On a back of a length delivery just outside off, the batter cuts crisply with middle-of-the-bat timing. The ball races away through backward point for four.
Over 7. 7 runs. Bowler: Rehan Ahmed. Manchester Super Giants Men: 2-52(rr 7.43) The leg spinner delivers a length ball just outside off, and Buttler goes for a cut shot but mistimes it, with the ball staying low and fielded quickly at extra cover. No run comes from this delivery.
Jos Buttler launches a full-length leg spinner right on middle stump with impressive control. The slog shot sails clean and flat over long on for a magnificent six. Momentum shifts as Manchester Super Giants Men move up to 52 for 2, boosting their win probability to 54%.
The leg spinner bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, and Klaasen attempts a drive but mistimes it. He manages to squeeze a single through the infield. Heinrich Klaasen gets off the mark.
The leg spinner drifts outside off on a length; Aiden Markram attempts a flick but only finds the leading edge and is caught by the bowler. Aiden Markram leaves for 6 off 9. Birmingham Phoenix Men seize the momentum, their win probability jumping from 40% to 51%.
Over 6. 6 runs. Bowler: Usman Tariq. Manchester Super Giants Men: 1-45(rr 7.5) Markram works the googly just outside off from a back of a length delivery, nudging it nicely to pick up a single without giving the fielders a serious chance.
Over 5. 8 runs. Bowler: Scott Currie. Manchester Super Giants Men: 1-39(rr 7.8) Seaming in on a length, the ball is expertly flicked off the pads by Buttler, well timed and racing away for two runs toward deep square leg. Jos Buttler reaches thirty runs off just 17 balls, maintaining a blistering strike rate of 176.
Currie pitches a back of a length delivery outside off stump. Buttler expertly cuts it, timing it squarely and steering it neatly through third man for four.
Over 4. 11 runs. Bowler: Ben Dwarshuis. Manchester Super Giants Men: 1-31(rr 7.75) Jos Buttler drives a full-length delivery just outside off stump with a well-timed, controlled stroke, picking up a single.
A length ball on leg stump swings away as the batter executes a delicate scoop. Jos Buttler gets an inside edge, guiding it finely past the keeper and racing away to the fine leg boundary for four.
