4s
6s
Total 4's :
8
Total 6's :
5
Wickets :
8
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
0.5
Adam Milne to Tom Banton, FOUR! This boundary surely spoils the start for Adam Milne. Too easy for Banton. It is full, angled into the pads. Banton stands tall and flicks it to deep square leg for a boundary. Nicely put away.
W
2.3
Adam Milne to Tom Banton, OUT! CAUGHT! Adam Milne strikes this time and gets rid of the in-form batter in Tom Banton. It is a full-length ball, outside off, pace on as well. Tom Banton comes across a long way and goes for the scoop shot. He does not connect well though and chips it over short fine. Tim Southee backs away settles under it and takes a dolly here. Joe Root comes in at number 3.
4
3.2
Tim Southee to Alex Hales, FOUR! A much-needed boundary here. This is a length ball, sliding down leg. Hales swivels on his back foot and drags his pull to fine leg. It races away.
6
4.1
Sean Abbott to Joe Root, SIX! THIS IS SENSATIONAL! The crowd loves it and Joe Root scores a maximum off the very first delivery of Sean Abbott. This is a full-length ball, outside off. Joe Root adjusts himself for the scoop and nails it over the keeper's head for a maximum.
6
4.2
Sean Abbott to Joe Root, SIX! KABOOM! This is a completely different Joe Root that we are seeing here. It is a low full toss, wide outside off. Joe Root shuffles across and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
6
6.4
Liam Livingstone to Alex Hales, SIX! BANG! This is too full and in the slot of Alex Hales. He gets under the ball and smokes it over the bowler's head for a biggie.
4
6.5
Liam Livingstone to Alex Hales, FOUR! This is a shot and a half. It is pitched up, wide outside off. Hales leans in and creams it through covers for a cracking boundary.
6
7.4
Sean Abbott to Joe Root, SIX! THIS IS HUGE! Joe Root is batting on a completely different deck here. This is too full, on off, it is in the slot. Joe Root picks it up nicely and smokes it over long off. It goes all the way.
4
8.2
Benny Howell to Alex Hales, FOUR! Nicely played. A bit shorter, on off. Alex Hales sits back and pulls it into the gap at deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
W
9.2
Benny Howell to Joe Root, OUT! CAUGHT! A much-needed wicket here for Birmingham Phoenix, it is Benny Howell who finds the breakthrough. It is a short ball, on off. Joe Root swivels and pulls it hard towards deep square leg. He though fails to get the distance on it. Dan Mousley rushes to his left, slide on his knees and takes a sharp catch here. Sam Hain is the new batter in.
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12.2
Adam Milne to Alex Hales, OUT! TIMBER. Milne strikes! A yorker on middle. Hales makes room and looks to jam it out and he fails to jam it out. Massive wicket. Birmingham back into this one. Adam Milne picks up his second wicket of the night and this time Birmingham Phoenix will be elated to see the back of the set-batter here.
4
13.4
Sean Abbott to Rovman Powell, FOUR! That is a glorious shot. Much needed to too. A pressure releaser. Around off. Fuller. This is driven beautifully past mid off and it races away.
4
16.2
Adam Milne to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Slammed down the ground! A full toss on off. Powell powers it down the ground and this races away to the fence. That will release a lot of pressure.
4
16.4
Adam Milne to Sam Hain, FOUR! Second in this set and that will release a lot of pressure! Shorter and slower. This is pulled through square leg. Boundary results.
6
17.2
Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, SIX! Bang! Just the 14 needed in 13 now! That's right in the slot! Full and on middle. This is heaved over the square leg for a biggie.
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17.3
Tim Southee to Rovman Powell, OUT! TAKEN! Southee strikes back! This is short and outside off. Powell pulls. It goes off the top edge towards point. The fielder, Jacob Bethell runs in from the deep, sets himself up and dives forward to take it. Is there a twist in the game?
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17.4
Tim Southee to Lewis Gregory, OUT! RUN OUT! That is brilliant, that is just the brilliance they needed! On the pads, this is worked down to short fine leg. They go for a run. The fielder, Adam Milne picks the ball up and has a shy at the batter's end. He hits the stumps and the batter is short. Two in two. This is turning into a nail-bitter now.
4
17.5
Tim Southee to Rashid Khan, FOUR! Slammed away. Rashid you absolute beauty. Slams it away when his side needed it. Outside off. Khan hits it through covers and this races away. 10 needed in 10 now.
W
18.3
Dan Mousley to Lewis Gregory, OUT! Cleans him up! Hanging in there are Phoenix! 10 needed in 7 now. On middle. Fuller. A yorker to be precise. Gregory looks to jam it out but misses and this hits the stumps.
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19.3
Dan Mousley to Rashid Khan, OUT! TIMBER! Dan Mousley you beauty! Oh, what a turn around. His side are surely on top now. A yorker on off. Rashid looks to carve it but misses and it goes on to hits the stumps. Trent Rockets are falling apart here.
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19.4
Dan Mousley to Jordan Thompson, OUT! Taken! Two in two. A legal ball and now Phoenix just can't lose. A full toss on the pads. Thompson looks to heave it on the leg side. He fails to get any timing. It goes off the top edge towards mid-wicket and it is taken by Tim Southee there. Dan Mousley is on a Hat-Trick here.