- BATSMENRB4s6sSR19.2 Dunkley reverse-hacks one straight to short third. Kerr tosses one up on a length around off, she looks to go over the ring on the off side but finds Filer to perfection 153/310.1 First-ball wicket for Munro as she deceives Beaumont with lack of pace. Bowls a back-of-the-hand slower-ball yorker on off, Beaumont backs away to squeeze it but is done in by the dip 75/110.2 Two in two for Munro and Larris is out of here! She is not sure she has nicked it and asks for a review. Another slower one, full outside off. Nips away ever so slightly after landing. Harris goes for a massive smack over cover but gets an outside edge that was audible real time. Another first-baller for Harris this season 75/219.5 Tossed up full outside off, dances down and drives it to deep cover. Matthews wants two but the throw from the deep is flat to Ghosh, who does the rest. Fire finish on 161 161/4Extras10 (b 1, nb 4, w 5)TOTAL161/4 (20 Overs, RR: 8.05 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-75 (Tammy Beaumont, 10.1 ov), 2-75 (Laura Harris, 10.2 ov), 3-153 (Sophia Dunkley, 19.2 ov), 4-161 (Hayley Matthews, 19.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 Done in by the pace? Or caught behind? Harris asks Knight for the impact on the lbw and reviews it. Ismail bowls a full length ball around off, Harris is on her back foot as she looks to punch it. Misses the inside edge and it lobs off her back leg straight to the wicketkeeper. Three reds and Harris has to walk 34/32.3 Pinned in front! Gibson does not even think about the review and walks off. Ismail cranks up the pace and bowls it on a full length on middle and leg. Gibson was standing outside leg, gets in and looks to flick but is done in by the pace. Should have had another look as it could have slid down, but opts to walk away. Umpire's call on hitting the stumps, as she was standing quite deep in her crease 22/13.5 Well-judged catch from Beaumont ends Kerr's brief stay. Tossed up outside off, she advances down to go over the off side but miscues it towards cover. The ball was dipping on her but the Fire captain gets down low and takes a tumbling catch 28/215.4 Chopped on! Dunkley's having a ball, literally. Fires in a quicker on a length around off, flatter too, Knight goes back to punch it away but gets a thick inside edge onto her leg stump 107/515.1 Ghosh finds short third with her reverse. Tossed up very slow, and wide outside off. Ghosh looks to go over Matthews but hits it straight to her 102/416.3 Finds deep midwicket to perfection. Tossed up outside leg, Glenn charges down and swings it across the line straight to Elwiss on the rope 110/617.2 Huge appeal for caught behind. There were two noises. Bryce wants her captain to review and Beaumont obliges. Munro is deep in her crease as she looks to heave it across the line. UltraEdge shows a spike and that is that 115/7Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL138/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.9 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Danielle Gibson, 2.3 ov), 2-28 (Amelia Kerr, 3.5 ov), 3-34 (Grace Harris, 4.4 ov), 4-102 (Richa Ghosh, 15.1 ov), 5-107 (Heather Knight, 15.4 ov), 6-110 (Sarah Glenn, 16.3 ov), 7-115 (Sophie Munro, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB FR Davies 4 0 35 1 8.75 6 4 0 2 0 C Nicholas 4 0 21 1 5.25 8 1 1 0 0 S Ismail 4 0 26 2 6.50 8 3 1 0 0 A Griffiths 2 0 19 0 9.50 2 2 1 0 0 A Hartley 3 0 20 1 6.66 5 3 0 0 0 SIR Dunkley 3 0 15 2 5.00 8 2 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
London Spirit (Women) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
20 August 2023 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Welsh Fire (Women) 2, London Spirit (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Rain: Welsh Fire (Women) - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Welsh Fire (Women) - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 0 wicket)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 50 runs in 26 balls, Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (SIR Dunkley 22, TT Beaumont 26, Ex 5)
- Balls 30: Review by London Spirit (Women) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AY Harris, Batter - TT Beaumont (Struck down)
- Balls 52: Review by Welsh Fire (Women) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - S Shanmugam, Batter - L Harris (Struck down)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 100 runs in 65 balls, Extras 7
- SIR Dunkley: 50 off 35 balls (8 x 4)
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Women) - 118/2 in 75 balls (SIR Dunkley 55, HK Matthews 13)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (SIR Dunkley 33, HK Matthews 14, Ex 3)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 150 runs in 95 balls, Extras 10
- Innings Break: Welsh Fire (Women) - 161/4 in 100 balls (SJ Bryce 7)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 3 wickets)
- Balls 24: Review by London Spirit (Women) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AY Harris, Batter - GM Harris (Struck down)
- London Spirit (Women): 50 runs in 33 balls, Extras 0
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (HC Knight 26, RM Ghosh 23, Ex 1)
- London Spirit (Women): 100 runs in 74 balls, Extras 1
- Balls 87: Review by Welsh Fire (Women) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AY Harris, Batter - S Munro (Upheld)
- Balls 90: Review by Welsh Fire (Women) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AY Harris, Batter - GE Scrivens (Struck down - Umpires Call)
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