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    5.5 Snicked and gone! Excellent from Tongue, pace off, into the surface, with enough skid to get it looping to Buttler off an advancing edge from a cross-bat shot. Did he see Smith coming? The Australian moved well before delivery and Tongue made the necessary adjustment. Smart bowling 32/2
    0.5 Nicked... taken! This time Bairstow gets bat on it, slightly fuller, 87mph, similar movement, albeit slightly wider, Bairstow goes hard down the ground and is squared up, Gregory does excellently at a wide first slip to dive forward and take the catch 1/1
    7.4 Brilliant from Currie and Gregory! Pace off, 71mph, Wells hard into a drive once more but realises too late that he's been done... and another smart, forward-moving catch from Gregory, at cover this time, as the ball pops up 44/3
    15.2 Tongue follows a retreating Abell, who had tried to make room for an off-side slap but ends up cramped for room and edging through to Buttler off the glove 97/5
    13.1 Smashed out to deep square... and caught by Noor Ahmad! He didn't have to move a muscle, TKC getting hold of that but purely with the toe. Could have launched that delivery anywhere as it sat up from a drag down... 87/4
    16.3 Oh no... dabbed in the air to Buttler! Pace off, into the deck, Zaib opts late to ramp that over the keeper but it goes too high and allows Buttler time to shuffle back a few paces and take a comfortable catch 108/6
    18.5 Length, sits up, slapped... into the hands of long on! Not timed, high on the bat, taken by McKinney 133/7
    19.2 Picture perfect yorker! 83mph, arrowing into the base of off stump from wide on the crease to the left-hander. Nailed 134/8
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    Extras
    11 (b 1, lb 4, w 6)
    TOTAL
    137/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.85 per 6 ball)
    Did not bat: J Hull
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Jonny Bairstow, 0.5 ov), 2-32 (Steven Smith, 5.5 ov), 3-44 (Luke Wells, 7.4 ov), 4-87 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 13.1 ov), 5-97 (Tom Abell, 15.2 ov), 6-108 (Saif Zaib, 16.3 ov), 7-133 (Chris Green, 18.5 ov), 8-134 (Paul Walter, 19.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    S Baker402917.25124140
    JC Tongue402536.25101220
    L Gregory301605.3331000
    SW Currie402135.2593000
    Noor Ahmad20180923000
    TW Hartley302317.6661200
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    2.3 Brilliant from Chris Green! Short ball, dug in, Salt flips it around the corner and Green, streaming in from deep square, dives the final way to take that just above the ground! 13/1
    2.5 Tight to the stumps, into a length, skied... caught by Smith at mid on! 14/2
    16.1 Short, sits up... and lands in the hands of deep midwicket! What a huge wicket that is, Abell with the catch. Buttler is livid. That really should have made it into the stands but he just snatched at it a touch. Good composure from Abell and Green is PUMPED 103/5
    3.5 Bingo! The punchline - full, outside off, knowing the drive is coming. Feet in concrete, edge flies through to Kohler-Cadmore at first slip, who makes no mistake. 14/3
    9.3 Klaasen fails again! Another low score for Klaasen, who charges and flicks Green high and around the corner but straight into the hands of Wells 56/4
    16.5 No matter! Green takes out the two in-batters, both at cow corner as Abell nestles under a real skier that hangs in the air for an age. Calm as you like. What an over 106/6
    17.3 Taken by Walter! Easy as you like, Hartley charges and it's held out wide, throws the bat but can only scuff across the line, taken at mid on. By no means a clean catch but it's taken! 107/7
    17.5 Short, pulled.. but spooned back to Payne! Currie completely botches the pull and ends up toeing back to Payne, who tumbles forward to take the catch 108/8
    18.3 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. 110/9
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    19.2 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 112/10
    Extras
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    TOTAL
    112 all out (19.2 Overs, RR: 5.77 per 6 ball)
    Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Phil Salt, 2.3 ov), 2-14 (Ben McKinney, 2.5 ov), 3-14 (Mark Chapman, 3.5 ov), 4-56 (Heinrich Klaasen, 9.3 ov), 5-103 (Jos Buttler, 16.1 ov), 6-106 (Lewis Gregory, 16.5 ov), 7-107 (Tom Hartley, 17.3 ov), 8-108 (Scott Currie, 17.5 ov), 9-110 (Noor Ahmad, 18.3 ov), 10-112 (Sonny Baker, 19.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    DA Payne401433.5111000
    RP Meredith3.21942.64120010
    J Hull403809.545120
    PI Walter30240834000
    CJ Green401934.7580100
    SA Zaib1080811000

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

Match Notes

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