Overview

• Brook greeted his innings with a daring reverse Dilscoop for six off Tim Southee’s opening delivery, a stroke that instantly went viral across cricket and social platforms.
• His rapid 31 off 14 balls propelled Northern Superchargers to a tournament-high 193 for 5 at Headingley.
• Northern Superchargers’ bowlers backed up Brook’s effort as Matthew Potts took three wickets and Adil Rashid, Jacob Duffy and Tom Lawes chipped in to restrict Birmingham Phoenix to 157.
• Former England seamer Stuart Broad declared Brook potentially the best batter England has produced in a widely shared post on X.
• Brook’s match-winning display has intensified media reports that he will captain England’s limited-overs side in the upcoming South Africa series.