Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 24 August 2023
Adam Milne has five balls left to try and claim a five-for. This brilliant delivery to castle Matthew Wade is the pick of the four he's taken so far...
Summary
Chasing 186, Spirit are bowled out for 108
Milne claims 4-20 & Sangha 3-16
Mitchell hits 57 off 36 balls
Phoenix post 185-5: Smith 52 (31), Duckett 47 (33), Moeen 32 (14)
Howell hits unbeaten 23 off 10 late on; Southee takes 3-23
Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 24 August 2023
Spirit 46-5published at 60 balls left
Target 186
Just a further three singles from the set following that first-ball boundary.
Phoenix are well on their way to a victory that will ensure that lifts them off the bottom and gives them a positive finale to a disappointing campaign.
Spirit 43-5published at 64 balls left
Target 186
Great effort from Adam Milne in the deep but he can't prevent the boundary as Daryl Mitchell powers a full toss from Liam Livingstone through mid-on.
Spirit 39-5published at 65 balls left
Target 186
Matt Critchley comes in and gets off the mark with a single.
London Spirit need a comeback for the ages now.
WICKETpublished at 66 balls left
Bell-Drummond st Smith b Sangha 23 (Spirit 38-5)
Tanveer Sangha rips one past the outside edge!
Daniel Bell-Drummond had looked in good touch but he joins the rest of the top-order back in the shed after charging down the pitch and missing as Sangha's leg-break turned sharply away from him.
Regulation stumping for Jamie Smith.
Spirit 36-4published at 70 balls left
Target 186
Thumped back down the ground by Daryl Mitchell.
He looked to have all the time in the world as Kane Richardson bowled him a good length delivery, waiting for it before hammering it back past him.
Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 24 August 2023
We all love a crowd catch but sometimes going for glory can result in you looking a little bit silly...
Spirit 30-4published at 75 balls left
Target 186
Powerplay over and it has been all about Adam Milne.
The fast bowler has bowled 15 balls of it and taken 4-10, including three wickets in the first nine balls of the match.
Spirit are in big trouble.
WICKETpublished at 77 balls left
Lawrence c Moeen b Milne 6 (Spirit 28-4)
It's four for Adam Milne!
Dan Lawrence backs away to give himself room to hit over mid-off.
He doesn't get hold of it, though, and the ball loops gently to Moeen Ali.
Spirit 27-3published at 79 balls left
Target 186
Adam Milne returns and Daniel Bell-Drummond cracks the first ball of the set through the covers for four.
Top shot.
Spirit 23-3published at 80 balls left
Target 186
Top-edge from Daniel Bell-Drummond as he tries to hoick Tom Helm over the leg-side.
He has a nervous glance up but the ball carries well over the fielder, one bounce for four.
Four more! Whipped off the pads and behind square. No stopping that.
Spirit 12-3published at 84 balls left
Target 186
Daniel Bell-Drummond had to wait but he wastes no time now he finally gets strike, clipping the ball off his hip for four.
Spirit 8-3published at 85 balls left
Target 186
Just five runs from Kane Richardson's set.
Daniel Bell-Drummond is yet to face a ball but he will finally get his chance at the start of the next five.
Spirit 7-3published at 88 balls left
Target 186
Dan Lawrence hits high into the leg side but it is always safe enough given the field set by Phoenix.
The ball lands just inside the rope and bobbles over it for four.
Spirit 3-3published at 90 balls left
Target 186
Brilliant from Adam Milne. He ends that 10-ball set with figures of 3-3.
All at searing pace as well. Dan Lawrence is in to join Daniel Bell-Drummond, who watched all of that unfold from the non-striker's end.
WICKETpublished at 91 balls left
Wade b Milne 0 (Spirit 2-3)
Bowled 'im! That is a beauty!
Full, swinging back into the left-hander and very fast. Too fast for Matthew Wade and he loses his off stump!
What a start from Adam Milne!
Spirit 2-2published at 94 balls left
Target 186
Close!
No hat-trick for Adam Milne but Matthew Wade did everything he could for the bowler by playing a very loose drive outside off stump.
The ball whistles past the edge.
WICKETpublished at 95 balls left
Pepper c Smith b Milne 0 (Spirit 2-2)
Two in two balls for Adam Milne!
It's a 91mph from Milne, on a good length, and Michael Pepper prods tentatively at it just outside off.
There's a feather of an edge through to Jamie Smith and Milne is on a hat-trick!
WICKETpublished at 96 balls left
Crawley b Milne 2 (Spirit 2-1)
Dragged on!
Big drive from Zak Crawley but the ball ricochets off the inside edge and into leg stump.
The zing bails light up and Phoenix have their first wicket. That was sharp from Adam Milne.
Spirit 2-0published at 97 balls left
Target 186
Misfield from Moeen Ali at mid-off and that turns a slightly risky single into a fairly comfortable two for Zak Crawley.