SIX AND DONE! Hauled over deep square leg! Livingstone bellows in delight as he swats Fisher into the night for one last time! Phoenix win by eight wickets and march imperiously into the final of the men's Hundred!
N S-Chargers vs Phoenix, 31st Match at Leeds, Men's Hundred, Aug 17 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
31st Match (N), Leeds, August 17, 2021, The Hundred Men's Competition
143/8
(74/100 balls, T:144) 147/2
Phoenix won by 8 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
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8.45pm: Liam Livingstone is a baller. A stone-cold 100-baller. He equals Jemimah Rodrigues' 92 from the opening rounds of the women's comp, and walks off after taking his team top of the men's table with a dominant display at Headingley. Phoenix go straight to Lord's, while Southern Brave and Trent Rockets will face-off in the Eliminator on Friday.
Livingstone, predictably enough, is Hero of the Match: "It's been nice, I've felt a bit more pressure since Mo went away, he's such a gap in our batting order. But I've really enjoyed playing cricket with these boys, we've got a young and fearless line-up and we've seen some great talent come through. You play cricket to make finals and we've done that. Whatever happens, we've proved a lot of people wrong in this comp. Tried not to think about it but everyone wants to play in the final. Lot of young boys who've not played in a franchise final so will be great for them. [Pulled rate back with ball] Immy's been a hero, Milne at the death showed why he's one of the best. Benny [Howell] does the ugly work, never goes for runs, they've done well all tournament. We brought it back really well and nice to knock them off. [Form] Like I said, I've worked hard on being more consistent, there's been glimpse over the years. Working hard to keep winning games for my team. Crowd's have been unbelievable, people who don't watch cricket getting into the Hundred, kids wearing shirts, and that's what we want for this tournament."
Yeesh, that was an awesome display. Lancashire's finest sending Birmingham through on Yorkshire's home patch! Anyway, thanks for chipping in, we've got one more round of group games to come tomorrow, then it's on to the knockouts on Friday and Saturday. Cheerio until then!
74
6
Fisher to Livingstone, SIX runs
73
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Fisher to Livingstone, no run
short ball wide of the stumps, swing and a miss
72
4
Fisher to Livingstone, FOUR runs
pitched up and pinged down the ground! Presses out and sends this screaming back, beats long-on's attempt to come across
Takes Livingstone to the highest individual score in the men's comp, surpassing the 81 made by David Willey and Colin Ingram
71
4
Fisher to Livingstone, FOUR runs
flipped over fine leg, lands just short of the rope! Cute stuff now, dancing across and scooping the full ball
Fisher again, Phoenix need 11 from 30 balls!
CHANGE OF END
after 70 balls10 runs
BP-M: 133/2Need 11 from 30 balls
Liam Livingstone78 (36b 1x4 9x6)
Tom Abell8 (7b 1x4)
Adil Rashid 0/30 (15)
70
1
Rashid to Livingstone, 1 run
dragged down and pulled for a single through square leg
69
6
Rashid to Livingstone, SIX runs
pushed through, boffed into the crowd again! Another catch in the stands...! Livingstone's ninth six, dropping deep and hammering it over wide long-on, right in his arc
68
2
Rashid to Livingstone, 2 runs
flattish and cut away in front of the cover sweeper for a couple
67
•
Rashid to Livingstone, no run
slower pace, slightly short and Livingstone rocks back to launch a pull - hits the toe end and drops back down the pitch towards Rashid
66
1
Rashid to Abell, 1 run
tossed up outside off, cut for a single
Rashid on again
after 65 balls3 runs
BP-M: 123/2Need 21 from 35 balls
Liam Livingstone69 (32b 1x4 8x6)
Tom Abell7 (6b 1x4)
Matthew Fisher 0/12 (10)
A very quiet set, but the air has gone out of Superchargers' balloon
65
1
Fisher to Livingstone, 1 run
full, 86mph and dug out down to long-off
DaveTwo: "Alan... I believe that should be smoked herring? lol" Whatever you're bowling, it's fish food tonight
64
1
Fisher to Abell, 1 run
back of a length once again and Abell settles for a nudge off the hip
63
•
Fisher to Abell, no run
short and angling in, attempts to pull but doesn't connect
62
•
Fisher to Abell, no run
back of a length in the channel, 84mph, zips through past Abell's dangled bat
61
1
Fisher to Livingstone, 1 run
full and wide, opens the face for one out to deep point, bottom hand off the bat
Matt Fisher for a second set
CHANGE OF END
after 60 balls12 runs • 1 wicket
BP-M: 120/2Need 24 from 40 balls
Tom Abell6 (3b 1x4)
Liam Livingstone67 (30b 1x4 8x6)
Callum Parkinson
1/36 (20)
Still, Parkinson finishes with a respectable 1 for 36 from 20
60
4
Parkinson to Abell, FOUR runs
floated up, sliced for four off the outside edge! Abell drops back and just gets some bat on it, the ball runs away
59
1
Parkinson to Livingstone, 1 run
quicker ball, 69mph, basically a half-tracker to stop Livingstone coming down, swats the single
58
1
Parkinson to Abell, 1 run
flatter outside off, cut for a single
57
1
Parkinson to Livingstone, 1 run
tosses this up, Livingstone plays it watchfully back down the ground to long-on
56
1
Parkinson to Abell, 1 run
lobbed up on the stumps and nudged to leg, the bowler hares after it
Tom Abell in, Parky to bowl a tenner
55
W
Parkinson to Allen, OUT
slows it up, spins this away, stumped! Parkinson breaks the stand, punches the air - possibly out of relief, as much as anything. Allen danced down and was beaten in the flight, he'll head off but his job's about done
Finn Allen st †Simpson b Parkinson 42 (26b 4x4 2x6 40m) SR: 161.53
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