Spirit vs Phoenix, 2nd Match at Birmingham, Men's Hundred, Jul 23 2021 - Match Result

length ball on off stump, Milne heaves a pull that skids along the turf through square leg. Vertical flamethrowers start shooting off on the boundary to mark a victory for the Phoenix with three balls to spare!

Bopara is wearing magnets in the field! Bouncer on the stumps, tries to heave over midwicket but skies this over mid-on. Bopara shuffles left on the ring and clutches this above his head. Spirit not giving up just yet.

yorker on leg stump now, flicks this out to deep square leg.

wide yorker on sixth stump, Benjamin can do no wrong here! Not only does he dig this out, but does so with enough forearm power to beat mid-off on the ring as it skids away to the rope.

pinged in the helmet! Slower bouncer and is out in front of the pull shot, he's hit square on the bill of the helmet as the ball ricochets into the off side for an extra. Physio sprints out to check on the batsman for a cursory concussion evaluation.

fuller and wider, heaves aiming for extra cover but slices a thick edge over backward point and backspins away to the rope.

good length ball tries to heave over the leg side and misses.

back to the orthodoxy, same result way over the square leg rope! Cullen tries to bounce him, Benjamin swats a pull flat over the leg side, lands in the second row of the stands.

Benjamin tries to repeat this scoop over third man but it's a slower cutter on the same length and the change of pace throws off his timing. Can't connect.

what a shot! The crowd goes bonkers! Length ball on off stump, gets into position for a reverse and scoops this over third man all the way over the rope.

full on the stumps, flicked along the turf for a single to long-on.

full on off, heaves for the leg side but skies this over point and Bopara jogs in from the ring to take a swirling chance lunging forward onto his knees.

dropped! But at the very least VDM doesn't have to go to the dentist tomorrow morning! Full ball outside off, slammed like a howitzer back toward VDM at head height. He gets hands up adjacent to his face moving left and parries the ball toward long-off for one.

full on the legs, flicked into the leg side.

meatball gets devoured and spit back over the rope at cow corner! Knee high full toss on middle, Howell spreads a ladle full of marinara over this ball before heaving it 20 yards over the rope.

flights this full on off, slogs this flat along the ground to long-on.

spears this full and wide on sixth stump, slices a drive to the point sweeper.

yorker on middle, digs this out back to Wood at short midwicket in his follow-through.

bouncer on the stumps, pulls this flat to deep square leg. Nabi flicks to Lawrence coming across from deep midwicket as he's tumbling over and the relay is tight at the keeper's end but they just get in for the second.

full on the stumps, flicked along the turf to deep midwicket for one.