What a way to finish it! All the jeopardy of the last hour and Phillips pumps Ellis back over his head for a stunning six! The Welsh dream is still alive. Spirit now need snookers if they are to make the final three... Nerves of steel from Tom Abell at the end there, too. A thriller on a seamer in the Hundy
Spirit vs Fire, 28th Match at Cardiff, Men's Hundred, Aug 20 2023 - Match Result
RESULT
28th Match (N), Cardiff, August 20, 2023, The Hundred Men's Competition
109/9
(93/100 balls, T:110) 110/4
Fire won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
This is the lowest match aggregate (219) involving Fire & Spirit in T20s
Ravi Bopara and Liam Dawson's 28-run partnership is LS-M's highest for the 7th wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 24 between Liam Dawson and Pollard
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London Spirit (Men) • 109/9(100 balls)
24 (14)
2/15 (20)
24* (20)
2/17 (20)
Welsh Fire (Men) • 110/4(93 balls)
40 (38)
3/24 (20)
37* (26)
1/20 (20)
8:56pm: Right, that brings proceedings to an end here. Thanks, as ever, for joining us. Take it away, Glenn...
8:48pm: Match Hero is, of course, Tom Abell - "We came into tonight desperate for a win with finals not too far away. We still feel like we're in the hunt. We had to adapt to the surfaces that was in front of us - it helps when you have a world-class bowling attack in front of you."
93
6
Ellis to Phillips, SIX runs
92
1
Ellis to Abell, 1 run
Nicely played, wristily guided behind point for a single down to third
91
•
Ellis to Abell, no run
Starts with a dot, good length, top of off, Abell attempts to work it away to the leg side but finds the fielder in the circle
7 needed off 10, Ellis to bowl the first 5...
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls15 runs
WF-M: 103/4Need 7 from 10 balls
Glenn Phillips15 (13b 1x6)
Tom Abell36 (24b 2x4 1x6)
Daryl Mitchell 0/15 (5)
90
2
Mitchell to Phillips, 2 runs
Short, pulled away to the square leg fence where there are patrollers, but neither can beat Phillips for pace coming back for that second
89
•
Mitchell to Phillips, no run
Slower ball, Phillips tries to hit the white off the ball and misses as it passes between him and leg stump
88
3
Mitchell to Abell, 3 runs
Slower ball, wide of off stump, flayed deliberately behind point. Phillips shouts for three and makes the final run with ease!
87
6
Mitchell to Abell, SIX runs
Even better! Skipper of Somerset and Welsh Fire is turning up... this one far crisper, far straight and further!
86
4
Mitchell to Abell, FOUR runs
Abell, take a bow! Mid on is up in the circle and Abell times a straight drive sweet as you like, holding the pose too
Roll of the dice here as Mitchell comes in for a bowl... only bowled 5 sets so far this season
after 85 balls4 runs
WF-M: 88/4Need 22 from 15 balls
Glenn Phillips13 (11b 1x6)
Tom Abell23 (21b 1x4)
Nathan Ellis 0/11 (15)
85
1
Ellis to Phillips, 1 run
Pulled hard to the leg side... but it goes on the bounce to Mitchell, who has made up good ground running squarer from backward square leg and throws immediately to keep then to one
84
2
Ellis to Phillips, 2 runs
Skied... but no dice for Spirit! Another pull shot goes awry, but the fielder that was in the circle at midwicket has since dropped back to the fence
83
•
Ellis to Phillips, no run
Pulled but far from convincingly, dribbling out to Crawley at midwicket
82
•
Ellis to Phillips, no run
Ruses through Phillips, who is hanging on the back foot and is beaten on length and a bit of seam away that beats his outside edge
81
1
Ellis to Abell, 1 run
Full of a good length, just outside off, timed nicely through to deep cover
Nathan Ellis at the top of his mark. Worth him bowling 10 straight?
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls5 runs
WF-M: 84/4Need 26 from 20 balls
Glenn Phillips10 (7b 1x6)
Tom Abell22 (20b 1x4)
Liam Dawson 1/20 (20)
80
•
Dawson to Phillips, no run
Arm ball to finish, almost catches Phillips unaware but he cottons on off the surface and keeps it out
79
1
Dawson to Abell, 1 run
Wide enough to cut, which is what Abell does out to Ellis at deep point
78
1
Dawson to Phillips, 1 run
Skidding into off stump, punched with a full face into the covers
77
2
Dawson to Phillips, 2 runs
Short and skewed to cover... but just over the head of Dan Lawrence! Leading edge from the turn, great piece of bowling from Dawson, but desperately unlucky
76
1
Dawson to Abell, 1 run
Drifted full into middle and leg, Abell punches out to midwicket once more
Liam Dawson in for his last 5
after 75 balls10 runs
WF-M: 79/4Need 31 from 25 balls
Tom Abell20 (18b 1x4)
Glenn Phillips7 (4b 1x6)
Ravi Bopara 0/22 (15)
75
2
Bopara to Abell, 2 runs
Short and drifting onto the pads, worked out to midwicket for a couple
74
1
Bopara to Phillips, 1 run
Flighted and full outside off stump, pumped out to cover. Perhaps should have got two there, but Ellis has a decent
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
WF-M
40 runs (38)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
12 runs
1 four0 six
Control
76%
WF-M
37 runs (26)
2 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
12 runs
0 four0 six
Control
100%
Best performances - bowlers
LS-M
B
20
0s
11
R
24
W
3
RPB
1.20
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | 1W | |||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
WF-M
B
20
0s
11
R
15
W
2
RPB
0.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | |
| Toss | London Spirit (Men), elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2023 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match days | 20 August 2023 - night (100-ball match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Welsh Fire (Men) 2, London Spirit (Men) 0 |
Language
English
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