Smeed hits first century in The Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix win

On a history-making night, Will Smeed hit the first century in The Hundred and Henry Brookes took five wickets at Edgbaston as Birmingham Phoenix beat defending champions Southern Brave. Scorecard: Birmingham Phoenix vs Southern BraveThe Hundred - full fixture list | The Hundred - latest standingsBrave to go one better? Invincibles to retain? The Hundred - women's previewStory of the match

On NHS Heroes Night in Birmingham, with workers and support staff invited along as a thank you for their brilliant work, a 14,000 crowd was royally entertained as Smeed blazed an unbeaten 101 off 50 balls to lift his side to 176-4.

The Brave replied with a paltry 123 all out as Brookes enjoyed a dream debut on the ground he has always called home.

He took 5-25 and two excellent catches as Phoenix banked their first victory of the campaign and handed James Vince's side their first defeat in nine matches.

After Phoenix were put in, they leaned heavily on Smeed after Chris Benjamin, promoted to open, and Moeen Ali each raced to 17 but then perished.

Benjamin sent up a skier off Marcus Stoinis before Ali, having lifted George Garton deep into the crowd at mid-wicket, chopped James Fuller's first ball on to his stumps.

Smeed galloped to a 25-ball half-century, reached with a six over long-off off Jake Lintott in a stand of 80 in 44 balls with Liam Livingstone.

Livingstone never really hit his stride, scoring just two from his first seven balls and 21 from 20 before lifting Lintott to extra cover.

Into the last 10 balls, the big question was will Smeed complete his ton? He needed five from the last three and a four and a two took him to the magical mark from 49 balls.

Phoenix set about defending their total with an increasingly-depleted seam