dabbed away with soft hands to take Fire over the line! Lovely late nudge from Abell with an open face, playing under his eyes and beating deep third to his left
Phoenix vs Fire, 24th Match at Birmingham, Men's Hundred, Aug 22 2025 - Match Result
Fire won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
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8.57pm: The Fire cruise home. That's a shocker for the Phoenix, losing at home to the bottom side, and both teams now need snookers to make it through to the play-offs. They both have two matches left and have only won two of their first six, so are both relying on results elsewhere. Clinical from the Fire, whose fingerspinners were excellent on a pitch that suited them. Eskinazi got them ahead of the rate as Smith dropped anchor, and Bairstow ensured there was no panic after the first wicket.
on a length, dragged out towards deep square. Mistimes the pull this time
pulled through cow corner for four! Smith picks the gap between midwicket and long-on, and the Fire are a hit away
hard length, nudged to mid-on for a quick single
whipped away again, but straight to deep square leg
steps across his stumps, hauls him over deep backward square leg! Deep in the crease, swung hard behind square to use the pace. Just 67 metres, but enough to clear the rope
inside-edged into the leg side for a scampered single
Abell wanders out at No. 4. Once a Phoenix player himself
cleaned up! Nails a perfect inswinging yorker which sneaks underneath the bat and cannons into the base of the stumps. Great comeback from Milne. Bairstow nods in appreciation on his way off
smeared into the Hollies! Short, wide, and crunched cross-batted into the 20th row. Bairstow is in the mood to get this done quickly. 90 metres
full and straight, whipped straight to short midwicket on the bounce
floated up on the pads, knocked out to long leg
thuds into the thigh pad as Bairstow looks to work leg-side
slower ball, punched to long-on and the call goes in early for two. Duckett fumbles, running off the rope
sliced to short third for a scampered single
Southee is back.
full and straight, punched straight to short cover
steps outside leg stump, lofts down to long-on for one
tossed up, inside-edges into the pad as he looks to punch through mid-off
full on the pads, swept away past short fine leg! That's a freebie. Down to a run a ball required now
drops short, Bairstow picks the gap! Rocks back and hammers it into the space between square leg and midwicket
Phoenix are going through the motions here. 36 off 30 is the equation. Should be a canter.
1 for 17 from 20 balls. Classic Howell figures on a slow pitch
smacks on the back hip as he gets down to slog-sweep and is through the shot too early. Optimistic appeal
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Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
Toss | Welsh Fire (Men), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2025 |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.50, Second Session 19.50-20.55 |
Match days | 22 August 2025 - daynight (100-ball match) |
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