Birmingham Phoenix will meet Southern Courageous in The Hundred Eliminator at The Kia Oval on Saturday after a nine-wicket victory over Manchester Originals.
In a match lowered to 30 balls per aspect amid inclement circumstances, Moeen Ali’s hosts got here out on high to earn themselves the purpose they wanted to safe a top-three end.
Phoenix chased down their goal of 42 with ease, Jamie Smith depositing Fazalhaq Farooqi over the boundary twice within the first 5 balls to set the tone for the chase.
After a quieter second 5 from Farooqi, Ben Duckett smashed Tom Aspinwall’s first ball for six after which hit three of his subsequent 4 to the boundary because the rain teemed down in Birmingham, the umpires remaining unmoved, decided to see the sport to a consequence.
Smith was caught on the duvet boundary for 14 by Sikandar Raza off Scott Currie, however Duckett (22 not out) and Moeen knocked off the remaining seven runs required with eight balls to spare, the skipper securing the win with a six off Currie over fine-leg.
Profitable the toss and bowling first, Birmingham Phoenix struck early, Kiwi speedster Adam Milne eradicating Matthew Hurst from the second authorized supply of the match when the younger Lancastrian skied an opportunity to Liam Livingstone at mid-on.
Milne’s fellow Kiwi Tim Southee took the second set and was instantly smashed into the stands by Phil Salt. He was then sliced over short-third by Max Holden from the ultimate ball of the powerplay because the Originals took their rating as much as 15-1.
On the midway level of the innings, the Originals had been 22-2, Salt (12) mistiming a cross-bat shot off Milne from the fifteenth ball of the innings to offer Livingstone his second catch of the night.
Sean Abbott then accounted for Paul Walter (1), caught at deep cowl, to make it 24-3. Holden (15) continued to swing exhausting, the left-hander top-edging Southee for an additional boundary, however his luck quickly ran out when he didn’t go over mid-off as Livingstone held onto a 3rd catch.
Chris Wooden closed out the innings, conceding simply three runs and taking the wicket of Raza caught by Jacob Bethell at deep midwicket. Originals closing on 41-5, hitting only one six of their innings.
Phoenix had simply 42 to chase to earn a visit to South London and so they did it with ease, making certain Andrew Flintoff’s first 12 months as Northern Superchargers Head Coach would finish with a fourth-place end
Participant of the match: Adam Milne
“To come out of the shortened game and into The Hundred Eliminator is very good for us,” stated Milne, who took 2-8.
“There was a little bit of swing and seam so it was nice to use that first up, but in these shortened games anything can happen, so [you] just mix it up.
“Anytime it is shifting round off the straight it is good. There’s been heaps stated however as a bowler it is good to have slightly bit going your method typically in these shorter codecs, there could be flat wickets and never a lot motion, so it is good to see a little bit of swing and seam often.”
Phoenix Ladies and Originals Ladies share spoils in rain-ruined abandonment
Birmingham Phoenix and Manchester Originals concluded their 2024 campaigns in The Hundred with a rain-ruined abandonment because the groups had been compelled to share the factors.
Each groups would have been eager to finish on a excessive after disappointing seasons however the climate rolled in with the Phoenix on 98 for 2, and settled in thereafter.
For Ellyse Perry particularly it was a irritating finish to a marketing campaign that noticed the Phoenix, as with the Originals, end outdoors the highest three.
Perry was the dominant determine of the play that was attainable, batting fantastically to achieve 45 from 39 balls, however with Perry and Amy Jones within the midst of constructing a helpful partnership, the climate reduce them off of their prime with 30 balls nonetheless remaining of their innings.
Earlier, Lauren Filer bowled with tempo and hearth to take away Sterre Kalis for 18, and Phoebe Graham picked up Fran Wilson for 18, however that was nearly as good because it bought for the Originals.
What’s subsequent?
The Hundred continues on Saturday August 17 with an Eliminator between Oval Invincibles Ladies and London Spirit Ladies from The Kia Oval on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 1.45pm and Sky Sports activities Major Occasion at 2.30pm.
Then it is the Eliminator between Birmingham Phoenix Males and Southern Courageous Males on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 5.30pm.
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