunkley but has it flicked the edge? Phoenix send it upstairs to find out.