NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – Barbadian Jacob Bethell flourished, however West Indies Twenty20 captain Rovman Powell sparkled solely briefly as Birmingham Phoenix beat Trent Rockets by six runs within the Males’s Hundred.
Despatched in at Edgbaston on Wednesday evening, Phoenix gathered 138 for six from their allotted 100 deliveries, with the left-handed Bethell hitting an unbeaten 46 off 29 balls.
The 20-year-old, born and raised in Barbados earlier than switching his allegiance to England and taking part in within the Beneath-19 World Cup two years in the past, struck three fours and two sixes to offer his aspect a powerful end in a 44-run, unbroken seventh wicket stand with Louis Kimber (12 not out).
Liam Livingstone had earlier scored 30 from 20 balls in a 48-run, second-wicket partnership with Ben Duckett (20), as Phoenix recovered from the early lack of Aneurin Donald (7) with solely eight runs on the board.
Rockets then appeared on the right track for victory at 74 for one after 47 deliveries, with Alex Hales (38) and Joe Root (33) concerned in a 61-run second-wicket stand.
When each perished in shut proximity to one another, leaving Rockets on 89 for 3, Powell arrived to blast two fours and a six in a 13-ball 21 to encourage a 36-run stand for the fourth wicket and revive the chase.
Powell’s demise, nonetheless, stunningly taken at deep cowl by Bethell, signaled Rockets’ decline as off-spinner Dan Mousley grabbed three for 9 to additional cripple the decrease order.
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