Hat-trick hero Tahir puts out Fire as Smeed hits 65

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By Paul Eddison

IMRAN Tahir helped himself to a hattrick as Birmingham Phoenix cruised past Welsh Fire on Monday to keep their semi-final hopes on track.
The veteran South African spinner wrapped up a comprehensive 93-run victory, bamboozling David Payne to complete a hat-trick and finish with figures of 5-25.
That ended a one-sided contest, with Will Smeed (65no) and Moeen Ali (59) helping the Phoenix make 184-5, including three successive sixes from Moeen.
Tahir then took centre stage as the Fire were bundled out for 91, with the 42-yearold treating the crowd to his famous ...

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