flayed over deep backward point for six! Tahir finishes with a strike rate of 600, but Superchargers walk off with the points. First ever home defeat for Phoenix in the Hundred
N S-Chargers vs Phoenix, 19th Match at Birmingham, Men's Hundred, Aug 19 2022 - Match Result
9.45pm: A crushing victory for Superchargers in the end, who break the hold of Edgbaston in this competition - and it was a vital one, only their second win, and it keeps them just about in contention for the knockout stages. The Adams, Lyth and Hose, did the business with the bat, while David Wiese played an important cameo and then picked up excellent figures with the ball. Phoenix suffer only their second defeat of this year's Hundred, but have lost some ground in tussle with Oval Invincbles for third spot, behind London Spirit and Trent Rockets. Anyway, that's enough for tonight. Join us again tomorrow for more 100-balls action. Bye!
David Wiese is the Match Hero: "[Death hitting] Sometimes it works out for you, kind of what I've been working to do all tournament, come in and capitalise at the end. It's about confidence, if it's in your zone you have to back yourself to clear [the ropes]. We said we've given ourselves some hard work to qualify for the playoffs, want to keep the momentum going now and hopefully we can sneak into those spots."
A word with Faf du Plessis, too: "We needed that, we lost three on the bounce and needed that momentum change. Good for confidence. Needed it in terms of defending as well. When one side is small, push it as wide as possible even if you bowl a couple of wides. [Moeen dismissal] Mo's a quality player but he likes to get his hands going. Pace off on that wicket, it stops a bit. Thought we were under [par], but wickets bring you back into the game. David Willey went bang-bang and we felt we were ahead. Wiese has been really good all round, good to see him consistently performing. DJ Bravo does what he does best, whatever side you need him to bowl. We've played good cricket, let ourselves down with some catches. Tight games that we've lost, and put down guys at crucial times. Small margins, need to take chances against good players."
Imran Tahir is the last man in
bowled 'im! Helm is well across his stumps and Raine fires it full behind the legs, rattles the poles. Picks up a wicket at the end of an expensive outing
chopped through the leg side
slow, loopy bouncer...honked through backward point! Helm had to wait an age for it to arrive, then slugged a tennis forehand to the rope. And it's a no-ball on height, too!
fired in full and straight, 78mph, slogged along the carpet down to long-on
slower ball from round the wicket, clothed down the ground... Wiese can't quite get there running in from long-off! Top effort with the dive, though
Last set, Raine on
backing away and Wiese slips a yorker through his legs. Dot ball to finish, and Wiese has superb figures of 3 for 15 from his 20
makes some room and biffs to long-on! Richardson shows some decent touch with a flat-batted four
pitched up straight and nurdled into the leg side, they scramble hard to get back for two
Kane Richardson heads out, Wiese on a hat-trick
off stump flattened! Perfectly pitched slower ball and Brookes misses it completely, the ball spinning through to hit the target. Phoenix eight down, the jig almost up
Henry Brookes in to bat. Supers have been told they must have an extra man in the circle now - not that it'll matter
pace off and slogged leg side... taken in the deep! Howell had to go for it and swung a fair old hit out towards the long boundary. But Miles was running around from deep midwicket and took it well
Supers are a minute away from the cut-off, so are going to be penalised. But Phoenix almost need six per ball from here anyway
fired down full in the channel and Helm swings over the top of it
very full, 82mph outside off, again using the round-the-wicket angle. Howell bunts into the covers
goes full outside off, mistimed into the leg side
low full toss, chopped into the off side
another one sprayed out beyond the tramlines from round the wicket
over the wicket, 79mph outside off and clipped down to long-on
Bravo on for a tenner here
goes full and wide, Helm can't lay bat on ball
swatted through square leg, pitched up straight and whipped away to the fence
pace off and Helm is stretching for it, toe-ended just beyond the reach of Wiese's dive at point!
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Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
Toss | Birmingham Phoenix (Men), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 19 August 2022 - night (100-ball match) |
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