- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 dug in again, straight up the chimney! Wells targets another meaty slog across the line but is done for pace this time, top-edged limply towards mid-on where Curran trots in to take it. Atkinson claws some ground back for Invincibles 32/14.4 full and swiped... straight to deep square leg! Clean connection, but he hits it flat and hard off the pads to the only man out there! The leg-side Eski mow leads to his downfall, Invincibles bag another in the powerplay 35/25.1 short into the ribs, gloved behind! Abell is gone for a duck, and Fire's fast start has well and truly fizzled out. Hits the deck hard, the ball climbing through down the leg side, just a tickle through to Billings and up goes the finger 37/35.5 sliced high to deep backward point! Atkinson has another, pace doing the job again - 89mph on a good length, he was aiming to go over cover but the bat turned in the hands and the shot skewed out square to the sweeper, Tom Curran settling under it 43/411.4 short down leg, tickled behind! Billings went up immediately, and Lungley's finger wasn't long in doing the same. Slightly misdirected bumper from Chappell but there's enough bounce to take some glove as Willey looked to pull. He doesn't hang around, Fire still looking for a spark 70/518.5 slower ball, flubbed to deep midwicket! Green couldn't get the power on it as he dragged the shot straight down the throat of Cox coming in off the rope. No celebration, just tosses the ball back in. Green did his job at No. 7 128/6Extras9 (b 4, lb 3, nb 2)TOTAL138/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.9 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Luke Wells, 2.5 ov), 2-35 (Stephen Eskinazi, 4.4 ov), 3-37 (Tom Abell, 5.1 ov), 4-43 (Glenn Phillips, 5.5 ov), 5-70 (David Willey, 11.4 ov), 6-128 (Ben Green, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Curran 4 0 33 0 8.25 6 2 2 0 0 SP Narine 3 0 25 0 8.33 4 1 2 0 0 AAP Atkinson 4 0 26 3 6.50 10 4 0 0 0 ZJ Chappell 4 0 15 1 3.75 9 1 0 0 0 TK Curran 4 0 27 2 6.75 11 3 1 0 1 NA Sowter 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 over the wicket on off stump and success straight away! A low full toss and he's chipped it straight to backward point where Glenn Phillips takes a low catch diving forwards. They're just checking that the catch was clean. And yes it was! That's a first-ball duck for Jason Roy. 0/17.4 and success for van der Merwe! He flays that towards long off and Ben Green takes a simple catch this time, cool as you like 58/213.2 leg stump line, he skies that high and long and picks out Ben Green just inside the rope at deep backward square leg! Having dropped an easy one earlier, Green did well to take that, then toss the ball back to himself as he stepped over the rope and back inside! 88/314.5 full on off and he's sent that down the throat of Glenn Phillips at deep midwicket! Another important wicket for Fire 92/514.1 fullish slower ball on middle stump, he skies that leg side, van der Merwe takes the catch at deep midwicket! He lets out a roar as he takes that, a good wicket for Fire to claim right now 89/416.1 length ball, a slower one well outside off, he goes for it but mistimes it and skies straight to extra cover, where Tom Abell snaffles the chance! 100/619.4 length ball on middle he swings that away to the leg side and they push for a second, to their peril, testing the arm of Glenn Phillips! The ball is fired in to the bowler from wide mid on and he's short of his ground! 136/7Extras8 (lb 1, nb 4, w 3)TOTAL138/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.9 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jason Roy, 0.1 ov), 2-58 (Will Jacks, 7.4 ov), 3-88 (Jordan Cox, 13.2 ov), 4-89 (Sam Curran, 14.1 ov), 5-92 (Heinrich Klaasen, 14.5 ov), 6-100 (Sam Billings, 16.1 ov), 7-136 (Sunil Narine, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 22 2 5.50 12 2 1 1 0 DJ Willey 2 0 18 0 9.00 2 3 0 0 0 DA Payne 4 0 33 1 8.25 6 0 3 2 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 27 0 6.75 9 1 2 0 1 BGF Green 4 0 26 2 6.50 4 2 0 0 1 RE van der Merwe 2 0 11 1 5.50 2 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Welsh Fire (Men) , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
06 August 2023 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Oval Invincibles (Men) 1, Welsh Fire (Men) 1
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 2 wickets)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 41 balls, Extras 8
- Welsh Fire (Men): 100 runs in 80 balls, Extras 9
- JM Clarke: 50 off 38 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (JM Clarke 27, BGF Green 25, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Welsh Fire (Men) - 138/6 in 100 balls (JM Clarke 69, Shaheen Shah Afridi 3)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 1 wicket)
- Oval Invincibles (Men): 50 runs in 35 balls, Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (WG Jacks 12, JM Cox 37, Ex 2)
- JM Cox: 50 off 39 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Oval Invincibles (Men) - 79/2 in 60 balls (JM Cox 50, H Klaasen 9)
- Oval Invincibles (Men): 100 runs in 82 balls, Extras 4
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