full on the stumps, driven to long-on for one. Phoenix hold on to claim two points.
Phoenix vs Invincibles, 23rd Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 23 2022 - Match Result
Phoenix won by 10 runs
9.21 pm The Phoenix break a major gridlock on the table to move two points clear of much of the field - including Oval Invincibles - and now sit on eight points, tied for second place with London Spirit. They trail only the Trent Rockets who are in first place with 10 points.
Kane Richardson is the Match Hero taking 3 for 22: "It's always nice to win. That's a tough ground to defend on. The feedback at the halfway point was there was plenty of pace and bounce in the wicket. Tom Helm did a very nice job in the middle and there and getting both Curran brothers, he should probably be standing here to be honest. They're a team that just keeps coming so to get a win at this stage is massive. I think we know we're going to be a pretty hard team to beat at home so to get this win is big. Destiny is in our hands."
That's it for our coverage tonight. Come back tomorrow for another doubleheader featuring the London Spirit and Welsh Fire. On behalf of Andrew Miller, I'm Peter Della Penna. See you all tomorrow!
slower ball yorker on sixth stump, Hasnain charges and swings over the top of this and the air is sucked out of the home crowd.
Still alive! Full and wide yorker, Hasnain slices this over short third to go for four. Two sixes needed to win.
There's one! Length ball on middle, heaves this high and deep over midwicket and just clears the leaping fielder on the rope.
Three sixes and a four are needed from here. You never know... Here's Hasnain arriving at the crease.
full on off, drives this in the air toward long-off, Richardson shuffles along the rope to hold on to an easy catch at chest height two yards inside the rope.
Howell to bowl the final set with an extra fielder forced into the ring.
So 22 needed off the final set of five balls. The cutoff time has passed. An extra fielder has to come into the ring now for the final five balls. So still some hope for the Invincibles.
good length ball on the stumps, Milnes shuffles across to ramp this wide of Wade behind the stumps and beats him splitting the gap with short fine leg to the rope.
full on the stumps, driven to long-on for one.
Cutoff time is a minute away now.
fullish length ball on seventh stump, drives this straight back to Richardson.
length ball angled across the stumps hugging the wide guideline, this time Narine has a go and slices this over third man to the rope.
full toss at knee height on an attempted wide yorker. Narine inexplicably leaves this alone wanting a wide to be called. It was there at a height to be smashed and he didn't want to have a bite. Deemed legal by the umpires on the line.
Wickets falling, but also the time is inching close to the cutoff. Will it matter though if the tail is left to bat when a possible fielding penalty is applied forcing another fielder into the ring for the final set of five balls?
Fullish length ball angled across Curran on seventh stump toward the wide guideline, goes to drive and a thin edge is held behind by Wade.
slower ball back of a length on off stump, Narine pulls this to deep midwicket for one.
Cutoff time is three minutes away....
Greeted with a bouncer immediately on the legs, Narine swings under this.
Narine enters.
goes for wide yorker, Tom Curran slices this ankle high full toss flat in the air straight to deep backward point at head height. Fielder isn't really placed there as a catching position for a wide yorker but Helm lucks out to get a wicket off this ball.
good length ball on fifth stump, goes to drive through the off side but misses.
32 off 15 is looking very gettable right now.
waist high full toss on fifth stump, Tom Curran whips this wristily over square leg with a helicopter shot and it sails into the 20th row of the stands.
slower ball short and wide, goes to cut and slices this high over short third backspinning away to the rope.
slower ball lands on a good length on fifth stump, swings over the top of it and it goes through to the keeper.
full and wide yorker, but even better from Tom Curran to squirt this with an open face behind point past the ring fielder and still has enough juice on it to beat the sweeper too.
short on the body, pulls this off a bottom edge just wide of the keeper for one.
10 minutes left to bowl 20 balls. We could see a fielding penalty applied if the match goes the distance. Those wides from Tahir ate into the time last over.
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
1W |
Kennington Oval, London | |
Toss | Oval Invincibles (Men), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 23 August 2022 - night (100-ball match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Birmingham Phoenix (Men) 2, Oval Invincibles (Men) 0 |