pitched up and slogged leg side, but he sends it to deep square on the bounce! After a breathless chase, Fire hold on to win by five runs!
Fire vs N S-Chargers, 4th Match at Leeds, Men's Hundred, Jul 24 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
8.55pm: Well, we've seen a Hundred classic, a full fat serving with cream to end double double-header day. And we're going to do it all over again tomorrow! Time for me to enter the decompression chamber, but stick around for Valkerie Baynes' report, and join us for more 100-balls madness in the morning, starting with the women in the London derby at Lord's. Until then, thanks for your comments, ta ra for now!
8.47pm: Yeesh, that was some chase! The Superchargers just kept coming, even after Harry Brook's sparkling knock came to an end with 37 needed from 17. In the end, Welsh Fire's winning margin came down to the six Jimmy Neesham slotted off the final ball of their innings. Qais Ahmad was the main man on a bad night for bowlers and his four-for helped get Fire over the line even as the boundaries rained at a heaving Headingley
And Qais Ahmad is a fitting Hero of the Match, having gone at 0.65 runs per ball on a night when everyone else got carted: "Very enjoyable. Pitch was good for spin, not too much turn, but the captain and coach had faith in me. The crowd supported both teams."
One ball, six needed for a tie
Here's Matt: "Jake Ball has used this round-the-wicket, hit the heel yorker tactic for both Notts and Sydney Sixers over the last year with Dan Christian the main influence behind it"
"So, now they've missed the cut-off and have a man inside the circle, but now they can take they now take as long as they like to make decisions? Shouldn't there be a second time limit before a run penalty or am I being too old-skool and not down with the kids?" Yes, probably, Stuart
full and smashed back, Ball takes the blow! Arguably a catchable chance, he got a hand in the way, but perhaps as importantly kept them to a single
Eight needed, two boundaries
length ball, 82mph outside leg stump, Carse wipes across the line... but it hits the pads and trickles for one
superbly bowled, 84mph yorker on the pads, Potts can't do anything other then dig it out to leg
round the wicket to Carse, full on leg stump and he hacks it to mid-on backing away
Last five, 11 runs needed, this is going all the way... Jake Ball the man to bowl. Fire can only have four men out, remember
fired in and cracked down to long-off, just a single
One more ball for Payne, can he get out?
half-tracker carted through midwicket! The crowd explodes again as Potts connects with a thump that even Phillips can't cut off
dug in, top-edged over the keeper! Potts is swinging, Superchargers are alive and kicking!
short and sliced towards short third man, Ball takes it and then spills the catch! He was running back, he seemed to have caught the ball, but they end up stealing two!
short ball from round the wicket, pulled through backward square for one
David Payne back, 23 needed from 10
And Fire are in trouble with the cut-off here, Bairstow being told he can only have four men outside the ring because they've bowled their balls too slowly
launched over long-on! In the slot and Potts gets it clean out of the screws to send the crowd barmy again!
pushed through wide of the stumps, Potts swings and misses, just inside the tramlines
tossed up on off, spinning through to the keeper as Potts heaves across the line
goes back to a leggie outside off and cuts one
slogged over long-on! Dragged down and Carse belts it back down the ground. Perfect start to the set
Matt Critchley back
There ends a superb spell from Qais, 4 for 13 from his 20 balls
grip and turn, slips this one through to the keeper, past the outside edge
tossed up and clipped through midwicket
Matty Potts joins his Durham mucker Carse in the middle
pinned in front of off! Brook is gone, Qais bags the big wicket! Fired in the legbreak and Brook was walking across his stumps to try and manufacture something, smacked on the pads plumb in front
WHAT'S HAPPENING?? Dropped at backward point, Critchley diving forwards... then his throw was poor with Carse stranded! Bairstow knocked off the bails trying to take it, and somehow they sneak one
holes out to long-on! Tossed up and Simpson tries to put the foot down, ends up underhitting his shot straight to the man on the rope. Qais picks up a third and, importantly, keeps the strike away from Brook for another ball
Qais Ahmad back for his final five
Down to the last 20 balls, Superchargers are still scrapping through Brook