Moeen and Duckett extinguish Fire

August 10, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Welsh Fire Men 146-8 Phoenix Men 149-5
Birmingham Phoenix won by 5 wickets
Toss: Welsh Fire, who elected to bat

Anew high: Moeen made his highest ever score in The Hundred
PICTURE: Alamy

MOEEN ALI and Ben Duckett made classy half-centuries as Birmingham Phoenix claimed a five-wicket win at Sophia Gardens to end Welsh Fire’s hopes of reaching The Hundred Eliminator and push themselves up to third in the table.
Chasing 147 for victory, the two England left-handers shared an opening stand of 114 in 73 deliveries, Moeen hitting eight fou...

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