- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 down the wicket, and Lintott strikes first ball! Spin's second coming has better luck than its first outing. A gallop to the pitch, a fling of the bat across the line, through the gate and into the stumps! 43/118.4 flat, flogged, caught by Jordan at long-on! Bairstow connected sweetly, but no elevation on this slog down the ground. The safest hands in the game make no mistake 159/219.3 slower ball, into the deck, top-edged to deep midwicket. 70mph as the face of the blade opens, and Overton ends a fantastic knock 162/418.5 bashed first ball to his New Zealand team-mate! Neesham had to launch it, what else was he to do? He connected like Bairstow, a mirror-image stroke, as CDG slides round to gather 159/3Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL165/4 (20 Overs, RR: 8.25 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Tom Banton, 6.1 ov), 2-159 (Jonny Bairstow, 18.4 ov), 3-159 (James Neesham, 18.5 ov), 4-162 (Ben Duckett, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DR Briggs 3 0 33 2 11.00 5 1 4 0 0 C Overton 4 0 22 0 5.50 7 1 1 1 0 TS Mills 4 0 32 0 8.00 8 5 1 0 0 CJ Jordan 4 0 22 1 5.50 5 1 0 0 0 JB Lintott 3 0 29 1 9.66 4 6 0 0 0 C de Grandhomme 2 0 26 0 13.00 1 2 2 0 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.2 length ball on fourth stump, Vince tries to swat this down the ground but it comes off the splice and floats to long-on. Simple catch five yards in from the rope for Cobb who takes this on his knees at thigh height. 92/32.5 short on middle, de Kock stays in an orthodox position and goes to pull this high over backward square leg but doesn't get the distance and a very easy catch falls into the hands of Tom Banton standing two yards inside the rope. He takes this reaching in front of his body at knee height. 41/110.2 slower ball lands full on fifth stump at 67 mph, Conway tries to flick through mid-on but his timing is off and drags an inside edge off his legs and caroms onto the stumps. 87/212.3 full on off stump, steps down the track to play a lofted drive but picks out Neesham at long-off two yards in from the rope and a simple catch is taken at head height. Plenty of power behind the shot but didn't get the elevation. 96/415.3 length ball angled wide across sixth stump, tries to flay this over cover and a thick edge carries through to Bairstow. 124/517.4 drags on! Neesham is on Fire for the Welsh! In the slot on sixth stump, Whiteley tries to drive and drags an inside edge onto his stumps. 138/717.2 length ball again on fifth stump, Jordan tries to shovel this over extra cover but no elevation on the shot. It flutters to extra cover on the ring, Cobb, who takes a safe catch tumbling to his left at thigh height. 137/6Extras10 (b 4, lb 4, w 2)TOTAL147/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.35 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Quinton de Kock, 2.5 ov), 2-87 (Devon Conway, 10.2 ov), 3-92 (James Vince, 11.2 ov), 4-96 (Colin de Grandhomme, 12.3 ov), 5-124 (Alex Davies, 15.3 ov), 6-137 (Chris Jordan, 17.2 ov), 7-138 (Ross Whiteley, 17.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB GD Phillips 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 2 0 0 0 MJJ Critchley 4 0 38 1 9.50 4 5 1 0 0 DA Payne 4 0 30 2 7.50 8 2 2 1 0 JT Ball 4 0 21 1 5.25 7 1 0 1 0 Qais Ahmad 4 0 34 0 8.50 6 6 0 0 0 JDS Neesham 3 0 5 3 1.66 10 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Southern Brave (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
27 July 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Welsh Fire (Men) 2, Southern Brave (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 0 wicket)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 36 balls, Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (JM Bairstow 24, BM Duckett 26, Ex 1)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 100 runs in 71 balls, Extras 2
- JM Bairstow: 50 off 31 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 55 balls (JM Bairstow 51, BM Duckett 48, Ex 1)
- BM Duckett: 50 off 31 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 150 runs in 92 balls, Extras 2
- Innings Break: Welsh Fire (Men) - 165/4 in 100 balls (GD Phillips 3, IA Cockbain 1)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 1 wicket)
- Southern Brave (Men): 50 runs in 22 balls, Extras 2
- Balls 24: Review by Southern Brave (Men) (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batter - DP Conway (Struck down)
- Southern Brave (Men): 100 runs in 66 balls, Extras 7
Match Coverage
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