Warner, Spirit take spoils despite Bairstow fire
Unbeaten 70 from Australian opener proves decisive as Welsh Fire fall short of famous comeback
09/08Result
6th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Cardiff, Aug 9 2025
Player of the Match
09/08Result
6th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Cardiff, Aug 9 2025
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
JM Bairstow
86(50) 6x4 - 6x6
Control %67%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 32 runs
- 0x4 - 3x6
DA Warner
70(45) 8x4 - 2x6
Control %60%
- Productive Shot
- straight drive
- 14 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
Match Details
Toss
Welsh Fire (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.05, Interval 19.05-19.20, Second Session 19.20-20.25
Match days
9 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
London Spirit (Men) 4, Welsh Fire (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Scorecard Summary
LONDON SPIRIT (MEN) 163/5 (20 OVERS)
- David Warner*70 (45)
- Jamie Smith26 (14)
- Riley Meredith1/26 (4)
- Josh Hull2/36 (4)
WELSH FIRE (MEN) 155/6 (20 OVERS)
- Jonny Bairstow*86 (50)
- Chris Green*32 (21)
- Richard Gleeson1/25 (4)
- Daniel Worrall2/31 (4)
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Alan Gardner
END OF OVER:20 | 8 Runs | WF-M: 155/6 (9 runs required, RR: 7.75)
- Jonny Bairstow86 (50b)
- Chris Green32 (21b)
- Luke Wood3.5-0-35-1
- Jamie Overton3.5-0-38-1
9.03pm: Jonny Bairstow's one-man rampage isn't quite enough to prevent a second defeat from two games for Welsh Fire. He struck 86 not out from 50, but will rue losing the strike for a large chunk of the powerplay. Chris Green gave good support but, by the time Bairstow got going, Fire were too far off the pace
David Warner is the Match Hero: "Very, very close [at the end]. Credit to the way Jonny and Greeny batted, they were superb. We were trying to entertain the crowd and hope everyone was excited by the game. We tried to execute but Jonny was on fire. Glad we got across the line. [Hundred] Sort of getting used ot it, but I'm loving the crowds. Important win, lost our first at home, then two away games, this one and Manchester, nice to tick those off. Got a good bus ride tomorrow."
Right, that's yer lot for tonight. Cardiff was bouncing, but the jamboree moves on - Southampton and Nottingham the venues for tomorrow's double-headers. See you for more then. Bye!
19.5
0
Wood to Bairstow, no run, Wood keeps it in play, swatted back to the bowler. Spirit win by eight runs, they looked home and hosed only for it to turn into a real squeaker
19.4
6
Wood to Bairstow, SIX, something like that... cleaned out over deep midwicket! Short ball, Bairstow goes deep in the crease, blams it high into the crowd in front of the pavilion
19.3
2
Wood to Bairstow, 2 runs, short and straight, plinked into the leg side and they'll push for two. But they needed more
Sixes territory...
19.2
0
Wood to Bairstow, no run, short ball, 78mph on a wide line. YJB again swipes it into the off side and declines one
19.1
0
Wood to Bairstow, no run, hits a length on off, backs away and hammers to mid-off! "Nooo!" yells Bairstow
Luke Wood to bowl
Spirit clinging on, having been so clinical for two-thirds of the innings. Fire have lashed 74 from the last 30 balls... 17 needed from five now
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs | WF-M: 147/6 (17 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 7.73, RRR: 17.00)
- Chris Green32 (21b)
- Jonny Bairstow78 (45b)
- Jamie Overton3.5-0-38-1
- Richard Gleeson3.5-0-25-1
18.5
1
Overton to Green, 1 run, full toss, helped away to deep backward square leg. Green knows he missed out there
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