Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Manchester Super Giants (Men) vs Birmingham Phoenix (Men), The Hundred Men's Competition 2026, 7th Match

5.46pm Right, no rest on this relentless day. It's over to Trent Bridge now for Trent Rockets against London Spirit

Jos Buttler is the Meerkat Match Hero: "We got a really good score, bowled fast and made it look tricky. I felt good, for a while now, off the mark first ball, little periods when you need to manage 5-10 balls, glad to bat most of it and post a good score. Moores wanted to take the spinners down, with the wind to the short boundary. Our quicks are bowling accurate, as clinical a performance as I've been a part of. A quick competition, local derby against Leeds next..."

5.40pm Well, that was abject from Phoenix, but it was pretty relentless from Manchester Super Giants! Jos Buttler's magnificent 90 from 50 balls was almost as many as his opponents managed between them. Thereafter it was over to the bowlers, with a relentless pace battery of Atkinson, Tongue and Baker from one end, and the spinners Dawson and Noor from the other.

19.2

Dawson to Usman Tariq, OUT, hacked out to point! It's all over! Phoenix routed for exactly 100

Usman Tariq c Baker b Dawson 2 (5m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 28.57

19.1

Dawson to Usman Tariq, no run, flat-footed poke back down the pitch

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs | BP-M: 100/9 (88 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.26, RRR: 88.00)

Usman Tariq2 (5b)
Scott Currie14 (11b)

Noor Ahmad3.5-0-16-2
Sonny Baker3.5-0-25-2

18.5

Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, no run, on the back foot, poked back to the bowler

18.4

Noor Ahmad to Currie, 1 run, reverse-sweep, more good improv from Currie. Deep point gathers

18.3

Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, 1 run, poked off the back foot into the off-side

18.3

Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, 1 wide, down the leg-side

18.2

Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, no run, played off the pitch, uneasily, into the off-side

In comes a slip

18.1

Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, no run, round the wicket, pokes the googly to extra cover

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 97/9 (91 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 45.50)

Usman Tariq1 (1b)
Scott Currie13 (10b)

Sonny Baker3.5-0-25-2
Josh Tongue3.5-0-21-2

Baker's turn to bowl out. He's been exceptional too

17.5

Baker to Usman Tariq, 1 run, on the back foot, punched out to deep cover

17.4

Baker to Mahmood, OUT, yorker, we're nearly done here! Fast, full, into the blockhole, beating a cramped backfoot block at 91mph. This has been an utter rout

S Mahmood b Baker 0 (6m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

17.3

Baker to Currie, 1 run, punched into the off side, another single

17.2

Baker to Currie, FOUR, high elbow, launched back past the bowler. It's futile, but good for the average

17.1

Baker to Currie, 2 runs, fiddled off the toes to square leg

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | BP-M: 89/8 (99 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.23, RRR: 33.00)

Scott Currie6 (7b)
Saqib Mahmood0 (0b)

Josh Tongue3.5-0-21-2
Liam Dawson2.5-0-15-2

16.5

Tongue to Currie, no run, lovely length to end a fine spell. Beats the bat and the top of off

16.4

Tongue to Currie, no run, bouncer, ducks

16.3

Tongue to Currie, FOUR, crashed through the covers! A rare boundary

Shaheer: "Birmingham Pheonix don't have a single left-hander in their batting order and their pace bowling attack is arguably the least rated among all the teams. Those injuries to Bethell and Mustafizur will certainly hurt them throughout the tournament."

16.2

Tongue to Currie, no run, tighter line, pressed into the covers

16.1

Tongue to Currie, no run, hits a length outside off, rising through to the keeper

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 85/8 (103 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.31, RRR: 25.75)

Scott Currie2 (2b)

Liam Dawson2.5-0-15-2
Noor Ahmad2.5-0-13-2

15.5

Dawson to Dickson, OUT, hoisted off the toe of the bat! Out to deep midwicket. A simple take in the deep. Dawson's control of pace earns its reward

SR Dickson c Atkinson b Dawson 2 (11m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

15.4

Dawson to Currie, 1 run, a lovely lack of pace once more, flicked to the on-side

15.3

Dawson to Dickson, 1 bye, slow, dipping, gripping, somehow misses leg stump!

