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    14.1 pulls the drag-down straight to deep midwicket! Vince can hardly believe it. Green spears one in halfway down. Vince swivels and looks to clear the ropes but can only pick out Zaib, 10 yards in off the rope. 29 valuable runs on a green-top, but the Brave needed him to go on once set 71/5
    2.4 charges down, plinks to mid-off! Fire get the reward for a tight start. Back of a length, no room to work with. Du Plooy uses his feet looking to manufacture something, but miscues to Smith via the splice 8/1
    5.3 picks out short midwicket! Roy looks completely bemused. He's been totally worked over by Matt Henry on a green-top and found wanting. Fullish on off stump, looks to whip leg-side. This was the first time that he'd got one anywhere near the middle of the bat, but he played with no conviction and couldn't get it past Abell in tight 18/2
    8.3 wide slower ball, straight up the chimney! Coles looks to swing hard down the ground but Walter angles this across him with the pace off. It hangs in the air, and Smith settles underneath it at mid-off 39/3
    12.1 caught behind on the scoop! Singh Dale jumps and shouts in celebration. Back of a length, Evans got across early looking to shovel him over short fine leg, and gets a thin inside edge through to Bairstow 63/4
    16.2 short ball, Bracewell charges down and edges through to Bairstow. Looking to go down the ground, but Payne was happy to use the dimensions, slamming it in halfway down, and gets his rewards 94/6
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    18.1 angled across him, full and wide outside off. Jordan reaches for it and gets plenty of elevation, but not enough distance. Walter settles underneath it, makes a mess of the first attempt, but the ball pops up and he takes it on the second attempt via the forehead! 114/7
    19.2 charges down, straight down Walter's throat! Looking to exploit the short straight boundary, but can't get the distance on it. Walter is a couple of yards of the rope, and takes it at the first attempt this time, as the ball settles in his big buckets 126/8
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    100
    Extras
    9 (lb 5, w 4)
    TOTAL
    129/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.45 per 6 ball)
    Did not bat: RJW Topley
    Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Leus du Plooy, 2.4 ov), 2-18 (Jason Roy, 5.3 ov), 3-39 (James Coles, 8.3 ov), 4-63 (Laurie Evans, 12.1 ov), 5-71 (James Vince, 14.1 ov), 6-94 (Michael Bracewell, 16.2 ov), 7-114 (Chris Jordan, 18.1 ov), 8-126 (Craig Overton, 19.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    DA Payne402526.2580200
    MJ Henry41521.25160010
    AS Dale403418.585120
    PI Walter40361983210
    CJ Green40242682100
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    4.5 miscued to Vince at mid-on, Smith is furious with himself! The Brave are back in it thanks to Jofra Archer. Pace and bounce, Smith looks to drag it across the line with no conviction and says 'oh no!' as soon as it comes off the bat. Lobs up to Vince, and Archer has two in his first set 46/3
    2.2 du Plooy takes a steepler at midwicket and tumbles onto his backside! Bairstow threw the kitchen sink at this, looking to belt Overton's slot ball down the leg side. It hung it the air for an age, and du Plooy just about clung onto it 24/1
    4.2 picks out deep backward square leg! Angled across the left-hander on a length. Wells looks to haul it over the leg side, and Cartwright settles underneath it on the rope 45/2
    6.1 leg-side strangle! A nothing ball to start and Jordan can't help but laugh as he runs through to celebrate. A proper loosener, angling down the leg side. Abell looks to work it away behind square but gets a thin edge through to the tumbling Evans 50/4
    18.2 picks out Cartwright in the deep! The Brave live to fight another day, and the Fire's season is swirling down the drain. TKC steps outside leg, looking to give himself room, but Coles follows him with a full, flat and fast delivery. TKC swings hard but doesn't get enough on it, and Cartwright is 10 yards in off the rope at midwicket to swallow it! 116/8
    11.4 skips down, pouched this time! A 32-run partnership comes to an end, and the Brave are still fighting. Double fist-pump in celebration from Overton, as Zaib plinks him to mid-on where Jordan makes it look very easy. Zaib slams the bat into his pad in frustration 82/5
    13.5 tumbling catch from Vince, the Brave are still brawling! Full, angling in. Walter looks to work it into the leg side but gets a leading edge which loops up agonisingly towards Vince. He races in, dives forwards, and scoops it up to give Archer his third 92/6
    15.3 thuds into leg stump off the pad! Green faked a shimmy down the pitch, then cleared his front leg looking to manufacture some room to a straight ball. It deflects on his back pad and into the stumps, and Coles celebrates after landing a key blow! 101/7
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    120
    Extras
    11 (b 1, lb 1, w 9)
    TOTAL
    125/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.25 per 6 ball)
    Did not bat: AS Dale
    Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Jonny Bairstow, 2.2 ov), 2-45 (Luke Wells, 4.2 ov), 3-46 (Steven Smith, 4.5 ov), 4-50 (Tom Abell, 6.1 ov), 5-82 (Saif Zaib, 11.4 ov), 6-92 (Paul Walter, 13.5 ov), 7-101 (Chris Green, 15.3 ov), 8-116 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 18.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    C Overton403127.7582200
    RJW Topley40280795010
    JC Archer40203591100
    CJ Jordan402516.2571030
    MG Bracewell20904.520000
    JM Coles20102541010

Match Notes

Fire 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st24SPD SmithJM Bairstow
2nd21SPD SmithLWP Wells
3rd1SPD SmithTB Abell
4th4TB AbellT Kohler-Cadmore
5th32T Kohler-CadmoreSA Zaib
6th10T Kohler-CadmorePI Walter
7th9T Kohler-CadmoreCJ Green
8th15DA PayneT Kohler-Cadmore
9th9DA PayneMJ Henry