Phoenix vs Fire, 24th Match at Birmingham, Men's Hundred, Aug 22 2025 - Match Result

dabbed away with soft hands to take Fire over the line! Lovely late nudge from Abell with an open face, playing under his eyes and beating deep third to his left

on a length, dragged out towards deep square. Mistimes the pull this time

pulled through cow corner for four! Smith picks the gap between midwicket and long-on, and the Fire are a hit away

hard length, nudged to mid-on for a quick single

whipped away again, but straight to deep square leg

steps across his stumps, hauls him over deep backward square leg! Deep in the crease, swung hard behind square to use the pace. Just 67 metres, but enough to clear the rope

inside-edged into the leg side for a scampered single

cleaned up! Nails a perfect inswinging yorker which sneaks underneath the bat and cannons into the base of the stumps. Great comeback from Milne. Bairstow nods in appreciation on his way off

smeared into the Hollies! Short, wide, and crunched cross-batted into the 20th row. Bairstow is in the mood to get this done quickly. 90 metres

full and straight, whipped straight to short midwicket on the bounce

floated up on the pads, knocked out to long leg

thuds into the thigh pad as Bairstow looks to work leg-side

slower ball, punched to long-on and the call goes in early for two. Duckett fumbles, running off the rope

sliced to short third for a scampered single

full and straight, punched straight to short cover

steps outside leg stump, lofts down to long-on for one

tossed up, inside-edges into the pad as he looks to punch through mid-off

full on the pads, swept away past short fine leg! That's a freebie. Down to a run a ball required now

drops short, Bairstow picks the gap! Rocks back and hammers it into the space between square leg and midwicket

smacks on the back hip as he gets down to slog-sweep and is through the shot too early. Optimistic appeal