smashed through extra cover, Phoenix win by three wickets! Dawson kicks the turf, Spirit fought all the way but go down with one ball to spare for a second consecutive defeat
Spirit vs Phoenix, 5th Match at London, Men's Hundred, Jul 27 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
5th Match (N), Lord's, July 27, 2024, The Hundred Men's Competition
127/7
(99/100 balls, T:128) 131/7
Phoenix won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
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9.35pm: Squeaky bum time, but Birmingham Phoenix prevail! Finally, the men's Hundred gets a close finish, though it was an undistinguished scuffle for much of the 200 balls. Spirit showed spirit to recover from 30 for 5 and then reduce Phoenix to 20 for 4 in their chase, but Dan Mousley and Jacob Bethell rebuilt the innings and Benny Howell was there to get them over the line
Sean Abbott is the Match Hero: "Feedback was it was doing a bit, present the seam and hit the top of off. Got a couple of early wickets. Not going for runs is the most important bit. All the games have the opportunity to get tight at the end. First two games have favoured bowlers. Tonight it moved around a bit and both teams bowled well. Six games to go, I'm sure we'll be challenged. It wasn't the easiest wicket but the two young blokes batted well to get us close to home."
Okay, folks, that's yer lot. We'll be back for more tomorrow, with day three of the Test at Edgbaston and Welsh Fire vs Oval Invincibles as the Hundred heads to Cardiff. See ya!
99
4
Dawson to Howell, FOUR runs
The field comes in, everyone saving one
98
2
Dawson to Howell, 2 runs
goes for the big wind-up, top-edged over the leaping backward point! And they hustle for two as Worrall underarms the ball in after giving chase
Howell on strike now, three from three
97
1
Dawson to Abbott, 1 run
tight on the stumps, backs away and slaps past Lawrence in the covers. Just one this time
Four off four now
96
2
Dawson to Abbott, 2 runs
length ball, Abbott is out and chops into the ground and over cover, into the gap for two
Looks like Dawson is going to bowl all 10 here
95
•
Dawson to Abbott, no run
flighted, Abbott is across looking to slog-sweep, hit on the pads. Muted appeal for lbw... and after quite some time, Lawrence reviews. Looked to be going well down leg, but let's see. Yep, clearly missing
94
•
Dawson to Abbott, no run
zipped down and straightening, just misses leg stump! Pressure mounting
93
•
Dawson to Abbott, no run
pushed through on the stumps, chopped to point. Dot
Sean Abbott is in. Can the hero with the ball finish it off?
92
W
Dawson to Fuller, OUT
Fuller jumps down and holes out! Looking to get the job done but he underclubs it and Stone takes a good low catch running in from long-off. Phoenix can't mess this up, can they?
James Fuller c Stone b Dawson 6 (5b 1x4 0x6 25m) SR: 120
91
1
Dawson to Howell, 1 run
tossed up from round the wicket, Howell honks it to deep point on the bounce
So, we get to the final change of ends. The Butterkist Brummies need seven from 10 balls
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls10 runs
BP-M: 121/6Need 7 from 10 balls
James Fuller6 (4b 1x4)
Benny Howell17 (9b 1x4 1x6)
Nathan Ellis 0/27 (20)
90
•
Ellis to Fuller, no run
dug in short, Fuller ducks... and takes it flush on the back! Not far from looping up and hitting the stumps on its way through, too
Now Spirit miss the cut-off, so will have to bring a man into the ring
89
1
Ellis to Howell, 1 run
back of a length, guided behind point - this time Russell flings himself to his right and prevents a boundary! Brilliant work
Phoenix two hits away
88
4
Ellis to Howell, FOUR runs
pace off, slices past short third! A thick outside edge but it beats Russell and trundles away to the rope
87
1
Ellis to Fuller, 1 run
wide blockhole, squeezed out through point
86
4
Ellis to Fuller, FOUR runs
full on the stumps, smoked back down the ground! Superbly well timed by Fuller, long-on was back but couldn't cut it off
Ellis for his final set
after 85 balls5 runs • 1 wicket
BP-M: 111/6Need 17 from 15 balls
Benny Howell12 (7b 1x6)
James Fuller1 (1b)
Liam Dawson 1/5 (5)
"Is this going to be the first close match for the men's tournament in this season?" We're heading that way, Dirk. But don't jinx it
85
1
Dawson to Howell, 1 run
dragged down and Howell makes room to batter through cover for one
84
1
Dawson to Fuller, 1 run
shuffles across outside off, swatted to long-on
Phoenix lose another, James Fuller next in
83
W
Dawson to Bethell, OUT
Bethell reverses... straight to cover! No sense he wanted to knock it around, goes for the boundary option but doesn't catch it right, comes off the toe of the bat and Lawrence, in slightly awkward fashion, takes a crocodile catch stumbling to his right
Jacob Bethell c Lawrence b Dawson 43 (27b 4x4 1x6 2m) SR: 159.25
82
2
Dawson to Bethell, 2 runs
looped up across the left-hander, Bethell bunts through mid-off and they'll come back for two
81
1
Dawson to Howell, 1 run
tossed up from round the wicket, Howell skips forward and works to leg
Lawrence now turns to Liam Dawson, with 22 needed off 20
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls15 runs
BP-M: 106/5Need 22 from 20 balls
Benny Howell10 (5b 1x6)
Jacob Bethell41 (25b 4x4 1x6)
Andre Russell 0/31 (15)
80
1
Russell to Howell, 1 run
full with pace off, nudged leg side for one
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