15.2

Dawson to Dickson, no run, leans back, hacked into the covers

15.1

Dawson to Currie, 1 run, clubbed into the covers

END OF OVER:
15 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | BP-M: 82/7 (106 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.46, RRR: 21.20)

Sean Dickson2 (3b)

Noor Ahmad2.5-0-13-2
Gus Atkinson3.5-0-20-1

14.5

Noor Ahmad to Dwarshuis, OUT, yuck, a horrid hack! Fast, grips outside off, thuds into middle and leg, as Dwarshuis groans, with his shot and head aimed somewhere over towards deep midwicket!

BJ Dwarshuis b Noor Ahmad 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Phoenix INNINGS		R	B
JM Clarke	stumped	20	17
WCF Smeed	bowled	8	8
Rehan Ahmed	bowled	0	1
LJ Evans	caught	13	13
D Ferreira	caught	23	25
MJ Owen	caught	13	7
SR Dickson	caught	2	6
BJ Dwarshuis	bowled	0	1
SW Currie	not out	14	11
S Mahmood	bowled	0	1
Usman Tariq	caught	2	7
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 2, w 2)
TOTAL	100 (all out; 19.2 ovs)

Super Giants BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
AAP Atkinson	4.0	0	20	1	5
S Baker	4.0	0	25	2	6.25
JC Tongue	4.0	1	21	2	5.25
Noor Ahmad	4.0	0	16	2	4	(2w)
LA Dawson	3.2	0	15	3	4.41

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	20	JM Clarke	WCF Smeed
2nd	0	JM Clarke	Rehan Ahmed
3rd	23	LJ Evans	JM Clarke
4th	0	LJ Evans	D Ferreira
5th	30	D Ferreira	MJ Owen
6th	8	SR Dickson	D Ferreira
7th	1	BJ Dwarshuis	SR Dickson
8th	3	SR Dickson	SW Currie
9th	11	S Mahmood	SW Currie
10th	4	SW Currie	Usman Tariq

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MSG-M	2	2	0	8	2.35
WF-M	2	2	0	8	0.527
MIL-M	2	1	1	4	0.293
TR-M	2	1	1	4	-0.133
SRL-M	2	1	1	4	-0.609
BP-M	2	1	1	4	-1.925
LS-M	2	0	2	0	-0.275
SB-M	2	0	2	0	-0.282

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs | BP-M: 100/9 (88 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.26, RRR: 88.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 97/9 (91 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 45.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | BP-M: 89/8 (99 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.23, RRR: 33.00)

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 85/8 (103 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.31, RRR: 25.75)

END OF OVER:
15 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | BP-M: 82/7 (106 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.46, RRR: 21.20)

Match Coverage

Phoenix go down in flames after Buttler stars with 90

Phoenix 2nd innings Partnerships

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END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs | BP-M: 100/9 (88 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.26, RRR: 88.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 97/9 (91 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 45.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs | BP-M: 89/8 (99 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.23, RRR: 33.00)

END OF OVER:16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 85/8 (103 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.31, RRR: 25.75)

END OF OVER:15 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | BP-M: 82/7 (106 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.46, RRR: 21.20)

Phoenix go down in flames after Buttler stars with 90

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs | BP-M: 100/9 (88 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.26, RRR: 88.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 97/9 (91 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 45.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | BP-M: 89/8 (99 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.23, RRR: 33.00)

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BP-M: 85/8 (103 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.31, RRR: 25.75)

END OF OVER:
15 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | BP-M: 82/7 (106 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.46, RRR: 21.20)