Full and outside off, hits it over the non-striker and wants two, gets it. Spirit fall short by 24
Fire vs Spirit, 28th Match at Cardiff, Women's Hundred, Aug 20 2023 - Match Result
The top three are sorted in the women's Hundred now - Brave, Fire and Superchargers. Fire could go top if they win their last game and Brave trip up. For now, that's all we have from this clash. Don't go far away as the men's fixture will get underway soon. Thanks for joining us today. Till the next time, take care.
5:24pm Welsh Fire secure a top-three finish to confirm their spot for the playoffs! The win was again set up by a fantastic partnership between Beaumont and Dunkley, who scored her second fifty this season. It was then followed by another stand between Dunkley and Matthews, which helped Fire to 161. Spirit's batting yet again failed to step up and only Knight and Ghosh offered some resistance with 34 apiece
Sophia Dunkley, Player of the Match: "That secures usnin final three. Girls are really buzzing. Definitely a hard decision [to rest from Sri Lanka series]. But the way the game is going, there is a lot of cricket around. Felt time off will help. Going to finals can be nervy but keep going."
Length ball well wide outside off, she misses the slap and Bryce is unable to collect that. It was the back of the hand slower one
Slower one, full on leg, swung away to deep midwicket
Length ball outside off, heaves it to long-on and wants two, but aborts
Just out of Griffiths' reach! Full and outside off, Scrivens drives it uppishly, just enough to beat mid-off, who dives
Slower full one outside off, hammered to long-off, where a misfield allows an extra run
Fuller on the stumps, lofted towards long-on on the bounce
Slower one on off and middle at 63mph, Scrivens shapes for the reverse scoop. Gets an outside edge onto the back leg as it rolls towards short third. Ismail appeals for lbw but then signals that there was an edge
Full and angling in on middle and leg, heaved to deep midwicket
Filer shapes for the scoop as Ismail bowls it on a back of a length from wide of the crease. Aborts and backs away as she sees it coming at her
Full and outside leg, she backs away and punches it to cover
Ismail for the penultimate set, her last. Around the wicket
Very full just outside off, she goes for the scoop but gets it off the pads to short fine leg. Beaumont wants another look. Seemed to be hit outside the line of off in real time. And it is umpire's call on impact!
Length ball outside off, she goes back and heaves it through midwicket. Griffiths parries it to Dunkley running towards her from deep midwicket and keeps it to two
Charlie Dean won't bat because of an injury
Full on off, whipped through midwicket
Lauren Filer, bowled just one set, is in at No. 9
Huge appeal for caught behind. There were two noises. Bryce wants her captain to review and Beaumont obliges. Munro is deep in her crease as she looks to heave it across the line. UltraEdge shows a spike and that is that
Full and angling down leg, she misses the flick
Wide and full outside off, punched to long-off
Third set of five for Davies, from around the stumps
Shimmies down the track and heaves it to deep midwicket for two
Fuller on the pads, a huge appeal as Munro misses the flick. She runs after Scrivens calls her for a run but would have been a goner had Bryce hit the bull's eye at the bowler's end
Sophie Munro walks in next
Finds deep midwicket to perfection. Tossed up outside leg, Glenn charges down and swings it across the line straight to Elwiss on the rope
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Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | |
Toss | London Spirit (Women), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 20 August 2023 - day (100-ball match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Welsh Fire (Women) 2, London Spirit (Women) 0 |