- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.2 gone this time! Seems like a googly, tossed up on a fullish length just outside off. Dunkley moves across her stumps, looking for the conventional sweep. Gets across a little too much, though, and she cannot access the ball. Misses it altogether, and the ball crashes into the top of middle stump. Good tone-setting knock by Dunkley, but she will feel she left a few runs out there! 99/24.1 clean through, and Beaumont is outta here! This is trademark Megan Schutt. An in-ducker that starts on a length just outside off and then curves back in devilishly. Beaumont is not balanced at the crease and falls across too. Gets cut in half, with the ball then thundering into the top of leg stump. Brilliant delivery, and Schutt has something to show for her early toil! 28/119.3 caught on the fence, and Jonassen's party is over! Zinged in full on leg stump. Jonassen thinks she can pop this over the fence too but is just a tad cramped for room. She does not muster the requisite power and Kelly, well inside the deep mid wicket fence, completes the catch! 149/3Extras16 (b 5, lb 5, w 6)TOTAL150/3 (20 Overs, RR: 7.5 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Tammy Beaumont, 4.1 ov), 2-99 (Sophia Dunkley, 14.2 ov), 3-149 (Jess Jonassen, 19.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.5 does her all ends up, and Jonassen gets her fellow Aussie! This is held back beautifully on a length on middle and off. Voll charges down but is beaten in the air completely. Nowhere to the pitch of the ball and to compound her woes, she tries to play across the line. Misses it altogether and hears the death rattle soon after. Superb bowling by Jonassen, and this is a big moment in the game! 61/30.4 hot knife through butter, and Ismail is pumped! Back of a length in the channel and this decks back in sharply. Lamb tries to defend, but leaves a huge gap between bat and pad. The ball bursts through and thunders into the top of off stump, with Lamb cut in half. Dream delivery for a pacer, and Lamb has to trudge off for a duck! 5/11.1 huge lbw shout, and given! Hard length, pitching on middle and off. Nips back very sharply and that traps Kelly on the crease. She hacks across the line and gets pinged on the back leg. The finger goes up and Kelly, for some reason, opts against the review. That did seem like it was heading down leg, but it does not matter anymore. Ismail has two, and the Phoenix are reeling early! 5/218.2 taken at mid off, and Perry has to go! Hard length just outside off. A bit of extra lift, meaning that the ball hits high on the bat as Perry looks to launch it over the in-field. Elwiss seems to misjudge it for a moment but then stoops down low to pick it up inches off the turf. A stellar knock but it will, most likely, not be enough to save the Phoenix from elimination! 108/79.1 The Welsh Fire go back-to-back, and the Phoenix lose another! Fizzed in full on middle and leg. Jones falls across and then plays all around her flick. The ball goes past her inside edge and then brushes the pad before thudding into the stumps. The Phoenix, after looking good, are, all of a sudden, in danger of losing their way! 61/413.5 holes out to long on, and Jonassen comes up trump again! Shortens the length slightly on leg stump. Kalis hares down, looking to mow this downtown. She gets a good chunk of it, but not a good enough chunk to clear Ismail on the fence. She watches it all the way into her palms and gobbles up the chance. The Phoenix's tough just got tougher! 91/516.2 straight to Ismail, and Jonassen is having a day out! Slipped in full on middle and leg. Lister has no option but to chance her arm, but cannot quite get under it enough. Off the bottom part of the bat and Ismail, stationed on the long on fence, makes no mistake whatsoever. Phoenix six down, and Jonassen has accounted for half of those dismissals! 100/619.1 wicket number two for Matthews! Tossed up full on middle and off. Schutt advances and looks to flick this all the way. Checks her shot a little, though, and offers a regulation chance to Dunkley at deep mid wicket, who accepts the offering with glee! 111/819.3 off stump knocked back, and the Fire are almost there! Matthews holds the length back outside off and rips through her action. The ball drops on Taylor and then spins back considerably. Taylor, having advanced, swipes at it and misses, and the ball has an uninterrupted path to the stumps thereafter! 112/9Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL114/9 (20 Overs, RR: 5.7 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Emma Lamb, 0.4 ov), 2-5 (Marie Kelly, 1.1 ov), 3-61 (Georgia Voll, 8.5 ov), 4-61 (Amy Jones, 9.1 ov), 5-91 (Sterre Kalis, 13.5 ov), 6-100 (Ailsa Lister, 16.2 ov), 7-108 (Ellyse Perry, 18.2 ov), 8-111 (Megan Schutt, 19.1 ov), 9-112 (Mary Taylor, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Ismail 4 1 16 3 4 13 2 0 1 0 FR Davies 4 0 19 0 4.75 5 1 0 1 0 JL Jonassen 4 1 24 3 6 12 2 2 0 0 HK Matthews 4 0 21 3 5.25 9 3 0 0 0 KA Levick 2 0 13 0 6.5 4 2 0 0 0 GK Davis 2 0 20 0 10 2 4 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Welsh Fire (Women) , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.05, Interval 16.05-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.25
Match days
22 August 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Welsh Fire (Women) 4, Birmingham Phoenix (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 1 wicket)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 50 runs in 39 balls, Extras 8
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Women) - 54/1 in 45 balls (SIR Dunkley 32, HK Matthews 12)
- SIR Dunkley: 50 off 38 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (SIR Dunkley 32, HK Matthews 18, Ex 3)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 100 runs in 75 balls, Extras 15
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (HK Matthews 5, JL Jonassen 44, Ex 1)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 150 runs in 99 balls, Extras 16
- Innings Break: Welsh Fire (Women) - 150/3 in 100 balls (HK Matthews 34, GA Elwiss 1)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 18 runs, 2 wickets)
- Balls 19: Review by Birmingham Phoenix (Women) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - S Redfern, Batter - G Voll (Upheld)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 50 runs in 41 balls, Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (G Voll 24, EA Perry 30, Ex 1)
- EA Perry: 50 off 32 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- EA Perry: 50 off 36 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 100 runs in 80 balls, Extras 2
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