Jordan Cox 86* off 29 leads Oval Invincibles to new record total
Back-to-back champions rack up 226 for 4 to hand Welsh Fire hefty defeat
16/08Result
16th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at London, Aug 16 2025
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![Oval Invincibles (Men)]( "Oval Invincibles (Men)")
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![Welsh Fire (Men)]( "Welsh Fire (Men)")
143 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
16/08Result
16th Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at London, Aug 16 2025
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![Oval Invincibles (Men)]( "Oval Invincibles (Men)")
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![Welsh Fire (Men)]( "Welsh Fire (Men)")
143 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
JM Cox
86(29) 3x4 - 10x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 26 runs
- 0x4 - 4x6
JM Bairstow
50(28) 5x4 - 3x6
Control %71%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 12 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
Best performances - Bowlers
TK Curran
- O3.3
- M0
- R15
- W4
- Eco4.16
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W |
JP Behrendorff
- O3
- M0
- R20
- W3
- Eco6.66
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
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
16 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Oval Invincibles (Men) 4, Welsh Fire (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Scorecard Summary
OVAL INVINCIBLES (MEN) 226/4 (20 OVERS)
- Will Jacks38 (28)
- Jordan Cox*86 (29)
- Matt Henry2/39 (4)
- Saif Zaib1/6 (1)
WELSH FIRE (MEN) 143 (18.3 OVERS)
- Jonny Bairstow50 (28)
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore31 (16)
- Jason Behrendorff3/20 (3)
- Tom Curran4/15 (3.3)
Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Alan Gardner
8.45pm: About as comprehensive as you'll get, despite Welsh Fire giving it their all. A chase of 227 needed everything to come off and, well - it didn't. Jonny Bairstow cracked a half-century and there were cameos from Luke Wells and Tom Kohler-Cadmore, but not much else besides. Tom Curran took four-for, Jason Behrendorff three; so big was the winning margin, that Invincibles go top with a huge jump in NRR
Jordan Cox is Match Hero for his unbeaten 86 off 29: "It was good, to play at The Oval every week is an absolute honour. Feel like the timeout changed everything. We backed ourselves to go after the bowling, and it was our day. [Batting depth] Don't think we could have done that without Donovan coming in, Sammy coming in... it's amazing how we got 200, amazing. Top spot is what we want, so working hard and being disciplined. So far been pretty good."
Thanks for joining us tonight, as the sixes rained down. We'll be back for more tomorrow, with another double double-header from Manchester and Birmingham. Until then... bye!
18.3
W
TK Curran to Dale, OUT, slapped to cover! Curran Jnr plucks it from the air to give Curran Snr a fourth wicket, and Oval Invincibles have completed a steamrollering. Invincibles win by 83 runs and will go level with Superchargers and Rockets at the top
AS Dale c SM Curran b TK Curran 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Last man Ajeet Singh Dale walks in
18.2
W
TK Curran to Payne, OUT, skied to backward point! Curran hits a hard length with pace on and Payne has a wild slog that goes almost straight up. Well held as it dips behind square by Sowter
DA Payne c Sowter b TK Curran 1 (8m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20
18.1
1
TK Curran to Henry, 1 run, pace off, full on the stumps, plinked to long-on
TeeCee for his last set
END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs | WF-M: 142/8 (85 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 42.50)
- David Payne1 (4b)
- Matt Henry10 (5b)
- Rashid Khan3.5-0-36-1
- Saqib Mahmood2.5-0-21-1
17.5
0
Rashid Khan to Payne, no run, googly, somehow misses leg stump! Payne unfurled the slog-sweep, didn't connect. Must have looked back wondering how his wicket remained intact
17.4
0
Rashid Khan to Payne, no run, follows him, Payne is moving outside leg but can't get it away
17.3
1
Rashid Khan to Henry, 1 run, fizzed down on the stumps, swatted to long-on
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All Match NewsJordan Cox 86* off 29 leads Oval Invincibles to new record total
Back-to-back champions rack up 226 for 4 to hand Welsh Fire hefty defeat
