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Manchester Super Giants vs Birmingham Phoenix, 7th Match, The Hundred Men's Competition 2026 - CommentaryMSG vs BRM, 7th Match, The Hundred Men's Competition 2026 - Commentary

MSG
187/5(100 Balls)
BRM
100(97 Balls)
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Jos Buttler | Match Hero: We got a really good score. Our boys bowled exceptionally well there, bowled fast and made it look tricky. So, ended up having a great score on that wicket. [On his batting] I felt good. I've felt good for a while now. So, nice to get off the mark off your first ball. And, yeah, I think even though it's 100 balls, there's little periods in the game where you need to manage five or ten balls, start a new partnership with someone. So, I thought we did that well throughout the innings. And, yeah, I was glad to bat most of the innings and post a good score. [On Tom Moores's knock] Absolutely crucial. Standing up and he said, "I want to take the spinners down. I've got the short boundary with the wind here." So, that commitment and clarity, and then obviously the execution to go and do it, is fantastic. [On MSG's fast bowlers] Those guys are bowling fast, they're bowling accurate, they're executing really well. Of course, batting, bowling, and in the field, it's as clinical a performance as I've been a part of. Good start, and it's a quick competition, so you need to start well and build the confidence early. It's nice to win a home game here, and obviously a big local derby next up against the guys at Leeds, and then back here again. So, good momentum. We need to keep working hard to keep doing those things.
17:42 Local Time, 16:42 GMT, 22:12 IST: Two wins out of two and it wouldn't be wrong to say that the Manchester Super Giants have set the marker at the start of the tournament. The batting has quality, power and ruthlessness and their bowling has skills. On pitches with bounce and pace, this is a high quality bowling attack and they were simply too good for the Birmingham Phoenix on the day. Chasing 188 was always going to be tough, but the Phoenix never got a start. The top-order was blown away by pace and the hard-hitting middle-order batters found life extremely uneasy. Donovan Ferreira struggled during his scratchy knock of 23 while Joe Clarke looked rusty during his innings of 20. Gus Atkinson, Sonny Baker and Josh Tongue enjoyed the conditions to the hilt while the spin twin of Noor Ahmad and Liam Dawson bowled with barely any pressure on them. The Super Giants join the Welsh Fire at the top of the table with 8 points while the Phoenix slide down to 5th following today's heavy defeat. Stay tuned for the presentations..
97
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Liam Dawson to Usman Tariq, out Caught by Sonny Baker!! The Manchester Super Giants have completed a demiolition act - they win by 87 runs. Was tossed up slower and just outside off, Tariq was shaping to carve it over the off-side, the ball catches the outside half and lobs into the hands of Baker at backward point. Usman Tariq c Sonny Baker b Liam Dawson 2(7).
Liam Dawson to Usman Tariq, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
96
Liam Dawson to Usman Tariq, no run, tossed up slower and at the right-hander, blocked back at the bowler
95
Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, no run, pushed through on middle and it's blocked back at the bowler
94
Noor Ahmad to Scott Currie, 1 run, Currie brings out the reverse sweep, gets on top of the bounce and places it past point
93
Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, 1 run, tad too short and just outside off - punched square on the off-side for a single
93
Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, wide, flighted delivery and drifting down leg, past Tariq's flick and has been wided
92
Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, no run, pushed through on off, dabbed to the off-side
91
Noor Ahmad to Usman Tariq, no run, tossed up on off, Tariq gets behind the line and pushes it to the off-side
90
Sonny Baker to Usman Tariq, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - pushed wide of cover-point for a single
Usman Tariq, right handed bat, comes to the crease
89
W
Sonny Baker to Saqib Mahmood, out Bowled!! The perfect yorker and Baker has his second wicket - kept it very full and kept it coming back at the right-hander, was bowled at 91 mph and Mahmood is way too late in getting the bat down. The ball clatters into the base of off-stump and the Phoenix have lost their 9th wicket. Saqib Mahmood b Sonny Baker 0(1)
Sonny Baker to Saqib Mahmood, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
88
Sonny Baker to Scott Currie, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
87
4
Sonny Baker to Scott Currie, FOUR, gorgeous, overpitched by Baker - Currie leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it back past the bowler for a boundary
86
Sonny Baker to Scott Currie, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped over square leg and Currie is back for the second
85
Josh Tongue to Scott Currie, no run, beaten, on a length and holding its line around off, draws Currie into the drive and goes past the outside edge
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