Phoenix beat Originals to reach men's Eliminator

The Hundred men's competition, Edgbaston

Manchester Originals 41-5 (30 balls): Holden 15 (10); Milne 2-8

Birmingham Phoenix 42-1 (22 balls): Duckett 22 (12); Currie 1-8

Birmingham Phoenix won by 9 wickets

Scorecard. Table

Birmingham Phoenix hit Manchester Originals to unafraid their spot successful nan Eliminator of The Hundred men's competition.

In a lucifer reduced to 30 balls per broadside because of rainfall astatine Edgbaston, Phoenix cruised to their humble target of 42 pinch 9 wickets and 8 balls to spare.

England Test opener Ben Duckett vanished unbeaten connected 22, while Jamie Smith was nan only Phoenix wicket to autumn for 14 from 7 balls.

Captain Moeen Ali past vanished nan crippled successful style pinch a six to group up an brushwood pinch Southern Brave successful Saturday's Eliminator.

Duckett and Smith batted pinch awesome fluency contempt nan rainfall that continued to fall, successful opposition to nan Originals who had antecedently struggled to find immoderate hit successful nan shortened game.

Only Max Holden, pinch 15, and Phil Salt, pinch 12, reached double figures, while New Zealand accelerated bowler Adam Milne took 2-8, including opener Matty Hurst from nan 2nd shot of nan innings, arsenic Phoenix exploited nan seam-friendly conditions.

Originals were already retired of contention to qualify, but it was must-win for nan Phoenix arsenic a conclusion would person seen Northern Superchargers overtake them successful nan array and scope nan Eliminator instead.

At nan extremity of nan group stage, Oval Invincibles vanished apical of nan array to book their automatic spot successful nan final.

The Hundred eliminators return spot connected Saturday 17 August.

Phoenix will look Southern Brave astatine The Oval astatine 18:00, pinch nan victor gathering defending champions Oval Invincibles successful nan last astatine Lord's connected Sunday.

You tin travel ball-by-ball power commentary of nan men's Eliminator connected BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and nan BBC Sport website and app. There will besides beryllium unrecorded matter sum connected nan BBC Sport website and app.