The Hundred: Matt Parkinson stars as Originals beat Phoenix for first win

Last update on.From The HundredMen's Hundred, Emirates Old Trafford Birmingham Phoenix (87 balls): Moeen 15, (18); Parkinson 4-9 Manchester Originals (88 balls): Buttler 30, (31), Salt 22, (11) Manchester Originals won with six wickets Scorecard; TableManchester Originals' Matt Parkinson blasted Birmingham Phoenix with his sensational leg-spin bowling, making them the first team to win The Hundred at Emirates Old Trafford.With 16 balls remaining on their innings, Birmingham was bowled out on a slow, used pitch.Parkinson won 4-9 balls, including three in a 4-ball spell. This was from 19 balls.Manchester responded quickly, going 43-1 after the 25 ball powerplay. This was largely due to Phil Salt's 11ball 22.Jos Buttler scored 30 runs, but the Originals needed three runs to win. Carlos Brathwaite was left to bowl a four and score a six-wicket win with 27 balls remaining.They are joined by three other teams, including Birmingham, on two points. Oval Invincibles is the top male competitor with three points.It was used in England's Twenty20 victory against Pakistan on Tuesday, a match in which 11 wickets fell to spin - as well as in the Women's Hundred game played between Manchester and Birmingham earlier in Sunday.Birmingham won the game by 20 runs, their first win in the competition.Livingstone was rescued by a mint.Matt Parkinson has been a name England fans have loved for the past couple of years. He is even more popular after his performance during the recent limited-overs series in Pakistan.The 24-year old had Liam Livingstone, his Lancashire teammate, caught short third with his first ball. Livingstone has been in great form for England these past weeks.It was a wicket Parkinson called "mint", and Livingstone had been telling him for the past week that he bats "halfway down" because of the slow pace at which Parkinson bowls.Later, he returned to bowl Chris Cooke, with an absolutely beautiful pitch that was pitched outside the stump and spun past Cooke's defense to hit off stump.Tom Helm was found in the covers two balls after Imran Tahir, who was then given out lbw upon review of the next ball.It was the culmination of a remarkable day for Parkinson. Alex Hartley, BBC radio commentator, called it "absolutely exceptional"."A terrible wicket"Ben Stokes, Northern Superchargers captain and England all-rounder, tweeted external-link: "What a terrible wicket at Old Trafford!"The pace of used pitches is slower, which allows for more spin. This makes it more difficult for batters to time the ball and make strokeplay more difficult, leading to lower-scoring matches."Is this what we want to see in The Hundred?" ", asked BBC radio commentator Stephan Shemilt."That was great entertainment and great skill from Matt Parkinson. But is this what the competition wants?""Do we really want to see pitching that is so violent and turns when a side struggles to reach 87?"Phoenix women win their first victory with SpinnersPhoenix women racked up 113-9. England wicketkeeper Amy Jones was the captain, while Phoenix spinners Emma Lamb and Sophie Ecclestone took 3-16 and 2-14 respectively.Harmanpreet Kaur, India's Twenty20 Captain, threatened to win the game against Manchester with an unbeaten 49. However Kirstie Gordon (3-14), Abtaha Maksood (2-14), and Erin Burns worked together to limit the hosts to 93-8. This is the lowest score in the women's competition thus far.Birmingham is one of four teams that are on two points. Oval Invincibles is top with four after their win over London Spirit by 15 runs earlier in the week.Manchester is sixth in the eight-team table, having lost to Invincibles on Wednesday in the first Hundred game.Manchester women never ran at the required run rate, except in the very early stages.Root vs. Stokes - What's next Monday?Tomorrow's Hundred will continue with two stars from England going head-to-head.Ben Stokes was defeated by Jonny Bairstow, an international team-mate. But he will be able to win another over a friend when he faces Test captain Joe Root at Trent Bridge.The game starts at 18:30 BST. The women's game follows at 15:00.