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Best performances - Batsmen

JC Buttler
JC Buttler
57(34) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 17 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
0 1 3 12 4 5 21 11
SPD Smith
SPD Smith
26(22) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %63%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 12 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
4 5 0 4 7 6 0 0

Best performances - Bowlers

RP Meredith
RP Meredith
O3.2
M1
R9
W4
Eco2.64
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
DA Payne
DA Payne
O4
M0
R14
W3
Eco3.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Manchester Originals (Men) , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.50, Second Session 19.50-20.55

Match days

13 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Welsh Fire (Men) 4, Manchester Originals (Men) 0

Balls per over

5

Scorer: Thilak Ram

9:26pm With that result, Originals now drop to bottom of the group. They've got a lot of questions, particularly around their misfiring overseas batters. Can Welsh Fire use this as a springboard? We'll find out soon enough. For now, cheers for your company. Join us tomorrow for London Spirit against Trent rockets.

9:24pm Yep, here he is! Chris Green, Meerkat Match Hero:

"The last two games have been an amazing atmosphere. We came close to a miracle win last time in Cardiff and it was great to reward their support with the win tonight."

[ON THEIR 137 FOR 8] The message got back (during the first innings) from Tom Abell that he thought 140 was defendable. We bowled well, took early wickets. I thought Riley Meredith was outstanding up front and I think he should be standing here. Any time you can have someone bowling high 80s, it puts that element of fear in the batter's minds. I'm very glad he's on my team and I don't have to face him.

[FIRST WIN] It's huge. Tonight was closer to a polished performance. I think we've got a good blueprint to be successful here. The vibe among this group is great, we'll keep having fun and enjoying our cricket.

9:22pm Bear in mind Chris Green also struck an important 19 from 9 at the end of Fire's innings to take them to 137 for 8, along with two important grabs. Meerkat honours incoming, surely...

19.2
W
Meredith to Baker, OUT, That's all she wrote! Yorker into the base of middle stump, stumps akimbo, Meredith wins it and finishes with 4 for 9 from 17 deliveries, the best figures of the season so far. Brilliant from him, brilliant from Chris Green. The Aussies have come up trumps for the Welsh. And David Payne, of course. Originals will feel they've botched it but Fire dug deep to claim their first win of the campaign

S Baker b Meredith 1 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

19.1
0
Meredith to Baker, no run, Rapido! Blitzed through at 88mph, right over the top of the stumps, as Baker backs away

26 off 5... Meredith, 3 for 9 from his 15, with his last five...

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | MO-M: 112/9 (26 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.89, RRR: 26.00)

  • Josh Tongue2 (2b)
  • Sonny Baker1 (1b)
  • David Payne3.5-0-14-3
  • David Payne3.5-0-14-3
18.5
1
Payne to Tongue, 1 run, Slow again, bunted back down to long on

Fielder brought in to the circle, only four outside, given the time violation but no one cares

18.4
1
Payne to Baker, 1 run, Slowed up, sits in the deck, defended into the off side

Sonny Baker, you may as well come down

18.3
W
Payne to Noor Ahmad, OUT, Length, heaved... and Green's taken a brilliant catching back-peddling into a dive! Just a foot or so away from the sponge when he lands. A full night out for the Australian, doing party tricks now having settled the game with his bowling.

Noor Ahmad c Green b Payne 2 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

18.2
1
Payne to Tongue, 1 run, Sits up, dabbed to point, single taken

Originals 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13PD SaltBS McKinney
2nd1JC ButtlerBS McKinney
3rd0JC ButtlerMS Chapman
4th42JC ButtlerH Klaasen
5th47JC ButtlerL Gregory
6th3L GregoryTW Hartley
7th1SW CurrieTW Hartley
8th1SW CurrieNoor Ahmad
9th2JC TongueNoor Ahmad
10th2JC TongueS Baker