- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.1 what a catch! Devine walks back for 48. Way, way down the leg side and Devine takes a swipe. Sends it to the right of short fine leg where Hartley dives across and it sticks in her right hand. A bit of a wobble as her elbow hits the ground but she brings in her left hand to grab the rebound 62/31.1 and she repays the faith. Jones dances down the track but isn't to the pitch of the ball. Pushes at it, only to get an inside edge onto the stumps 3/13.3 stunner! Jones goes down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head. Sutherland sprints to her left from long-off, puts in a dive and gobbles it 16/217.5 another slog sweep towards Haynes and this time she makes no mistake. Goes reverse cups and pouches it comfortably 144/418.2 length outside off, Wong throws her bat at it. Gets an outside edge and the keeper makes no mistake 146/5Extras11 (nb 4, w 7)TOTAL161/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.05 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Eve Jones, 1.1 ov), 2-16 (Amy Jones, 3.3 ov), 3-62 (Sophie Devine, 7.1 ov), 4-144 (Ellyse Perry, 17.5 ov), 5-146 (Issy Wong, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C Nicholas 4 0 26 2 6.50 8 4 0 0 0 L Filer 4 0 20 0 5.00 9 3 0 0 0 A Hartley 4 0 27 1 6.75 5 3 0 1 0 A Sutherland 3 0 35 1 11.66 5 5 0 2 2 HK Matthews 2 0 26 0 13.00 1 2 2 1 0 KL George 3 0 27 1 9.00 2 2 1 1 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR13.3 And Beamont is gone! Excellent glove-work from Amy Jones. Slower one, full outside off, she comes down the track to hit through the off side. The ball passes under the bat and Jones does the rest. Is this a blow or a blessing for Fire? 102/36.2 Maqsood strikes on her second ball and continues the good day for legspinning women! Lands the flighted ball outside off, Matthews looks to lift it off the back foot over mid-off but only finds the fielder there. 47/18.4 And Haynes holes out to deep midwicket! Of all the deliveries that Elwiss has bowled in this set, this was among the worst. A juicy full toss on middle and leg. But Haynes slogs it straight to Davies in the deep. 71/216.4 High, but is it long? Nope! Perry settles under it and takes it safely. That's the end of one of Phoenix's main threat in Sutherland. She goes across and looks to heave it away. But the pace off has done her in. 123/418.5 Full length ball on leg, George flicks it to deep midwicket. Wilson wants two and is three-fourths down but George sends her back as she slips. Wilson tries to make it back but Perry's throw followed by a dive from Jones to whip the stumps is too good. 137/5Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL142/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.1 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Hayley Matthews, 6.2 ov), 2-71 (Rachael Haynes, 8.4 ov), 3-102 (Tammy Beaumont, 13.3 ov), 4-123 (Annabel Sutherland, 16.4 ov), 5-137 (Fran Wilson, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Molineux 4 0 15 0 3.75 6 0 0 0 0 IECM Wong 3 0 12 0 4.00 6 1 0 0 0 GA Elwiss 4 0 29 2 7.25 7 5 0 0 0 SFM Devine 2 0 22 1 11.00 4 2 2 0 0 KL Gordon 3 0 32 0 10.66 1 4 0 1 0 AM Maqsood 2 0 14 1 7.00 2 2 0 0 0 EL Arlott 2 0 17 0 8.50 3 3 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Welsh Fire (Women) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
13 August 2022 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Birmingham Phoenix (Women) 2, Welsh Fire (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 50 runs in 30 balls, Extras 5
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 100 runs in 58 balls, Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Birmingham Phoenix (Women) - 106/3 in 60 balls (EA Perry 40, S Molineux 9)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (EA Perry 39, S Molineux 11, Ex 1)
- EA Perry: 50 off 26 balls (9 x 4)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 150 runs in 98 balls, Extras 11
- Innings Break: Birmingham Phoenix (Women) - 161/5 in 100 balls (S Molineux 29, EL Arlott 12)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 50 runs in 35 balls, Extras 6
- Welsh Fire (Women): 50 runs in 35 balls, Extras 3
- Welsh Fire (Women): 100 runs in 66 balls, Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Women) - 103/3 in 70 balls (A Sutherland 22, FC Wilson 1)
Match Coverage
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