Imran Tahir hattrick lights up Edgbaston in Phoenix win
NEWSThe bowler capped off a great evening of action in style for the home side
The Welsh Fire won the toss and opted to bowl first at Edgbaston.
The home side lost Finn Allen early on off the bowling of Matthew Milnes.
Matthew Milne took an early wicket
Then a partnership of Moeen Ali and Will Smeed put the Phoenix well on top. Ali hit a very swift 50 putting his side in the driving seat.
Ali and Smeed put in a good partnership
Jimmy Neesham managed to take the wicket of captain Ali but the destructive Liam Livingstone was just as big of a threat, scoring 31 quick runs off 19 balls before he walked.
Jimmy Neesham dismissed danger man Ali
The Phoenix lost some late wickets but Smeed continued to impress, closing out with two sixes to get 65 runs not out. The home side set 184 runs from the innings, a huge total for the Fire to chase.
Will Smeed went big with the bat for the Phoenix!
In the second innings, bowler Adam Milne took the quick wicket of Tom Banton with an LBW delivery for a duck.
The Phoenix faithful celebrate their side
Ian Cockbain and captain Ben Duckett tried to accelerate the runs for the Welsh Fire, hitting eight boundaries between them.
Ben Duckett accelerated the runs for his side
However, the game started to slip away from the Fire as both were quickly dismissed and the middle order were soon to follow.
Imran Tahir was the pick of the bowlers, closing out the match with a hat-trick, wheeling away in emphatic celebration in front of the Birmingham crowd.
Tahir was the pick of the bowlers for the Phoenix