Instead, it was another English sporting superstar, Joe Root , whose effortlessly composed 58 not out anchored Welsh Fire to a seven-wicket win at Edgbaston. "That's how you want to play cricket, being ruthless and getting it done at the end," Root said. Lockie Ferguson celebrates with Phil Salt • Matt Lewis/ECB via Getty ImagesThe Fire's variety in their bowling stocks was again on show. While a total of 137 was never likely to be enough with Root in this form, the Phoenix scrapped hard to stay in the contest. But with five needed off the final six balls, Root reverse-scooped Mahmood for four then snuck through for the winning single.