Sean Dickson attempts a pull off a length ball outside off, but it’s mistimed and goes tamely to long off for a single. Birmingham Phoenix Men face a tough chase, needing 13 runs from 20 balls with just one wicket in hand and slim chances of victory.
Luke Wood serves up a full toss right on middle stump and Sean Dickson attempts a drive but mistimes it, allowing the fielder at cover to collect comfortably. No run comes off this delivery.
On a back of a length delivery outside off stump, the batter pushes it gently but fails to score. A sharp direct hit results in a run out, ending the batter's innings without a run. Saqib Mahmood departs for a duck off just one ball.
A short off cutter outside off stump, Scott Currie attempts a pull but only manages a top edge. The ball flies up and he is caught by the wicketkeeper. Scott Currie departs for a duck from one delivery.
Luke Wood delivers a full ball on middle stump with no movement. Ben Dwarshuis attempts a flick but edges it, caught by Miller at cover. Ben Dwarshuis departs after scoring 4 runs off 8 balls.
Over 19. 15 runs. Bowler: Chris Jordan. Birmingham Phoenix Men: 6-115(rr 6.05) A full ball drifting down leg side, flicked deftly off the pads for a quick single, well controlled on the ground. Fifteen runs have come this over. The win probability shifts sharply in Southern Brave Men's favour, now at 85 percent. Birmingham Phoenix need 14 off 25 with four wickets left.
Chris Jordan delivers an off cutter just outside off at a back of a length, but Sean Dickson swings hard with a controlled slog. The ball is middled perfectly and sails over deep backward square leg for a six. Sean Dickson cracks another six, his second this over, shifting Birmingham Phoenix Men’s win probability significantly from 5% to 21%.
An off cutter, short and outside off, tempts Sean Dickson into a pull shot but he misses cleanly. A tidy dot ball with the keeper Jamie Smith poised behind the stumps.
A full delivery outside off, Sean Dickson drives it sweetly with controlled timing. He middles the shot perfectly, sending the ball racing away for a glorious six over long on.
Chris Jordan bowls a short off cutter outside off, and Sean Dickson attempts a pull but only manages a bottom edge that’s safely gathered by the keeper for no run.
Over 18. 2 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. Birmingham Phoenix Men: 6-100(rr 5.56) A yorker on the leg stump from the reverse inswinger, and the batter attempts a drive but misses, the ball safely gathered by the wicketkeeper. Birmingham Phoenix Men need 29 from 30 balls with 4 wickets left, holding just a 4% chance.
A short ball down the leg side invites a pull shot, but the batter misses cleanly, resulting in a dot ball. Southern Brave Men tighten their grip, their win probability jumping to 92%.
Jofra Archer bowls a yorker down the leg, and Ben Dwarshuis attempts a drive but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball. Momentum shifts noticeably as Southern Brave Men jump from 81% to 87% win probability.
The bowler delivers a length reverse inswinger down the leg side. The batter attempts a slog but completely misses the ball, which is collected cleanly by the wicketkeeper with no run added. Big shift in momentum as Southern Brave Men strengthen their hold, their win probability rising from 74% to 81%.
Over 17. 7 runs. Bowler: Chris Jordan. Birmingham Phoenix Men: 6-98(rr 5.76) Jordan delivers a length ball outside off, met with a mis-timed slog by Dickson who manages to squeeze a single. Birmingham Phoenix Men require 31 runs from 35 balls with four wickets in hand, holding a 26% chance according to WinViz.
A full-length reverse inswinger wide outside off, beautifully driven by Dickson. The shot is well timed, skimming past mid-off and racing away to the boundary. Birmingham Phoenix Men see a significant boost in their winning chances, rising from 18% to 28%.
Chris Jordan bowls an off cutter down the leg side, back of a length. Ben Dwarshuis works it with a mis-timed touch, running a quick single to mid-wicket where Adil Rashid fields it cleanly.
Chris Jordan bowls an off cutter just outside off on a length; Sean Dickson goes for a slog but mistimes it, managing to sneak a single through backward point. Sean Dickson gets off the mark with that run.
Over 16. 2 runs. Bowler: Adil Rashid. Birmingham Phoenix Men: 6-91(rr 5.69) Rashid bowls a length googly just on off stump; the batter works at it but misses, the ball clipping his pad for a leg bye. Birmingham Phoenix Men require 38 runs from 40 balls, holding four wickets in hand with a 26% chance to win.
On a full-length delivery outside off, the leg spinner invites a reverse sweep that connects off the body, but no run comes from it as the keeper collects smoothly.
The leg spinner drifts one outside off, landing back of a length. Ben Dwarshuis works it carefully through the off side for a single. Ben Dwarshuis gets off the mark.
The leg spinner tosses up a length ball outside off, and the batter tries an ambitious slog-sweep but only manages an inside edge. The ball spins back sharply and crashes into the stumps to send the batter back to the pavilion. Mitch Owen departs for 7 off 10 as Southern Brave Men’s win probability jumps from 43% to 68%.
