back of a length, Munro upper-cuts over short third, and the Originals win by six wickets with five balls to spare
Fire vs Originals, 12th Match at Cardiff, Men's Hundred, Jul 31 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
12th Match, Cardiff, July 31, 2021, The Hundred Men's Competition
150/6
(95/100 balls, T:151) 153/3
Originals won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
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after 95 balls12 runs
MO-M: 153/3
Colin Munro33 (27b 4x4 1x6)
Carlos Brathwaite1 (1b)
David Payne 0/25 (20)
Thanks for joining us this afternoon. Clinical stuff from the Originals who go second in the table, with five points from four games, leapfrogging the Fire who have a game in hand. There's one more game to come tonight in the Hundred, the Superchargers' men against the Invincibles, so jump over there shortly.
5.10pm: Pretty convincing performance from the Originals. Three key performances: Hartley and Ferguson with the ball, and Clarke with the bat. Munro and Salt played important hands too in the chase. For the Fire, du Plooy, Duckett and Critchley all played important cameos but their bowling didn't really click, and once the Originals got ahead of the game it was always going to be difficult to peg them back.
Joe Clarke is the hero of the match. "I was a bit everywhere after my first five or six balls. I love batting with Salty, we're always taking the aggressive option. [Better player now?] I had the experience of playing some franchise cricket over the winter and the responsibility of being an overseas player which I think makes you a better player. [No. 3 vs opening?] It doesn't change the way I go about things, just playing that aggressive brand of cricket that most teams play now. We thought it was going to be a worse wicket than it played. The bowlers thought they were 15-20 short which gave us confidence. [Disappointed to miss out on ODI squad?] Not really, I was actually isolating. I had Covid, so I was stuck in the room. It was so good to watch the depth of English cricket. [Far away?] I'm not sure, to be honest... just trying to enjoy playing for Notts and this opportunity with the Manchester Originals. [Word on Stokes] I'm sure all the cricketers around the world are with you and hoping you feel better soon."
95
4
Payne to Munro, FOUR runs
2 off 6 required.
94
4
Payne to Munro, FOUR runs
nails the yorker, but Munro digs it out straight down the ground for four! Bottom hand takes over, and he beats long-on, running round to his right
93
1
Payne to Brathwaite, 1 run
looks for the big shot down the ground, outside edge skews out to deep backward point
92
1
Payne to Munro, 1 run
yorker, Munro skips down and inside-edges down to long leg
92
2nb
Payne to Munro, (no ball)
slower ball, banged in short, and it's too high! No-ball above head height Munro let it go through
91
•
Payne to Munro, no run
airshot. Slower ball on a length, grips in the pitch, and Munro's big swipe only manages to connect with thin air
Payne to finish his allocation.
10 off 10 required as Carlos Brathwaite, the stand-in skipper, strides out to the middle.
Craig: "Controversial opinion- Welsh Fire look bang average minus Bairstow's leadership" -- Their attack has looked weak throughout to me.
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls10 runs • 1 wicket
MO-M: 141/3Need 10 from 10 balls
Colin Munro24 (22b 2x4 1x6)
James Neesham 1/31 (15)
90
W
Neesham to Ackermann, OUT
played on! Short ball, angled towards Ackermann as he backed away, and he looked to run this away behind square with a late dab but was cramped for room, only managing to deflect it into the base of his stumps!
Colin Ackermann b Neesham 17 (13b 2x4 0x6 16m) SR: 130.76
89
2
Neesham to Ackermann, 2 runs
gives himself room, top-edges the pull as Neesham follows him. Phillips puts in the Superman diving running in from midwicket but can't quite get underneath it!
88
1
Neesham to Munro, 1 run
gives himself room, Neesham follows him. Heaved leg-side for one
87
6
Neesham to Munro, SIX runs
ooft, how on earth do you describe that?! Dug into the pitch, angled across Munro as he shuffled across to lap it, and ends up scooping a cross-batted pull over the rope for six! Remarkable batting
86
1
Neesham to Ackermann, 1 run
yorker length, dug out down to long-off for one
Neesham to bowl the final five from the Cathedral Road End. 20 off 15, should be straightforward from here.
after 85 balls10 runs
MO-M: 131/2Need 20 from 15 balls
Colin Munro17 (20b 2x4)
Colin Ackermann14 (10b 2x4)
Matt Critchley 1/36 (20)
85
1
Critchley to Munro, 1 run
skids on, cut firmly in front of square, excellent diving stop by Cobb on the bounce to cut it off and keep them to one
84
1
Critchley to Ackermann, 1 run
flat leggie, punched out to deep point
83
4
Critchley to Ackermann, FOUR runs
legbreak, wide outside off, and slaps a cut away through backward point off the back foot! Excellent shot, sweetly struck, and all the pressure that had built up has vanished in the space of two balls
82
4
Critchley to Ackermann, FOUR runs
googly, reverse-lapped up and over, beating short third and racing away to the rope! Much needed, releasing the pressure. Didn't nail it, via the top edge, but it does the job
81
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Critchley to Ackermann, no run
skips down, Critchley goes short and flat with the legbreak and nudges it back on the bounce
Critchley to finish up.
30 off 20 now. Tight five from Higgins.
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls5 runs
MO-M: 121/2Need 30 from 20 balls
Colin Ackermann5 (6b)
Colin Munro16 (19b 2x4)
Ryan Higgins 1/9 (10)
80
1lb
Higgins to Ackermann, 1 leg bye
strays onto the pads, nudged away into the leg side
79
1
Higgins to Munro, 1 run
full and straight, into the arc, chipped out to deep midwicket on the bounce
78
1
Higgins to Ackermann, 1 run
full on the pads, leading edge down to long-off, just past Higgins' dive in his follow-through
77
1lb
Higgins to Munro, 1 leg bye
angled in, struck on the pad with the yorker, deflects to short third
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