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| Emirates Old Trafford, Men’s Hundred |
| Moeen 15 (18); Parkinson 4-9; Birmingham Phoenix 87 all out (84 balls). |
| 88-4 (73 balls) Manchester Originals: Buttler 30 (31), Salt 22 (11) |
| The Manchester Originals were victorious by six wickets. |
| Table; Scorecard |
Birmingham Phoenix were bowled out for the first time in The Hundred at Emirates Old Trafford after Manchester Originals’ Matt Parkinson produced a stunning spell of leg-spin bowling.
Birmingham were bowled out for 87 on a sluggish, used surface with 16 balls left in their innings.
Parkinson took 4-9 from 19 balls, including three in a four-ball span.
In response, Manchester raced to a 43-1 lead after the 25-ball powerplay, due in large part to Phil Salt’s 11-ball 22.
With the Originals needing three runs to win, Jos Buttler was bowled, allowing Carlos Brathwaite to hit a four down the pitch and seal a six-wicket victory with 27 balls to spare.
They are tied for second place with three other teams (including Birmingham), with Oval Invincibles leading the men’s tournament with three points.
The pitch was utilised in England’s Twenty20 victory over Pakistan on Tuesday, a match in which spin claimed 11 wickets, as well as the women’s Hundred match between Manchester and Birmingham earlier on Sunday.
Birmingham won the game by 20 runs, giving them their first victory of the season.
‘Getting Livingstone out was a dream come true.’
Matt Parkinson’s name has been on England supporters’ lips for a few of years, and more lately following his performance in the limited-overs series against Pakistan.
With his first ball, the 24-year-old nabbed Lancashire teammate Liam Livingstone at short third, who has been in great form for England in recent weeks.
Parkinson dubbed the pitch “mint,” claiming that Livingstone had been bugging him for the last week about batting “halfway down the wicket” owing to Parkinson’s sluggish speed.
Later, he bowled Chris Cooke with a stunning delivery that pitched outside leg stump and spun through Cooke’s defense to strike off stump.
Two balls later, Tom Helm was caught in the covers, and the following ball, Imran Tahir was ruled out lbw on review.
Parkinson’s performance was hailed as “simply amazing” by radio analyst Alex Hartley, capping a remarkable day for him.
‘It’s a dreadful wicket,’ says the player.
“What an awful wicket at Old Trafford,” England all-rounder and Northern Superchargers skipper Ben Stokes tweetedexternal-link during the match.
Used pitches are slower in nature, allowing for more spin, making strokeplay and ball timing more difficult for hitters, resulting in low-scoring games.
“Is it what we want to see in The Hundred?” said Stephan Shemilt, a radio analyst.
“That was fantastic entertainment and tremendous talent from Matt Parkinson, but is that what the competition is looking for?”
“Do we want to see furious turning pitches where a team is struggling to reach 87 pitches?”
The Phoenix women’s team wins for the first time thanks to the spinners.
Amy Jones, the Phoenix women’s captain and England wicketkeeper, top-scored with a blistering 17-ball 31, while spinners Emma Lamb and Sophie Ecclestone took 3-16 and 2-14 respectively.
With an undefeated 49, Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s Twenty20 captain, threatened to win the game for Manchester, but Kirstie Gordon (3-14), Abtaha Maqsood (2-14), and Erin Burns combined to limit the hosts to 93-8, the lowest total in the women’s tournament thus far.
Birmingham is one of four teams with two points, with Oval Invincibles leading the way with four points following a 15-run victory against London Spirit earlier in the day.
Manchester is sixth in the eight-team standings after losing to the Invincibles in the first Hundred game on Wednesday.
Manchester women were never ahead of the necessary run rate in their innings, even in the early stages.
What to expect on Monday: Root vs Stokes
Tomorrow, the Hundred continues with a match between two of England’s biggest talents.
On Saturday, Ben Stokes was defeated by international teammate Jonny Bairstow, but he will have another opportunity to beat a teammate when he takes on Test skipper Joe Root at Trent Bridge.
The men’s game starts at 15:00 BST while the women’s game starts at 18:30 BST.
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