- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.4 taken at short cover. Three dots and Clarke goes down and across. The ball moves away this time and he ends up hitting it straight to Stoinis 0/13.5 down the track, goes for the pull but gets a top edge. Whiteley comes in from deep square leg, takes it low and tumbles after completing the catch 16/24.2 full on off stump. Pope goes for the fine reverse paddle but misses and the ball clatters into the off stump. Welsh Fire in a spot of bother at 16 for 3 16/315.2 a length ball around off, goes for the pull but gets a top edge. It lobs to the right of mid-on, who accepts a dolly 79/68.2 a wicket with his second ball. A length ball outside off, goes for the reverse sweep but the ball brushes the glove and sets into the keeper's gloves. Hain walks back for a run-a-ball 9 41/411.1 it's chaos out there. There was a run-out chance at both ends. And there is a run-out at the bowler's end eventually. A cutter outside off, dragged down the ground but the bowler stops it in his followthrough and throws the ball to the keeper. He's back and by the time he runs to the stumps and dislodges the bails, Duckett is home. But there's a confusion in the middle and Cobb is stranded mid-wicket. The keeper throws it back to the bowler who breaks the stumps to beat the dive from the Cobb. Oh, replays show the bowler lost control of the ball as he tried to break the stumps but luckily for him, it's the ball that hits the stumps, and not his hands 55/518.3 a short ball, Higgins goes for the pull. It's one of the long boundaries at deep-backward square leg, and he ends up hitting straight into the hands of Fuller 92/7Extras7 (b 1, lb 1, w 5)TOTAL107/7 (20 Overs, RR: 5.35 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Joe Clarke, 0.4 ov), 2-16 (Tom Banton, 3.5 ov), 3-16 (Ollie Pope, 4.2 ov), 4-41 (Sam Hain, 8.2 ov), 5-55 (Josh Cobb, 11.1 ov), 6-79 (Ben Duckett, 15.2 ov), 7-92 (Ryan Higgins, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C Overton 4 0 21 2 5.25 11 3 0 0 0 MG Hogan 2 0 7 1 3.50 6 1 0 0 0 JK Fuller 3 0 12 0 4.00 7 1 0 1 0 CJ Jordan 3 0 16 2 5.33 8 0 1 2 0 MP Stoinis 1 0 8 0 8.00 0 1 0 0 0 JB Lintott 4 0 27 1 6.75 6 3 0 2 0 Rehan Ahmed 3 0 14 0 4.66 3 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR9.4 holes out to deep backward square! Fire finally make a breakthrough, with exactly two-third of the chase knocked off. Dug in short, well directed and Davies can only swipe a pull out to Higgins, who holds on to this one 72/1Extras6 (lb 1, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL109/1 (13.4 Overs, RR: 7.89 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Alex Davies, 9.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DA Payne 3 0 27 0 9.00 2 4 0 1 0 JT Ball 3.4 0 25 1 6.57 9 4 0 0 1 A Zampa 3 0 20 0 6.66 3 2 0 0 0 Noor Ahmad 3 0 31 0 10.33 1 2 1 1 0 RF Higgins 1 0 5 0 5.00 2 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Southern Brave (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
3 August 2022 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Southern Brave (Men) 2, Welsh Fire (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 21 runs, 3 wickets)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 51 balls, Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Men) - 58/5 in 60 balls (BM Duckett 24, RF Higgins 1)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 100 runs in 96 balls, Extras 6
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 0 wicket)
- Southern Brave (Men): 50 runs in 31 balls, Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (AL Davies 14, JM Vince 35, Ex 1)
- JM Vince: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4)
- Southern Brave (Men): 100 runs in 64 balls, Extras 4
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