Liam Livingstone continued his high-quality type in The Hundred with a robust all-round show – choosing up 2-26 with the ball earlier than scoring an unbeaten 45 from 20 balls to information Birmingham Phoenix to a seven-wicket win over London Spirt.

Chasing 127, Joe Clarke struck a 25-ball 54 to offer the Phoenix a stable platform and captain Livingstone completed the job with a knock that included 5 sixes and a 4.

The 32-year-old, who additionally struck an unbeaten 69 within the Phoenix’s win towards two-time defending champions Oval Invincibles on Tuesday, now has essentially the most runs on this season’s Hundred with 211.

The knock additional strengthens Livingstone’s status as probably the greatest finishers in The Hundred. He has scored 543 runs throughout 17 innings at a powerful common of 49.36 and a blistering strike-rate of 166 in chases.

Nevertheless, he was neglected of the England squads that had been introduced for the collection towards South Africa and Eire on Friday.

The Phoenix skipper additionally picked up the wickets of Spirit opener David Warner and Ollie Pope because the Phoenix bowlers had delivered a masterclass in loss of life bowling to limit the Spirit to 126-6 after deciding to bowl first.

“It’s a massive win for us, we wanted it,” mentioned Livingstone after the sport.

“We’re up towards it on this match, we all know we’re, however all we will do is win video games and attempt to enhance our run-rate, then we’ll see the place we’re.”

The tone was set early when Trent Boult despatched again Spirit opener Jamie Smith for a duck and although Kane Williamson supplied some resistance with a 29-ball 33, the Phoenix by no means let the momentum slip away.

Remarkably, they didn’t concede a single boundary within the remaining 15 deliveries as Boult and Adam Milne tightened the screws to set the stage for the win.

Their second win of the season sees the Phoenix leapfrog the Spirit to sixth place on a superior web run-rate. With eight factors, they’re additionally degree with the Manchester Originals and Southern Courageous.