Brave vs Fire, 14th Match at Cardiff, Women's Hundred, Aug 22 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

full on off, heaved to deep midwicket for one. She wants to keep running a second to keep strike even though mathematically they can't win. Hartley doesn't get the memo and stays put. The relay to the bowler's end catches Bryce short trying to get back and that's all she wrote. A win for Southern Brave.

full on fifth stump again, shuffles away across to scoop and misses off the pads, leg bye taken to short fine leg.

full on fifth stump, Hartley goes to heave after a shuffle across and misses.

good length ball pulled to short fine leg and they opt to take a single putting Bryce off strike.

loopy low full toss on the body, Bryce waits for it and heaves this out to deep backward square leg. Dunkley charges in going for a catch, doesn't get there and compounds the error by allowing the ball to get past her to the rope for four.

full on fourth stump, clears the front leg to power a drive back past the bowler through mid-off to the rope.

slower ball on fourth stump on a good length, Bryce winds up and clears the boundary at deep midwicket. Not easy to do by any means at Sophia Gardens where the square boundaries are very very deep.

full on fifth stump, goes to scoop this over fine leg but it nearly goes straight up yet barely clears the keeper for one.

good length ball on off, heaved to long-on for one.

good length ball on middle, punched out to the cover sweeper for one.

full on middle, Bryce charges and jams this back to Adams.

good length ball on fourth stump, poked out to backward point for one.

good length ball skids on and nails Baker in front of middle stump playing back and across the line. Straightforward lbw decision after the appeal is belted out by Adams.

Nicholas essentially works herself here into a stumping. Charge down the pitch to a full ball on fifth stump, swings over the top of the ball and the ball skids under her bat. Simple stumping by the keeper.

good length ball again on fourth stump, another indecisive swat at the ball and is beaten sharply by the bounce and turn.

good length ball on middle, an awkward flick across the line misses everything.

charges a full ball on middle to convert this into a low full toss but only finds deep midwicket for one.

short on sixth stump, slapped to the cover sweeper for one.

low full toss on the legs, swept to deep backward square for one.

full on middle, defended into midwicket.