Phoenix rise to Hundred’s top three, eliminate Rockets

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Phoenix rise to Hundred’s top three, eliminate Rockets

Birmingham Phoenix have moved back into the top three of The Hundred with an important win at Edgbaston, knocking Trent Rockets out of this year’s competition in the process.

Tim Southee claimed a five-wicket haul to restrict the Rockets to 118, before Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethell helped push Phoenix into the play-off places with a measured chase.

Birmingham Phoenix put on an exhibition of swing bowling at the start of the first innings.

The dangerous quartet of Tom Banton, Alex Hales, Joe Root and Rovman Powell were dismissed in the first 30 deliveries as the Rockets fell to 4-22.

Tom Alsop and Pakistan international Imad Wasim rebuilt for the visitors with a 50-run partnership, before Wasim was retired out for a run-a-ball 29 and replaced by Chris Green.

The *********** allrounder lasted just five ****** before being removed by Adam Milne.

Alsop reached his half-century and was then dismissed by the excellent Southee, who finished with 5-12 and momentarily thought he had taken a hat-trick before being denied by an overturned lbw decision.

Set 119 to win, Ben Duckett got the Phoenix chase off to a flying start with 30 from 16 before Rockets came ******* back at them.

Luke Wood dismissed Duckett and Jamie Smith in consecutive ****** to put the brakes on Birmingham’s fast start.

Moeen Ali and Livingstone steadied the ship for a while before the pacy John Turner (2-17) removed captain Moeen and Dan Mousley.

The away team sensed it was their chance to build pressure with the ball in the chase and they began to restrict Phoenix’s scoring opportunities, before Luke Wood’s no-ball free hit was sent into the stands by Bethell to give the home side some breathing room.

Bethell (38 off 29) and Livingstone (30 off 32) then took Phoenix home with a half-century partnership as they chased it with seven ****** to spare.

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