low full toss, toe-ended to short midwicket! Brave win by four!
Brave vs Fire, 21st Match at Cardiff, Men's Hundred, Aug 20 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
21st Match, Cardiff, August 20, 2025, The Hundred Men's Competition
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Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Matt RollerScorecard summary
Southern Brave (Men) • 129/8(100 balls)
51*Â (19)
2/5Â (20)
29Â (26)
2/24Â (20)
Welsh Fire (Men) • 125/8(100 balls)
25Â (28)
3/20Â (20)
22Â (10)
2/10Â (10)
CHANGE OF END
after 100 balls7 runs
WF-M: 125/8
Matt Henry6 (5b)
David Payne8 (9b)
Chris Jordan 1/25 (20)
5.57pm: That's your lot from Cardiff, with Brave winning two tight ones. But Andrew Miller is back from holiday and raring to go for tonight's game at Lord's. See you soon.
Hilton Cartwright is player of the match after belting five sixes to get the Brave to 129. "The crowd got a bloody good game," he says. "I basically just took the game on, and it paid off - thankfully. [Bowlers?] We had a couple of guys who came into the side, and CJ bowled beautifully. The bowlers did an outstanding job."
Jane: "Different run rates of the lower middle order were the difference there. Saif and TKC could only chug along at a run a ball, whereas Cartwright blasted 51 from 19"
5.53pm: How have Welsh Fire messed this one up? They had the Brave 71 for 5 after 71 balls before Hilton Cartwright got going at the death, and were 45 for 1 off 20 balls chasing 130. But none of their batters could leave a lasting mark on the game, with TKC's 25 the top score, and some superb bowling from Archer, Jordan and Coles kept Brave in it. They sneak home, and stay firmly in the mix for the play-offs. The Fire's hopes are all but over.
100
1
Jordan to Henry, 1 run
Matt Henry finished with 2 for 5 from his 20 balls earlier today. Can he make himself a hero with the bat, and hit the last ball for six? Long-on and long-off are both back on the rope. Scoop time?
6 off 1 is the equation. Brave lost to a last-ball six against the Superchargers this time last week. Jordan's groin is causing him some discomfort. Overton and Vince are back over to him for another discussion.
99
1
Jordan to Payne, 1 run
full outside off, Payne jumps across looking to scoop but can only inside-edge towards square leg
7 off 2. Overton and Vince wander over to Jordan for another conflab. Fine leg and short man are both up in the circle.
Jay: "What the hell? I tuned out and Fire were 42 for 1, and Smith looked like he'd knock off the remaining runs himself. Now they're 8 down and about to lose????" -- It's been a great fightback.
98
1
Jordan to Henry, 1 run
full and straight, bludgeoned down to long-on and Overton ensures they can't sneak back for two
8 off 3. Where is the boundary coming from? Vince wanders over for a chat with Jordan.
97
1
Jordan to Payne, 1 run
full outside off, driven straight to Roy at extra cover. Slight misfield, but they won't come back. He got a good chunk of that, but couldn't pierce the infield
9 off 4. What have you got for us, David Payne?
96
3
Jordan to Henry, 3 runs
width outside off, flashed hard away behind square. Du Plooy at deep point does well, scrambling across to his left to cut it off, and Topley runs back from short third to fling the ball in
Jordan will close things out for the Brave. 12 off 5 is the equation. Two men out on either side.
Pete: "It's a take of two keepers for SB. Specialist keeper for the ladies, total part time for the men."
after 95 balls4 runs • 1 wicket
WF-M: 118/8Need 12 from 5 balls
David Payne6 (7b)
Matt Henry1 (2b)
James Coles 2/10 (10)
95
1b
Coles to Payne, 1 bye
charges down, Coles spears in a wide yorker as Payne gives the charge. Evans can't gather to complete a difficult stumping chance, and it deflects to short third
13 off 6.
94
1
Coles to Henry, 1 run
miscued to wide mid-on, where Vince fields on the bounce
93
•
Coles to Henry, no run
width outside off, cut straight to Jordan at short cover on the bounce
Matt Henry at No. 10. 14 off 8. A boundary changes things!
92
W
Coles to Kohler-Cadmore, OUT
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!
Tom Kohler-Cadmore c Cartwright b Coles 25 (28b 1x4 0x6 51m) SR: 89.28
14 off 9. There's a mini-conference going on between the Brave's fielders.
Brave have missed the cut-off, by the way, so there are five men up inside the ring.
91
1
Coles to Payne, 1 run
speared into the pads, leading edge skews into the covers but they sneak through for one
91
1w
Coles to Payne, 1 wide
hung wide outside off, left alone. Too wide!
Coles. 16 off 10.
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls4 runs
WF-M: 114/7Need 16 from 10 balls
Tom Kohler-Cadmore25 (27b 1x4)
David Payne5 (5b)
Jofra Archer 3/20 (20)
90
•
Archer to Kohler-Cadmore, no run
inside-edged into the pad, dribbles back down the pitch
89
1
Archer to Payne, 1 run
vicious 90mph short ball, which Payne flaps at. It clangs off Evans' gloves, and allows them through. Archer was celebrating, then yelled at Evans... given as runs, and Ultra-Edge confirms it flicked Payne's glove! Goes down as a drop, and a pretty bad one
88
•
Archer to Payne, no run
pinpoint yorker in the channel outside off, 89mph, sneaks past the bottom of the bat
87
2
Archer to Payne, 2 runs
back of a length, thumped out to deep point on the bounce... and they race back for the second. TKC clearly has faith in Payne's batting
19 off 14. Payne needs to get TKC back on strike ASAP.
86
1
Archer to Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run
clears the front leg, cuts the slower ball out to deep backward point. TKC can't race back for two
Archer to bowl his final five balls
after 85 balls7 runs
WF-M: 110/7Need 20 from 15 balls
Tom Kohler-Cadmore24 (25b 1x4)
David Payne2 (2b)
Chris Jordan 1/18 (15)
85
•
Jordan to Kohler-Cadmore, no run
steps outside leg stump, Jordan goes wide outside off and TKC can't reach it on the cut
84
•
Jordan to Kohler-Cadmore, no run
looks to muscle a pull into the leg side, but can only skew it back via the bottom edge
83
•
Jordan to Kohler-Cadmore, no run
steps outside leg stump to create some room, but Jordan follows him. Dabs straight to short third on the bounce
83
5w
Jordan to Kohler-Cadmore, 5 wide
sprayed down the leg side, beats everybody! 88mph, full and angling past the pads. Beats the attempted flick, and beats Evans' full-stretch dive!
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SB-M
51 runs (19)
2 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
25 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
75%
SB-M
29 runs (26)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
cover drive
10 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
73%
Best performances - bowlers
SB-M
B
20
0s
9
R
20
W
3
RPB
1.00
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
WF-M
B
20
0s
16
R
5
W
2
RPB
0.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | |
| Toss | Welsh Fire (Men), elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| 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 | 20 August 2025 - day (100-ball match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Southern Brave (Men) 4, Welsh Fire (Men) 0 |
Language
English
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