Matthew Wade scored a glimmering 81 off 42 balls to set up Birmingham Phoenix's one-wicket prevail upon London Spirit at Lord's, yet their expectations of capability to the end of the season games are somewhat faint. Phoenix get done with 10 focuses and are presently third-set, yet the two groups beneath them - Manchester Originals and Oval Invincibles - have two focuses less with a superior NRR, and face one another. For Phoenix to have a potential for success, they need the improbable occasion of a tie or a no-bring about that installation. Pursuing London Spirit's 139 for 6, Phoenix were shocked right on time as they lost the two openers - Will Smeed and Solomon Budinger - in about four balls. Moeen Ali and Wade added 31 runs before Jordan Thompson excused the Phoenix captain. A center request breakdown resulted even as Wade battled on as Liam Dawson and Mason Crane consolidated to destroy Phoenix's pursuit. Swim and Brett D'Oliveira added 44 for the fifth wicket, with the last option contributing only 8 runs in that association. However Phoenix were at the gamble of missing out in pursue as they tumbled to 78 for 5 and lost two additional wickets rapidly to slip to 95 for 7. Swim and Tom Helm, who picked 4 for 17 before in the game, pushed the group past 100. Swim got to his quickfire 50 years and looked set to direct the side over the line, however Crane had him gotten for a 42-ball 81 - which currently looked liable to be essential for a horrible game. Phoenix were nine down five balls later, passing on Helm and Tanveer Sangha to pursue 18 off 13 balls. Sangha facilitated the nerves - and the condition - with a very much associated trudge clear that decreased it to 11 off 10 balls. Sangha then planned against Nathan Ellis and scooped him over short fine leg defender for a four. Brad Wheal had only five to shield however worked really hard conceeding only three of his initial four conveyances. With two to protect off the last ball, Wheal bowled a wide and Spirit botched a run out opportunity at the non-striker's finish to add further show to a strained completion. On the last genuine ball, Sangha flicked the full throw on his legs for a solitary to guarantee a last ball one-wicket win for his side. Prior in the game, Spirit also had a marginally unsteady beginning with the bat notwithstanding a 37-run second-wicket stand as they went from 50 for 1 to 74 for 4. In any case, the fifth-wicket sets of Dan Lawrence and Bopara put in the salvage act with a 50-run stand off only 24 balls. Lawrence invested the greater part of his energy at the opposite end as Bopara went on a six-hitting binge. He got done with a 20-ball 45 that included 2 fours and 5 sixes. Brief Scores: London Spirit 139/6 in 100 balls (Ravi Bopara 45, Ben McDermott 36; Tom Helm 4-17) lost to Birmingham Phoenix 140/9 in 100 balls (Matthew Wade 81; Mason Crane 4-24, Liam Dawson 3-15) by 1 wicket