Originals vs Phoenix, 20th Match at Birmingham, Women's Hundred, Aug 28 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
20th Match, Birmingham, August 28, 2022, The Hundred Women's Competition
(100 balls, T:123) 104

Originals won by 18 runs

Player Of The Match
20 (14) & 3/8
sophie-ecclestone
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BP-W
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after 100 balls1 run • 3 wickets
BP-W: 104/10
Emily Arlott14 (10b 1x6)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/8 (20)

This game's done but no sooner is the next starting. The men's sides take each other on, on the same ground and Matt Roller's started the coverage. Follow that game here. From Ekanth, Sreshth, and Raghav here, it's goodbye.

Kate Cross, Manchester Originals Captain: We were 10-15 short but it was quite a tricky pitch. We knew if we bowled well, we had a chance of defending it. The opening pair has been good, Lee has been close to a big score but finds a way to get out. But she played well. Jones is the controller and Sophie is the aggressor. We wanted Jones to bowl wcket-to-wicket which brought rewards. We've had a tough tournament as we were in but lost games towards the end. But Sophie proved why she's so good, I wish she had more than 20 to bowl. We didn't know Dottin was going but did once she got here, her leaving meant we had to compensate. She was great with the bat and in the field, but getting Erin in was good. But Dottin's a three-dimensional player and we'll miss her. We knew we weren't too far away from par but focused on being gritty and fighting till the end. We knew if we bowl straight and do what they did, we could get through. I made a conscious decision to take risks, I thought I was too risky at Headingley, but kept Sophie till the end.

Sophie Ecclestone, POTM: Great afternoon, happy to contribute to the win. The wicket was hard to bat on, particularly with the slower balls. Keeping spin at one end and pace at the other was key. We came out thinking there's nothing to lose, we're closely knit as a team and are buzzing to have won.

6.11pm The Originals move to 4 points, and this win is courtesy their bowling effort at the top that had the Phoenix struggling at 22 for 4. Elwiss, Wong and Arlott tried hard to start a Phoenix recovery, but when Nos. 1-5 have all been out for single-digit scores, the way up is quite arduous. Cross and Ecclestone the pick of the bowlers - conceding just 22 runs in the 40 balls between them for five wickets. Here's Ekanth with the presentation.

100
W
Ecclestone to Maqsood, OUT

And Originals win by 18 as this length ball is cut to point. Looks like it is also a run out as the batter running to the bowler's end was slow off the blocks. 122 successfully defended and the Originals get together to celebrate.

Abtaha Maqsood run out (Potts/Ecclestone) 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
99
Ecclestone to Maqsood, no run

full ball on off. Driven to mid off

98
W
Ecclestone to Gordon, OUT

on a hat-trick! Full on leg, and turning across the batter after she backed away slightly. Leg stump pegged back!

Kirstie Gordon b Ecclestone 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
97
W
Ecclestone to Franklin, OUT

length ball on off. Tries the reverse paddle, but misses, and looks like that has clipped off stump!

Phoebe Franklin b Ecclestone 7 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
96
1
Ecclestone to Arlott, 1 run

full on middle. Muscled to long on

Phoenix need 20 in 5.

after 95 balls8 runs
BP-W: 103/7Need 20 from 5 balls
Phoebe Franklin7 (6b)
Emily Arlott13 (9b 1x6)
Erin Burns 1/25 (15)
95
1
Burns to Franklin, 1 run

full outside off. Muscled to deep midwicket. Just one though

94
1
Burns to Arlott, 1 run

length ball outside off. Cut in front of square to deep cover

93
1
Burns to Franklin, 1 run

full on middle. Turning into leg. She comes down the track and mistimes a slog to short fine

92
2
Burns to Franklin, 2 runs

swept, just past short fine. But deep square leg runs around to intercept

91
1
Burns to Arlott, 1 run

half-tracker turning in. Swiped to deep midwicket

91
2nb
Burns to Arlott, (no ball)

over the batter's head! Moon ball that slipped out of her hand. Goes over her head over leg stump. But the batter tried to attempt some sort of shot to get it behind square. No connection, keeper grabs

CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls4 runs
BP-W: 95/7Need 28 from 10 balls
Emily Arlott11 (6b 1x6)
Phoebe Franklin3 (3b)
Kate Cross 2/14 (20)
90
1
Cross to Arlott, 1 run

full on middle and leg. Clobbered down to long on

89
Cross to Arlott, no run

full outside off. The cutter makes the ball jag away. She tries to hit it over cover but misses

88
1
Cross to Franklin, 1 run

length ball outside off. Franklin walks across to the off side to play a scoop down the leg side, ends up hitting it very nearly into the keeper's gloves

87
Cross to Franklin, no run

full on off. Slapped to cover's right

86
2
Cross to Franklin, 2 runs

full ball on off. Driven to mid off, but the ball bursts through her hands, forcing Satterthwaite to turn and chase

after 85 balls13 runs • 1 wicket
BP-W: 91/7Need 32 from 15 balls
Emily Arlott10 (4b 1x6)
Erin Burns 1/17 (10)
85
W
Burns to Elwiss, OUT

straight to deep midwicket! Ecclestone on the boundary line takes the catch. Another tossed up ball that ends up as a full toss due to the batter's charge. Swiped across the line, but to the fielder

Georgia Elwiss c Ecclestone b Burns 32 (25b 5x4 0x6) SR: 128
84
4
Burns to Elwiss, FOUR runs

full toss angling into her. She swivels and plays a pull of sorts behind square in the gap

83
1
Burns to Arlott, 1 run
82
6
Burns to Arlott, SIX runs

just clears wide long on! Tossed up on off. Arlott clears her front leg and clubs it high and mighty

81
2
Burns to Arlott, 2 runs

full ball, tries to drive away from her body. Thick edge, and it changes direction while getting to short third. Misfield, allows them a run

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