WATCH: Dan Mousley defends 10 runs to hand Birmingham Phoenix close win over Trent Rockets

Birmingham Phoenix came out on top in a close game against Trent Rockets and won by 6 runs. The star with the ball was Dan Mousley who had the improbable task of defending 10 runs from 10 balls. 

Bowling from round the wicket Mousley got two dot balls to make it ten needed from 8 balls. The third ball saw the off-spinner beat Gregory for pace and get his wicket for a four-ball duck. With 10 runs needed from 7 balls, Imad Wasim and Rashid Khan could only take two singles off two balls making it 8 needed of 5 balls. 

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Dan Mousley made it and only 7 runs were needed from 3 balls with Imad Wasim playing a dot ball and taking a sing. It was soon 7 needed from 2 as Rashid Khan was out bowled and Mousley followed it up with the wicket of Thomson. With a dot ball, Dan Mousley achieved a huge win and pulled off the biggest heist of The Hundred 2024 season as Birmingham won by 6 runs. 

Nottingham witnesses close win for Birmingham 

Batting first Birmingham Phoenix scored 138 on the board from their 100 balls. Imad Wasim got the first wicket when he dismissed Aneurin Donald for 7. Ben Duckett and Liam Livingstone then added 49 runs for the second wicket in 30 balls. 

Rashid Khan got the big wicket of Ben Duckett when he had the English batter out for 21 off 17 balls. Lewis Gregory struck five balls later when he dismissed Liam Livingstone for 30 runs from 20 balls. 

Moeen Ali and Dan Mousley failed to get going with the bat but young Jacob Bethell was the best batter for Birmingham. The 20-year-old scored 46 not out from 29 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. 

Adam Milne struck first when he got the big wicket of Tom Banton caught by Tim Southee for 7. Joe Root and Alex Hales combined to add 61 runs from 34 balls as they took the attack to the Phoenix bowlers. Benny Howell gave Birmingham the breakthrough when he dismissed Joe Root for 33 runs from 19 balls. 

Alex Hales was next to go when he was out for 38 when he was bowled by Adam Milne. Sam Hain scored 15 runs while Rovman Powell also scored 21 runs but Tim Southee and Dan Mousley eked out a win.