Phoenix vs Brave, 8th Match at Birmingham, Aug 10 2022, The Hundred Men's Competition

RESULT
8th Match (N), Birmingham, August 10, 2022, The Hundred Men's Competition
(85/100 balls, T:177) 123

Phoenix won by 53 runs

Player Of The Match
101* (50)
will-smeed
Match centre 
Scorecard summary
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 176/4(100 balls)
101* (50)
1/12 (10)
Southern Brave (Men) 123/10(85 balls)
33 (24)
5/25 (20)

That's all from us tonight. We'll be back tomorrow for the first double-header, with Oval Invincibles vs Northern Superchargers. The men's match comes first at 3pm, then the women's at 6.30pm. Thanks for tuning in.

Moeen Ali: "The crowd certainly helps. We like batting here. You want to be performing and winning so if you're bringing in a few youngster while you're doing that, it's even better. The pressure's not always on you to perform. We tried at Trent Bridge but the toss was big there. It was just keeping calm and not panicking. We've got match-winners in the team. [Brookes] He's had a couple of tough years but everyone knows he can bowl. It's about relaxing him and letting him enjoy his cricket. We saw throughout the Commonwealth Games that the fans are amazing here."

Smeed is the Match Hero: "It was a great feeling coming off to the applause but to win was the main thing and the atmosphere was amazing. Edgbaston is known for the crowd and the atmosphere and it lived up to its name. The more I play, the more I can learn. T20 is a strange game. It was nice to get the extra runs because I've been just short a few times. That was a great team performance. Shout out to Brookesy, that was epic. Hopefully we can get on a bit of a roll now."

9.10pm: Comprehensive victory for Phoenix. Two stunning performances from young players: Will Smeed becoming the first player to score a hundred in the Hundred, then Henry Brookes running through one of the competitions' best batting line-ups with a brilliant five-for - a couple of catches off his team-mates to boot.

85
W
Kane Richardson to Mills, OUT

knocks out his leg stump! Another brilliant yorker, Richardson has a third and Brave are bowled out

Tymal Mills b Richardson 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
84
Kane Richardson to Mills, no run

slower ball, swing and a miss

83
W
Kane Richardson to Jordan, OUT

through him with an inch-perfect yorker!

Chris Jordan b Richardson 15 (8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 187.5
82
4
Kane Richardson to Jordan, FOUR runs

short and wide, slapped through extra cover

81
1
Kane Richardson to Lintott, 1 run

skips down, slaps through cover

CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls14 runs • 1 wicket
SB-M: 118/8Need 59 from 20 balls
Jake Lintott4 (4b)
Chris Jordan11 (6b 1x6)
Benny Howell
1/24 (20)
80
1
Howell to Lintott, 1 run

punched to extra cover

79
1
Howell to Jordan, 1 run

wide outside off, slapped down to long-off

78
1
Howell to Lintott, 1 run

worked down to long-on

77
1
Howell to Jordan, 1 run

thick outside edge, just short of Tahir at short third

76
6
Howell to Jordan, SIX runs

on a length, clubbed over midwicket for a huge six! Nailed, pulled off the right hip and into the stands

75
1
Howell to Lintott, 1 run

leading edge skews out to deep point

74
1
Howell to Jordan, 1 run

on a length, swung out to deep square on the pull

73
1
Howell to Lintott, 1 run

on a length, popped up into the covers

Lintott at No. 10, walking out with a sheepish grin.

72
W
Howell to Whiteley, OUT

full outside off, slog-swept out to Brookes at deep backward square!

Ross Whiteley c Brookes b Howell 18 (12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 150
71
1
Howell to Jordan, 1 run

on a length, punched out to deep cover

Howell. Hard to see Brave getting close from this position.

CHANGE OF END
after 70 balls14 runs • 3 wickets
SB-M: 104/7Need 73 from 30 balls
Ross Whiteley18 (11b 1x4 1x6)
Chris Jordan1 (1b)
Henry Brookes
5/25 (20)

Timeout called.

70
6
Brookes to Whiteley, SIX runs

back of a length, Whiteley swings him over midwicket! Absolutely nailed, right out of the middle to put a dent in Brookes' figures

69
Brookes to Whiteley, no run

on a length, angling across him. Whiteley swings and misses, looking to flash through the off side

68
1
Brookes to Jordan, 1 run

banged into the pitch, pulled out to deep midwicket

A hundred for Smeed, a five-for for Brookes. Phoenix's young guns getting the job done.

67
W
Brookes to Garton, OUT

yorker, pins him in front of off stump and Nick Cook raises the finger! Brookes has FIVE! Shuffled across looking to whip through leg, hits him on the shin... looked like it was missing off stump to me, but Garton decides against the review

George Garton lbw b Brookes 4 (2b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200
66
4
Brookes to Garton, FOUR runs

full outside off, thrashed through extra cover for four

Garton.

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
WCF Smeed
101 runs (50)
8 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
slog shot
37 runs
3 fours3 sixes
Control
82%
AL Davies
33 runs (24)
2 fours1 six
Productive shot
on drive
7 runs
0 four1 six
Control
85%
Best performances - bowlers
HJH Brookes
B
20
0s
9
R
25
W
5
RPB
1.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
KW Richardson
B
15
0s
7
R
19
W
3
RPB
1.26
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Edgbaston, Birmingham
TossSouthern Brave (Men), elected to field first
Series
Season2022
Player Of The Match
Match days10 August 2022 - night (100-ball match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsBirmingham Phoenix (Men) 2, Southern Brave (Men) 0
Language
English
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