Invincibles vs Phoenix, 10th Match at Birmingham, Men's Hundred, Aug 12 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

pitched up and driven through the covers, Phoenix win by four wickets! Howell not only sees off the hat-trick ball but hits the winning runs! Livingstone gives the talk, talk, talk gesture as Phoenix claim their first win of the season

yorks him first ball! Beautifully bowled, Kimber's feet are stuck in treacle as the ball thunders into the base of off stump! Mahmood takes out two in two and Phoenix fans might just be getting nervous here

low full toss, pinned! Up goes the finger, but Mousley reviews. Did he hit it? No, says UltraEdge. Struck on the back leg in line with off stump... Umpire's call on the base of off, so Mousley will walk off! Invincibles fighting to the end

wide blockhole, mistimed down to long-off

fires in the yorker, dug out through mid-on and they come haring back for two

slower ball goes the journey! Phoenix are almost home! Sits up again, wide line but hauled over deep miwicket. And Livingstone gives Curran a few words of commentary, to boot

WALLOPED! Short of a length, sits up nicely and he wheels away a baseball swing, 88m out towards the jubilant Hollies Stand!

blapped through cover! Length ball in the channel and Livingstone ab-so-lute-ly creams a drive past the sweeper. No need to run for those

fired full outside off, 84mph and he swings with connecting. Eight off the set after going for six first ball. Still in the balance

short ball, Mousley swings at a pull and can't connect. Must have been close to a wide on height

full and swung away to deep midwicket, fifty up for Livingstone! Been a belligerent knock from the Phoenix captain, jsut what his side needed. The crowd show their appreciation. But he still has work to do

chopped into the ground, Mousley has to regain his ground as Billings has a shy... then isn't looking when the ball rebounds into an vacant part of the ground. Eventually, after starting to come and then saying '"No!", Livingstone does get down the striker's end

full toss, tonked h-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-g-h over long-on! Poor ball and Mousley gives it the treatment, nailing a 90-metre six over the heads of the men in the deep

shortish, Livingstone moves a long way across and slaps to deep backward point

goes for the wide blockhole, but just misses the guide lines

angled across the right-hander, 74mph. Livingstone swings hard and misses

mistimed down the ground for one

pitched up, 85mph outside off, punched through point

goes full and hits the pads with Mousley swinging to leg. Was it heading down? No review in the end. Might have been too much on the angle... and the replay reveals an inside edge, too

flat-batted through the covers, Livingstone has the crowd on their feet again! Finishes off a brutal set for Rashid!