Brave vs Fire, 25th Match at Southampton, Women's 100, Aug 11 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
25th Match, Southampton, August 11, 2021, The Hundred Women's Competition
(100 balls, T:167) 127/4

Brave won by 39 runs

Player Of The Match
78 (52) & 2 catches
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after 100 balls5 runs • 1 wicket
WF-W: 127/4
Alice Macleod1 (1b)
Georgia Redmayne35 (27b 3x4)
Tara Norris 1/11 (10)

5.41pm Right, that's enough of that. Over to the men's match now, which has a rather similar jeopardy. A win for Brave, and they are closing in on the play-offs. A defeat for Fire and they are gone, gone, gone ... Peter Della Penna will bring the build-up shortly. From Miller, Valkerie and Ranjith, good night!

The Hero of the Match is Smriti Mandhana. "Definitely the girls have been brilliant in the last set of matches, proud that we will be at Lord's on 21st. We have a different match hero for every match so that says a lot. The bowlers deserve to celebrate a lot because we've won a lot of matches because of them. Luck went my way, but I kept going and didn't think about the catch dropped and the no-ball. Anya has been special, a great leader for us, clear with the plans and a great captain to play under."

5.35pm Southern Brave march straight into the final, Welsh Fire's interest in the tournament is over. Mandhana and Wyatt put this contest out of reach with a pair of belting half-centuries, and Fire never got going in reply, weighed down by the scale of their challenge, despite a trio of 30s from Smith, Redmayne and Luff. No stand-out bowlers, but none were needed. Just solid all the way through their options.

100
1
Norris to Macleod, 1 run

slower ball, back of a length, clothed to deep midwicket. And that's the end of that!

99
W
Norris to Luff, OUT

hacked high into the covers, Mandhana pouches the chance! A valiant effort from Luff, never had a chance of turning the tide, but has at least reduced the gulf

Sophie Luff c Mandhana b Norris 30 (21b 2x4 2x6 27m) SR: 142.85
98
1
Norris to Redmayne, 1 run

heaved out to deep square leg. Nearly there...

97
2
Norris to Redmayne, 2 runs

tonked off a full length, down to long on. If this was a Christmas turkey, it would be cremated by now

96
1b
Norris to Luff, 1 bye

slower ball, hopping over the bails, another thrash through the line to no avail

after 95 balls6 runs
WF-W: 122/3Need 45 from 5 balls
Sophie Luff30 (19b 2x4 2x6)
Georgia Redmayne32 (25b 3x4)
Fi Morris 0/22 (20)
95
4
Morris to Luff, FOUR runs

clipped firmly into the gap at midwicket. The fifty partnership comes up! Absolute scenes...

94
1
Morris to Redmayne, 1 run
93
1
Morris to Luff, 1 run

flashed to the on-side

Graham: "I once got slapped with a moist Cod" Yep, it's come to this...

92
Morris to Luff, no run

chance of a run-out, inside-edged into the front pad, the batters meet in the middle and decide to turn for home

91
Morris to Luff, no run

flashed back at the bowler, round the wicket

CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls5 runs
WF-W: 116/3Need 51 from 10 balls
Georgia Redmayne31 (24b 3x4)
Sophie Luff25 (15b 1x4 2x6)
Lauren Bell 0/19 (15)
90
2
Bell to Redmayne, 2 runs

loopy full-length, outside off, a slower ball, chasing the width and tonked over short cover

89
Bell to Redmayne, no run

rolls the fingers on a slower ball, outside off, hops through the keeper past a hopeful slap

88
1
Bell to Luff, 1 run

bashed out to deep midwicket, back of a length, a hopeful fling of the bat

87
1
Bell to Redmayne, 1 run

onto the pads, tucked behind square, but Taylor is on hand to grab

86
1
Bell to Luff, 1 run

picked off a good length, outside off, one bounce to mid-on

after 85 balls13 runs
WF-W: 111/3Need 56 from 15 balls
Georgia Redmayne28 (21b 3x4)
Sophie Luff23 (13b 1x4 2x6)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/33 (20)

Ben: "What is your prejudice against a slap in the face with a damp kipper?" I'm a non-smoker

85
1
Wellington to Redmayne, 1 run

short and pulled, out to deep midwicket

84
1
Wellington to Luff, 1 run

crashed out to deep midwicket, on the bounce

83
6
Wellington to Luff, SIX runs

flogged high over long-on again! There's a pulse! It's official!

82
1
Wellington to Redmayne, 1 run

tossed up, wide of off, luring the drive, out to wide long-off

81
4
Wellington to Redmayne, FOUR runs

clubbed across the line, into the gap at midwicket

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