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Tim Southee's figures of 5-12 are nan 2nd champion recorded successful The Hundred men's competition
Sam Drury
BBC Sport journalist
The Hundred men's competition, Edgbaston
Trent Rockets 118 (100 balls): Alsop 51 (37); Southee 5-12
Birmingham Phoenix 120-4 (93 balls): Bethell 38* (29); Turner 2-17
Phoenix won by six wickets
Scorecard. Table
Tim Southee took a superb 5-12 to group Birmingham Phoenix connected their measurement to a important six-wicket triumph complete Trent Rockets astatine Edgbaston.
The New Zealand seamer struck doubly early connected to disregard Tom Banton and Joe Root earlier claiming 3 successful nan past 5 balls of nan innings arsenic Rockets were restricted to 118.
A reappraisal denied him a hat-trick aft John Turner was initially fixed retired lbw but Southee still vanished pinch nan 2nd champion figures successful The Hundred men's competition.
Left-hander Tom Alsop was among Southee's victims but only aft making an awesome 51 from 37 balls connected debut for nan visitors.
Rockets bowlers Turner and Luke Wood were besides connected hat-tricks arsenic Phoenix were put nether unit astatine 52-4 successful nan chase.
But pinch specified a humble target, it only took 1 business to get nan hosts backmost connected way and Liam Livingstone (30* from 32 balls) and Jacob Bethell provided it.
A patient, unbroken guidelines of 68 took Phoenix to triumph pinch 7 balls to spare.
The triumph lifts them up to 3rd and keeps advancement to nan eliminator successful their ain hands, while Rockets are now out.
What other do you request to know?
Rockets slipped to 22-4 aft 30 balls earlier a 77-run guidelines betwixt Alsop and Imad Wasim, which was only ended erstwhile nan second was retired retired connected 29
Another New Zealander, Adam Milne, bowled superbly for Phoenix and took 1-17
Ben Duckett made 30 from 16 balls to get nan Phoenix pursuit disconnected to a flyer but it was a reliable nighttime for his chap England Test batters arsenic Root sewage conscionable 2 and Jamie Smith was dismissed for a aureate duck
Five players were connected a hat-trick astatine Edgbaston connected Monday: Nat Sciver-Brunt and Ashleigh Gardner successful nan women’s game, past Southee, Wood and Turner successful nan men's. None of them managed to complete nan hat-trick
'Bethell is an unthinkable talent' - what they said
Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder Liam Livingstone: "Very large win, particularly erstwhile you get successful a business for illustration that [in nan chase] wherever it could person gone either way.
"We did it together, [Jacob Bethell] talked maine done it astatine times, I talked him done it successful different situations. Whatever happened it was each astir getting complete nan line.
"It wasn't going to beryllium pretty. They astir apt gave america much singles than they needed to and tried to protect nan short boundary, which really played into our hands.
"Jacob is an unthinkable talent, he's going to beryllium unbelievable for England for years to come. It was bully to spot really he went astir his work. Really calm, a really talented boy. He's sewage a awesome caput connected young shoulders.
"It was bully to beryllium retired location pinch him. But it's besides my occupation to make judge we triumph nan game. No matter really it was, we had to triumph tonight."
What is happening connected Tuesday?
Northern Superchargers big London Spirit successful Tuesday's double-header. The women's lucifer originates astatine 15:00 BST, followed by nan men's crippled astatine 18:30.
You will beryllium capable to watch some games lives connected BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Coverage starts astatine 14:45.
You tin travel ball-by-ball commentary connected BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and nan BBC Sport website and app.
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