2:20pm That will be all from us for this game. Lots more lined up in the Hundred, though, and you can follow all the action live on ESPNcricinfo. Until next time, from Raghav and myself (Shashwat), this is goodbye!
Sophie Devine, Player of the Match: Credit has to go to the Fire. We were cruising at the half-way stage, the way they fought back and took it to the last. (On the pitch) I thought it was a pretty good cricket wicket. The way she (Dunkley) came out at us, she was hitting it pretty hard. She showed the wicket was good enough to hit through the line. Took us a little too long to adjust to what was a good length. Each ground is going to be slightly different - really pleased we were able to restrict them (to that total). Really similar to the Rockets game, we wanted to get ahead of the rate. They (our openers) played some good cricket shots. We got a little bit of a wobble, but to get over the line, and for people to keep their heads at the end, it was pretty pleasing. We were not at our best but to still get over the line is pretty pleasing. We need our full squad (to go the distance). We want to ensure we keep improving and keep getting better.
2:15pm Phew. What a game of cricket. For the longest while, it felt this would be a routine run-chase. But then, the wickets started falling, and the Brave lost their way. They would have still felt confident with Devine at the crease, but Matthews broke things open with an excellent set. That left Adams and Villiers as the protagonists in the last ten balls, only for them to then indulge in a run-out. Adams, though, did not brood over it and held her nerve to do just enough to take the Brave to 24 points, and ensure that their spotless record remains intact.
A bitter pill to swallow in the end for the Fire. They were not in the game until they were suddenly in with a good shout to win it. A few more runs on the board would have helped, but their bowling and especially their fielding, barring that last ball, was top-notch and that induced a stutter that could well have ended in a Welsh Fire win on another day. It was not to be, however, and they remain winless this season.
2 off 2. Surely the Fire have to bring the field up and take that risk?
Southby on strike. 5 off 4
MK Villiers run out 4 (6m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 80
6 off 5. Looks like Davies will bowl the final set of this match. Villiers on strike. Who are you backing? This looked an easy Brave win for a lot of the run-chase, but the Fire never threw in the towel. Keeper up to the stumps
END OF OVER:19 | 4 Runs | SB-W: 106/6 (6 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.57, RRR: 6.00)
- Georgia Adams3 (5b)
- Mady Villiers3 (4b)
- Katie Levick2.5-0-23-0
- Hayley Matthews3.5-0-17-1
10 off 10, with four wickets in hand. Brave still the side ahead, but the Fire will feel they can pull off an improbable win here, especially with a tidy set here. Levick to bowl. The Fire are taking their time over setting their field
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | SB-W: 102/6 (10 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.66, RRR: 5.00)
- Georgia Adams1 (3b)
- Mady Villiers1 (1b)
- Hayley Matthews3.5-0-17-1
- Jess Jonassen3.5-0-10-4
Over the wicket to Adams
11 off 12, and this is getting rather tense. Villiers is the new batter. Mathews stays around the wicket
SFM Devine c Davies b Matthews 25 (31m 21b 1x4 1x6) SR: 119.04
Around the wicket now
Matthews to bowl. 14 off 15
END OF OVER:17 | 1 Run 2 Wkts | SB-W: 98/5 (14 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.76, RRR: 4.66)
- Georgia Adams0 (1b)
- Sophie Devine23 (19b)
- Jess Jonassen3.5-0-10-4
- Freya Davies1.5-0-26-0
Jonassen on the brink of a five-wicket haul, but she only has one ball left in her spell. Adams on strike. 14 off 16
CL Tryon c Beaumont b Jonassen 0 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
Six fielders in the ring
Tryon is the new batter in. Brave need 14 off 18
Hypocaust: "Freya Kemp has hit more sixes this season (4) than the whole Welsh Fire team (3)."
FG Kemp c Ismail b Jonassen 17 (23m 15b 0x4 1x6) SR: 113.33
15 off 20, and this chase may have reached that point where the Brave now look to swell their NRR. Jonassen to bowl
END OF OVER:16 | 12 Runs | SB-W: 97/3 (15 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.06, RRR: 3.75)
- Sophie Devine22 (18b)
- Freya Kemp17 (14b)
- Freya Davies1.5-0-26-0
- Hayley Matthews2.5-0-13-0
27 off 25. Still the Brave's game to lose from here. Davies from around the wicket
END OF OVER:15 | 4 Runs | SB-W: 85/3 (27 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.66, RRR: 5.40)
- Sophie Devine19 (16b)
- Freya Kemp8 (11b)
- Hayley Matthews2.5-0-13-0
- Jess Jonassen2.5-0-9-2