The slower ball outside off sees an ambitious slog from the batter who misses, the ball striking her pad for lbw. Alana King goes for 1 off 2 as London Spirit Women secure a 32-run victory!
The leg cutter lands on a length on leg stump, met with a well-timed, controlled drive. Fatima Sana dispatches this beautifully through long on for four.
The slower ball on a length, pitched on middle stump, deceives the batter who attempts a wild slog but misses entirely. She's bowled, spectacularly clean! Emma Lamb goes for 36 off 26.
Over 19. 5 runs. Bowler: Charlie Dean. Birmingham Phoenix Women: 6-102(rr 5.37) Fatima Sana digs into an off-break length ball on off stump, slogging it low and controlled towards long on for a smart single. Birmingham Phoenix Women require 39 runs from 25 balls with four wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
Charlie Dean bowls a length ball outside off, and Fatima Sana tries a slog-sweep but mistimes it, managing to scramble a single toward backward square leg. That brings Birmingham Phoenix Women to a hundred for six.
Over 18. 12 runs. Bowler: Katie George. Birmingham Phoenix Women: 6-97(rr 5.39) A short, leg-side delivery with no movement, perfectly met by Emma Lamb. She pulls it crisply, middle of the bat, sending the ball soaring over deep square leg for a towering six. That’s her first six this innings, taking her to 30 from 23 balls at a strike rate of 148. Birmingham Phoenix Women need 44 off 30 balls, with four wickets remaining, but the odds aren’t in their favor.
Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Hannah Rainey. Birmingham Phoenix Women: 6-85(rr 5) A yorker on off stump from the bowler, Emma Lamb stretches forward to drive it firmly along the ground but finds no gap; fielded smartly at extra cover. Birmingham Phoenix Women require 56 runs from 35 balls with 4 wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
Over 16. 3 runs. Bowler: Charlie Dean. Birmingham Phoenix Women: 6-81(rr 5.06) Emma Lamb sends a well-timed slog-sweep through the off side off a length ball, managing to collect a single despite a sharp run saved at deep square leg. Birmingham Phoenix Women require 60 runs from 40 balls with four wickets in hand, facing a steep chase with the required run rate at nine.
Off break pitched on the back of a length outside off stump, nicely worked by Fatima Sana for a single through the off side. Fatima Sana gets off the mark.
An off break on a back of a length outside off stump. Fatima Sana tries to flick but misses, the ball just clipping her pad and safely gathered by the keeper for no run.
An off break pitched back of a length on off stump, Tammy goes for a slog-sweep but only manages a bottom edge. She is caught behind by the keeper, caught on the review. Tammy Beaumont departs for 5 off 6 as London Spirit Women retain their successful review.
