Liam Livingstone's power-packed performance helped Birmingham Phoenix to qualify for final with a crushing eight-wicket win over Northern Superchargers at Headingley. Being on top of the points table with 12 points, Birmingham's team has got a chance to reach the final. In the last league match, Birmingham's Liam Livingstone played a powerful innings with 10 sixes. Livingstone also completed the fastest fifty of The Hundred League in this match.
The 31st match of 'The Hundred' was played between Northern Superchargers and Birmingham Phoenix in Leeds. In this match, the team led by David Willey, batting first, scored 143 runs in the allotted 100 balls for the loss of 8 wickets. Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored 71 runs in 44 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes. At the same time, Chris Lynn played an innings of 34 runs in 25 balls with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes. Joan Simpson also scored 11 runs.
At the same time, Birmingham captain Liam Livingstone took 3 wickets, while Adam Milne and Benny Howell took 2-2 wickets. Team's first wicket fell for 6 runs, it was followed by a 106-run partnership between Finn Allen and Livingstone, which laid the foundation for the win.
Finn Allen was dismissed for 42 runs in 26 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes, but captain Liam Livingstone remained unbeaten at one end. He scored unbeaten 92 runs in just 40 balls with the help of 3 fours and 10 sixes. With this win, Birmingham Phoenix became the first team to reach the finals of The Hundred League opening season. Birmingham have won 6 out of 8 matches. Not only this, Liam Livingstone scored a fifty in just 20 balls, which is the fastest fifty in The Hundred League.
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