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Fire vs Spirit, 28th Match at Cardiff, Women's Hundred, Aug 20 2023 - Match Result

RESULT
28th Match, Cardiff, August 20, 2023, The Hundred Women's Competition
(100 balls, T:162) 138/7

Fire won by 23 runs

Player Of The Match
68 (48) & 2/15
sophia-dunkley
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Scorecard summary
Welsh Fire (Women) 161/4(100 balls)
2/24 (15)
1/27 (20)
London Spirit (Women) 138/7(100 balls)
34 (26)
2/15 (15)
CHANGE OF END
after 100 balls15 runs
LS-W: 138/7
Grace Scrivens22 (13b 2x4)
Lauren Filer4 (5b)
Freya Davies 1/35 (20)

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."

100
2
Davies to Scrivens, 2 runs

Full and outside off, hits it over the non-striker and wants two, gets it. Spirit fall short by 24

100
5w
Davies to Scrivens, 5 wide

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

99
1
Davies to Filer, 1 run

Slower one, full on leg, swung away to deep midwicket

98
1
Davies to Scrivens, 1 run

Length ball outside off, heaves it to long-on and wants two, but aborts

97
4
Davies to Scrivens, FOUR runs

Just out of Griffiths' reach! Full and outside off, Scrivens drives it uppishly, just enough to beat mid-off, who dives

96
2
Davies to Scrivens, 2 runs

Slower full one outside off, hammered to long-off, where a misfield allows an extra run

after 95 balls4 runs
LS-W: 123/7Need 39 from 5 balls
Lauren Filer3 (4b)
Grace Scrivens13 (9b 1x4)
Shabnim Ismail 2/26 (20)
95
1
Ismail to Filer, 1 run

Fuller on the stumps, lofted towards long-on on the bounce

94
1
Ismail to Scrivens, 1 run

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

93
1
Ismail to Filer, 1 run

Full and angling in on middle and leg, heaved to deep midwicket

92
Ismail to Filer, no run

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

91
1
Ismail to Scrivens, 1 run

Full and outside leg, she backs away and punches it to cover

Ismail for the penultimate set, her last. Around the wicket

CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls6 runs • 1 wicket
LS-W: 119/7Need 43 from 10 balls
Grace Scrivens11 (7b 1x4)
Lauren Filer1 (1b)
Freya Davies 1/20 (15)
90
1lb
Davies to Scrivens, 1 leg bye

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!

89
2
Davies to Scrivens, 2 runs

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

88
1
Davies to Filer, 1 run

Full on off, whipped through midwicket

Lauren Filer, bowled just one set, is in at No. 9

87
W
Davies to Munro, OUT

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

Sophie Munro c †Bryce b Davies 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 0
87
1w
Davies to Munro, 1 wide

Full and angling down leg, she misses the flick

86
1
Davies to Scrivens, 1 run

Wide and full outside off, punched to long-off

Third set of five for Davies, from around the stumps

after 85 balls5 runs • 1 wicket
LS-W: 113/6Need 49 from 15 balls
Grace Scrivens8 (4b 1x4)
Sophie Munro0 (1b)
Alex Hartley 1/20 (15)
85
2
Hartley to Scrivens, 2 runs

Shimmies down the track and heaves it to deep midwicket for two

84
1lb
Hartley to Munro, 1 leg bye

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

83
W
Hartley to Glenn, OUT

Finds deep midwicket to perfection. Tossed up outside leg, Glenn charges down and swings it across the line straight to Elwiss on the rope

Sarah Glenn c Elwiss b Hartley 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 66.66
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SIR Dunkley
68 runs (48)
10 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
16 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
74%
TT Beaumont
40 runs (28)
7 fours0 six
Productive shot
sweep shot
9 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
71%
Best performances - bowlers
SIR Dunkley
B
15
0s
8
R
15
W
2
RPB
1.00
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
TossLondon Spirit (Women), elected to field first
Series
Season2023
Player Of The Match
Match days20 August 2023 - day (100-ball match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsWelsh Fire (Women) 2, London Spirit (Women) 0
Language
English
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