Fire vs Phoenix, 25th Match at Cardiff, Men's Hundred, Aug 10 2024 - Match Result

Clubbed down the ground for four! Howell gets one in the slot and clouts it down the ground. Phoenix eventually win by five wickets with seven balls to spare. Phoenix now move into third, while Welsh Fire are out of the reckoning for the knockout stages!

On the move, punches a single to Abell and takes the single. Game done

Hit on the up towards mid off... but just over his head! Cracking shot in the end, adjusts well to the change of length, though he was worried for a sec. Gets enough of it to move to his half-century from 30 deliveries.

Full, across, hit over cover for a couple, as Whiteley does the fielding in the deep. Excellent set from Willey.

Is that an edge?? Late movement across Howell, who steps forward and tries to boom a drive, taken by a diving Clarke. Now then...

Full, across Howell, fielded by backward point. Six inside the circle, as well. Good positive captaincy from Abell...

Skied straight to mid off! The crowd are up and about, the fielders have some wry smiles on their faces. Bethell charged to get the bulk of this done, but it's not onto the bat as quickly as well as he'd hope and it's spliced up in the air

Late movement in from a full length, bunted to cover on the bounce. It's reversing, you know. Shame there aren't more runs for Fire to play with at this juncture...

Gone first ball! Trapped LBW, but Mousley wants to review... yep, on yer bike

Late movement into Duckett from a length, tucked away in front of square leg

Full again, just outside off, smeared back to the bowler, who evades. Willey gathers, throws for the sake of it... and hits! Lazy from Livi, and off he walks!

Full, into the right-hander, smoked out to midwicket! Hell of a strike, like a tracer bullet [/Shastri]

Bowled him! Wide of the crease - 88mph - and late movement takes the tops of middle and leg. Smith's cameo comes to an end

Into the pitch, top of off, timed through the covers from Duckett, as Phillips patrols that sponge to keep them to two

Steps away, but stays in the crease, hammers a slight googly out to deep point

Smith comes down, Wells pulls his length back while maintaining a straight line, patted to midwicket in the circle

Dragged down, this time Smith can't get bat on it, but it clips the pad and runs down for four to fine leg anyway!

Flighted, outside the right-handers off stump, and he's timed the pants off that one through cover! Jamie Smith's clearly got dinner plans

Full, onto leg stump, clipped wide of mid on. Kohler-Cadmore claws it back from the sponge... but they've run four all the same!

Short, pulled gloriously by Smith - all the way to the fence! Wowser. Timed the pants off that first ball! Some player...