BPH VS LNS MATCH 32

That’s it from the final league game of The Hundred 2023! The caravan now moves to the Eliminator which will be played on Saturday, 26th August. Manchester Originals will take on Southern Brave at Kennington Oval in that game in Men’s competition while the Women Eliminator will be played between NorthernSuperchargers Women and Welsh Fire Women. Join us for the build-up of both the games. Cheers!

Adam Milne is the HERO OF THE MATCH. He says that it is nice to get that new ball swinging around and get wickets upfront. Adds that the ball has swing a bit here and he wanted to use that. Tells that the batters did their job brilliantly and set them up to defend that. Mentions that it was a disappointing considering the players that they have but that happens in this format and you need to think forward. Says that he is forward to join the Kiwi squad for the England series and hopes to perform well there too.

London Spirit brought in Tim Southee for this game and the Kiwi got them off to a perfect start with a wicket in the very first delivery. He picked up three wickets in the game but rest of the Spirit bowlers were disappointing and going into the break, their batters needed to do heavy lifting. However, their top order was blown away in a matter of 10 deliveries and they were reduced to 71-9 at one point in time. Daryl Mitchell though showed some fight as he usually does and scored an entertaining 59 off 36 balls to reduce the loss margin for his team.

Birmingham Phoenix were in an aggressive mood in this game. They lost Will Smeed on the very first delivery with the bat but still managed to get a mammoth total of 185 on the board as their all their batters played an aggressive brand of cricket. The young Jamie Smith scored a fifty while it was the first 10-ball set of Adam Milne that left London Spirit high and dry. The Kiwi got three wickets in first 10 balls and Spirit could just not recover from it. The two leggies, Tanveer Sangha and Liam Livingstone bowled well as well and picked 5 wickets between them as Milne finished with a four-wicket haul. A comprehensive performance with both bat and ball and they have ended their campaign with a big smile on their faces.

Birmingham Phoenix have absolutely demolished London Spirit here! They have ended their series on a high much to the delight of the home crowd. London Spirit just could not show up both with the bat and ball and it sums up a disappointing season for them. Both teams have played some exciting cricket this season but were just not consistent enough to make it to the next round.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! All over for London Spirit! Tom Helm bowls this right in the blockhole, on off, Daryl Mitchell tries to dig it out but gets an inside edge back onto the stumps. Birmingham Phoenix win by 77 runs!

Short of a length and around off, Daryl Mitchell chops it down as the ball goes back towards the keeper, he wants the run but i sent back.

FIVE WIDES! Tom Helm sees the batter move across and serves this full but way down the leg side, Daryl Mitchell is in no position to play it and the keeper fails to stop it with a dive to his left as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Back of a length and around off, slower too, Daryl Mitchell goes through his pull early an misses it.

On a length and on middle, Mason Crane works it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker, full and on off, Daryl Mitchell reverse-sweeps it towards backward point for one.

Flatter, short and way outside off, Daryl Mitchell leaves it alone. Wided.

Flighted, full and on off, Mason Crane goes foe the big shot but toe-ends it towards covers for another run.

Short and on off, Daryl Mitchell punches it towards covers for a single.

DROPPED! Ben Duckett is the culprit here! This is short and around middle, Daryl Mitchell goes for the big heave but mistimes it in the air and wide of deep mid-wicket where Ben Duckett runs to his right and dives but spills it out. No run taken.

Tossed up, full and around off, Daryl Mitchell goes for the reverse-paddle but misses.