Last update on.From The HundredThe Hundred, Edgbaston Oval Invincibles 173-2 (100 balls), Ingram 81* (43), Roy38 (22) Birmingham Phoenix 173-4 (294 balls), Moeen 49 (26), Smeed45 (28) Birmingham Phoenix win with six wickets Scorecard TableMoeen Ali led Birmingham Phoenix to victory against Oval Invincibles at Edgbaston in a record chase.Moeen needed 173 to win the tournament, the highest chase so far. He hit a strong 49 from 26 balls to propel his side to the top of the table.To delight his home crowd, the Birmingham captain won the game by scoring three consecutive sixes to win the match.This home support was cut off when Moeen lost with 35 runs from 29 balls. However, rookie Chris Benjamin, a 22-year old professional who made his debut last month, led the Phoenix to victory with 37 runs.They won the match by six wickets, with six balls left. This is a good margin considering the target size.The Invincibles would have also topped the table with an win, but they were left ruined dropping Moeen twice – on three and twenty.Colin Ingram had earlier scored 81 not out to equal the highest individual score in the men's tournament. This was Invincibles' 173-3.Trent Rockets' Phoenix is now on six points. However, Phoenix leads the way with their superior net run rate. They have only played one more game.Moeen magic in BirminghamMoeen hitting sixes in his hometown, in front a large Edgbaston crowd. What's not love?The England all-rounder is at his best, hitting the ball with effortless power and gracefulness.After winning the decisive hand, he came in at 45-2.Curran bowled balls from 61 to 65, while Moeen took 16 runs. Moeen hit two pull shots over the leg side and also hit two big sixes with the last three deliveries. Later, he sent Sunil Narine from West Indies over long-on a bowl.He was thankful for the drops, the first being a missed opportunity by Reece Topley, an England team-mate. Topley then inexplicably spilled a high catch. But Moeen arrived in The Hundred on Wednesday night.'Diamond' Benjamin does it againBenjamin is fast becoming one of The Hundred's most popular stories.He impressed with his professional debut for Warwickshire on 18 July and was then called up to Birmingham's squad in late injury replacement.In their first game against London Phoenix, he got them to the finish in thrilling fashion. He did it again against the Invincibles.Moeen stated that Moeen seems to be attracted to situations that are difficult and hard, which is something not many people appreciate."We have found a few diamonds."Chris Benjamin is a great finisher, and Will Smeed was amazing at the top today."Smeed, Phoenix's 19 year-old opener, set the pace for their chase with a thrilling 45 of 28 balls.The invincibles fail, but the batters find formThe Invincibles ought to have scored enough runs to win this game. Their bowling and to a greater degree, their fielding were the real culprits.Ingram's bruising knock, which included eight fours as well as four sixes, impressed.The South Africa international at 36 years old, who had only 28 runs in his previous innings, was able to equal the men's tournament's highest individual score, which David Willey set 24 hours earlier.Worryingly, Jason Roy from England appears to be finding form.Invincibles scored 52 runs, but he struggled to find the middle of his bat for much of the game.He was kicking the ball all over the ground from the beginning, hitting Moeen six times in his innings.Consider their catch and Invincibles might still be something to fear.
