The Hundred, Birmingham Phoenix won the match by 5 wickets and eliminated Welsh Fire, with this Birmingham Phoenix has strengthened their possibilities for playoffs.
Welsh Fire dominated with the bat
Welsh Fire came to bat with strong confidence which gave a solid start with the bat, openers Stevie Eskinazi and Luke Wells gave hope to score big runs however they lost the wicket but Kohler-Cadmore played an outstanding inning of 54 runs and once again hopes were raised by Welsh Fire but later tailenders failed to convert runs and in the end, they scored 146 runs onboard.
Sean Abbott stole the show for Birmingham Phoenix
Birmingham Phoenix needed to win this match so that they could stay alive in the tournament so bowlers took charge Adam Milne, Chris Wood, and Dan Mousley picked 1 wicket each but the one bowler who grabbed everyone’s eyes was Sean Abbott picked 4 wickets. Birmingham Phoenix however conceded runs in bulk but at the same time, they picked wickets too.
Ben Duckett and Moeen Ali kept alive Birmingham Phoenix
So the target was quite big and to climb such a target a solid start was needed from Birmingham Phoenix which they did, openers Ben Duckett and Moeen Ali gave an electrifying start to the run chase later Moeen Ali lost his wicket but they had conquered the match already after scoring 60 runs, later Ben Duckett stood till the end and made the run chase possible very easy. The sparing 7-ball match was concluded and with that Welsh Fire was officially knocked out of the tournament. Sean Abbott was adjourned as Man Of the Match.
Welsh Fire failed with the ball
Welsh Fire had a great day with the bat but unfortunately they couldn’t make it special with the ball, despite scoring huge runs the target was chased successfully. Every bowler tried there best to defend but failed to perform with the ball. David Willey, Matt Henry picked 1 wicket each while Haris Rauf picked 2 wickets but it wasn’t enough for them, and with that they won’t go to the next round.
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