Edgbaston saw an unforgettable night Liam Livingstone Removed a cruel barrage against Rashid KhanHe scored 26 runs from five consecutive delivery and Birmingham Phoenix was inspired by Birmingham Phoenix to win an exciting four wickets over the Defending Champion, Oval Invinates in the match 10 of the hundred 2025.
Liam Livingstone smacks Rashid Khan for two back boundaries
Chasing 181 on a good surface, Birmingham Phoenix was seen in trouble, yet 61 off the last 25 balls. In the Phoenix camp, the veins were thighing, and the oval appeared unstoppable. But then the moment came that changed everything: Livingstone, the captain of Phoenix, faced the last set of Rashid Khan.
Rashid, Afghanistan’s T20 superstar and widely considered one of the world’s finest spinners, had already finished a sentence at night. His figures scored 33 runs from the first 15 delivery, but the real genocide was reserved for Livingstone’s attack.
Sequence? Four, six, six, six, four – pure massacre. Livingstone danced under the track, shook the length balls above the ropes, and loosened anything from far away. In those five balls, he not only broke Rashid’s spirit, but also broke the record of the competition: it was the most expensive that Rashid bowled in his career and the worst figures in the history of hundred were recorded so far.
Rashid ended with 0 wickets for 59 runs from his full quota – the worst bowling analysis in the tournament and statistically the most expensive in his entire T20 career.
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Liam Livingstone has scored just 26 runs from 5 Rashid Khan Balls!#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/fstsjkpa13
– Hundred (@TheHundred) August 12, 2025
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A broad win for Birmingham Phoenix
Earlier, Oval Invinesals posted a competitive 180/8, who was a cameo from Donovan Pharrera’s explosive 63 to 29 balls and a cameo from Rashid, which hit two sixes out of nine balls. Despite falling stable wickets, the invincible continued to move forward, especially on the bowling of free death.
The chase of Phoenix began continuously until Livingstone entered number 4. Build his innings with discipline, he reached half a century in 22 balls, mixing power and placement. His last Blitz not only swung the speed, but also made a difficult goal suddenly.
After Rashid over, Phoenix just needed a handful to win. There was a late twist as Saqib Mahmood claimed two wickets with gradual delivery, but Beni Howell clinically abolished the cases – a punch through the cover sealed the victory, with two balls to be released.