short ball, down the leg side, skews away down to fine leg via the glove and Rockets cruise home! Fourth chasing win out of four in the men's Hundred this year, and a clinical win is sealed with time to spare
Phoenix vs Rockets, 4th Match at Birmingham, Men's Hundred, Aug 08 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
4th Match (D/N), Birmingham, August 08, 2025, The Hundred Men's Competition
122/6
(78/100 balls, T:123) 123/4
Rockets won by 6 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
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9.05pm: Right, thanks for your company tonight. We'll be back tomorrow for a double-double-header!
Lockie Ferguson is the Match Hero. "The boys bowled excellently tonight," he says. "Nice to get one under the belt early on in the comp. The boys looked at change-ups and hit the yorker well. Early wickets helped us in the middle. The team has got together really quickly, which is nice. Enjoying my time here. One-day turnaround into the Superchargers. Another strong side. Important to put on a good performance for our home fans."
9.00pm: A low-key night in Birmingham. Good crowd in, but they had very little to shout about. Liam Livingstone's decision to bat first aged like yellow-label milk, with conditions far easier for batting in the run chase, and the Rockets made great use of it. Ferguson, Cook, Hosein and Willey were excellent with the ball, while Banton, Rehan and Holden all chipped in with the bat. Clinical start to the season for them.
78
4
Milne to Hose, FOUR runs
77
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Milne to Hose, no run
skids through from a fullish length, punched to mid-on
76
4
Milne to Hose, FOUR runs
skips down, staying leg-side of it, launches into-out over extra cover! Lovely batting, stylish stuff from Hose
after 75 balls8 runs • 1 wicket
TR-M: 115/4Need 8 from 25 balls
Max Holden22 (13b 4x4)
Adam Hose1 (2b)
Tim Southee 2/36 (20)
75
1
Southee to Holden, 1 run
short, pulled to square leg
74
1
Southee to Hose, 1 run
good length outside off, guided down to deep third with an open face
73
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Southee to Hose, no run
skids into the pad. They consider a leg bye to the keeper but think better of it
Adam Hose at No. 6.
72
W
Southee to Stoinis, OUT
short outside off, straight up the chimney! Mousley does well, running in from square leg and sliding underneath it. Stoinis trudges off after a brief cameo. Looking to exploit the short leg-side boundary but gets a fat top edge
Marcus Stoinis c Mousley b Southee 7 (5b 0x4 1x6 10m) SR: 140
71
6
Southee to Stoinis, SIX runs
width outside off, swung disdainfully over midwicket with a swish of the wrists! 78 metres. Power!
CHANGE OF END
after 70 balls7 runs
TR-M: 107/3Need 16 from 30 balls
Max Holden21 (12b 4x4)
Marcus Stoinis1 (3b)
Dan Mousley 0/7 (5)
70
4
Mousley to Holden, FOUR runs
width outside off, lashed over cover! Holden is seeing it big here, and Rockets only need 16 more
69
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Mousley to Holden, no run
hangs leg-side of it again, can't beat short cover
68
2
Mousley to Holden, 2 runs
stays leg-side of it, chops out to deep point for a couple
67
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Mousley to Holden, no run
stops in the surface, blocked back
66
1
Mousley to Stoinis, 1 run
darted in at the pads, knocked out to deep backward square
Mousley to bowl his rapid offbreaks.
after 65 balls18 runs • 1 wicket
TR-M: 100/3Need 23 from 35 balls
Max Holden15 (8b 3x4)
Marcus Stoinis0 (2b)
Benny Howell
2/25 (20)
2 for 25 for Howell from his 20. He's also bowled 20 of the last 25 balls!
65
1
Howell to Holden, 1 run
fired in on a length, knocked down to long-on
64
4
Howell to Holden, FOUR runs
three in a row! Width outside off, sits up from a good length, and he carves Howell away through point
63
4
Howell to Holden, FOUR runs
low full toss, belted through extra cover! Howell concedes back-to-back boundaries, and that has released all of the pressure that he had built
62
4
Howell to Holden, FOUR runs
steps across, leaning over to the off side, and flicks over his right shoulder. Deft scoop
61
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Howell to Holden, no run
punched to short cover
Will Howell reload from the far end? He will.
CHANGE OF END
60
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Howell to Stoinis, no run
full length, mistimed into the off side
59
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Howell to Stoinis, no run
sits up from a length, mistimed back on the bounce
Stoinis.
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