And Moeen wins it with a six! Carted down the ground to end a spectacular chase. Granted, it wasn't many, but they've knocked off their target of 84 with 39 balls! It's the biggest win by balls remaining 61 - beating the 43 Welsh Fire left when beating Manchester Originals this season - and the first ever 10-wicket win in the men's Hundred! DaWolf: "What's politely termed "an absolute thrashing"."
N S-Chargers vs Phoenix, 19th Match at Birmingham, Men's Hundred, Aug 06 2024 - Match Result
Moeen Ali and Ben Duckett's 86-run partnership is BP-M's highest for the 1st wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 60 between Finn Allen and Will Smeed
This is the lowest match aggregate (169) involving N S-Chargers & Phoenix in T20s
8:33pm Well that escalated quickly. All done tonight - see you all again tomorrow!
8:29pm The Net Run Rate boost sees Birmingham Phoenix leap-frog Northern Superchargers (0.19 to -0.92) and move into third.
Your Meerkat Match Hero is Tim Southee who orchestrated the first innings capitulation with 3 for 15: "We assessed conditions reasonably quickly and the seamers hitting their lengths helped that. A great performance all-round.
"It's a great team to be a part of, and it's nice to talk up another win along the way. It's always nice to win. To win like that can only do wonders for the confidence. Most guys have that mentality: enjoy today, leave it behind and onto the next one."
Bumper, down the leg side... and it's a no ball! On height rather than front foot, so no Free Hit
Slower again, this time fuller and straighter. Short enough for Duckett to wait and punch through midwicket for a single
Slower delivery, loops and dips beyond Duckett's attempted cut shot
Scoooooooop! Duckett nails it for the third time, Potts with a leg cutter into the surface, looping up and allowing Duckett to help it on its way. Topley had just been brought up into the circle from deep fine as well
Dirk: "These Brummies are on fire! 2.2 rpb on a wicket they bowled out a side for 83. It's a shame they can't make a century as the NSC just put too few runs on the board... Will they chase the total before the 50 ball mark?" We'll see. 11 needed off loads.
Swing and a miss as this one keeps low, darted in by Short
Slapped down the ground! Still makes room, but as Short veers straight, Duckett just gives it the baseball swing straight along the carpet
Duckett makes room, but can't beat Brook at cover
Shorter, rocks back and cuts to deep cover
Moeen down the track, nowhere near the pitch of the ball, skewed through midwicket instead of down the ground
Matt Short's off spin. Just because
Leading edge... and that's gone for four! Clark turns Duckett inside out as he attempts to tuck into the leg side but ends up skewing the ball high in the air towards third and away for his 7th boundary of the innings
Ramps again! Another well-judged, well-pre-empted move from Duckett to move out to the off side and offer the full face of the bat. The shot was made a lot easier by the full toss
Hampy: "Crikey, only Manchester originals could lose it from here"
Full into leg stump, worked away to Adil Rashid at wide mid on, but straight to him
Short, whipped into the leg side but off the under edge.
Length and Moeen chips this high towards mid on, albeit on the bounce.
27 needed off 75. Ermmm... yeah, call this one. Jordan Clark, what have you got?
And another! Full toss this time, lifted over square leg impeccably. The Powerplay is done - and at 57, it is the highest of this year's tournament so far!
What a sound! Having changed his bat, Moeen finally gets one out of the screws, high over square leg. That one sat up and begged to be carted
Gets hold of that one! Topley is fuller, but Moeen has enough room to wrap his bat - and wrists - around one to flick behind square, beating at backward square leg Potts to the sponge
Good response from Topley, dragging his line across, knowing Moeen was going to go for the onside again. Moeen wants a wide but he's not going to get it
Short, into the left-hander, dismissed to the deep midwicket boundary for a once-bounce four!
Topley returns
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Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
Toss | Northern Superchargers (Men), elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 06 August 2024 - night (100-ball match) |
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TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 2, Northern Superchargers (Men) 0 |