Fire all but make it directly to the final! Matthews chips this fullish ball around off over mid-on, and holds the pose, given how stylishly she had played the shot
Brave vs Fire, 30th Match at Southampton, Women's Hundred, Aug 14 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
30th Match, Southampton, August 14, 2024, The Hundred Women's Competition
(74/100 balls, T:104) 106/1
Fire won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
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So we almost know one of the finalists of this season. Welsh Fire decimate Southern Brave, and nearly book their ticket for Lord's with a massive win. But the fight for that one last spot is still on, with Invincibles and Spirit there in the playoffs. But will Invincibles make it past Fire's NRR? Join us for the second game this evening to find out, but until then, we bid you goodbye from this one! Take care!
Hayley Matthews is the Hero of the Match for her all-round show: "Wickets are getting a bit tired, and I have been able to get something out of them. Beaumont eases the pressure a lot. It's positive signs that we have been able to do so well. We've been really good. We've got a lot of experience, and our bowlers have been really good as well. It has been a complete team performance; everyone's been chipping in. I think it's huge [to nearly be there for the final]. We're pretty pleased with how we've gone."
1.47pm A dominant win for Fire, who are all but there in the title clash. And that also means that Brave end the season with another defeat, their sixth in eight games. Chloe Tryon was the only one who fought for them, scoring 55 out of the 103 they managed to put up, as she held one end up firmly. But Beaumont led the way for Fire with an unbeaten 59 in the chase, and giving her company was Matthews with 35*, following a four-for earlier in the day.
74
4
Adams to Matthews, FOUR runs
73
1
Adams to Beaumont, 1 run
full ball drifting into off, and driven to long-on
72
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Adams to Beaumont, no run
full and angling in to end outside leg. She went to reverse sweep, but almost gave it up while losing her balance. In the end, she missed the ball
71
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Adams to Beaumont, no run
tossed up, and dips on a full length on the stumps. Nudged to midwicket
Adams will bowl now
CHANGE OF END
after 70 balls6 runs
WF-W: 101/1Need 3 from 30 balls
Tammy Beaumont58 (37b 10x4)
Hayley Matthews31 (25b 4x4)
Lauren Bell 1/18 (20)
70
1
Bell to Beaumont, 1 run
ohhh, on the bounce to extra cover moving to her right! She again advanced down and looked to clip this fullish ball on the stumps, but got a leading edge, with the ball popping up for an opportunity
69
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Bell to Beaumont, no run
slower ball, and quite full just outside off. Dragged to mid-on
68
4
Bell to Beaumont, FOUR runs
lofts over mid-off! She gets down the track, and gets to the pitch of this length ball slightly wide of off, before freely swinging her arms for four
67
1
Bell to Matthews, 1 run
good bounce off a length just outside off. Chopped away towards point for a rapid single
66
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Bell to Matthews, no run
quite full ball, which angles in and hits her pad outside leg, as she looks to flick
Just nine more needed to win
after 65 balls6 runs
WF-W: 95/1Need 9 from 35 balls
Tammy Beaumont53 (34b 9x4)
Hayley Matthews30 (23b 4x4)
Chloe Tryon 0/6 (5)
65
1
Tryon to Beaumont, 1 run
on a length around fifth stump, and another push towards deep extra cover
64
1
Tryon to Matthews, 1 run
more short-of-a-length stuff from Tryon, and punched to mid-off's left
63
1
Tryon to Beaumont, 1 run
another short ball, but this wider outside off. Slashed to deep point
62
1
Tryon to Matthews, 1 run
short in length again, and outside off. Punched hard to long-off, which is wider than usual, and is in place despite there being a mid-off too
61
2
Tryon to Matthews, 2 runs
hint of Suryakumar Yadav in that swat-punch, as she reaches out at this shortish ball which is wide of off, and plays it wide of mid-off
Tryon into the attack. Around the wicket.
Meanwhile, the attendance at the ground for this game is 8546
CHANGE OF END
after 60 balls7 runs
WF-W: 89/1Need 15 from 40 balls
Tammy Beaumont51 (32b 9x4)
Hayley Matthews26 (20b 4x4)
Freya Kemp 0/25 (10)
60
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Kemp to Beaumont, no run
fullish length, and just outside off. Tapped towards point
59
4
Kemp to Beaumont, FOUR runs
crashed to fine leg! That is also her fifty! This has been an aggressive knock from the word go. This time she finds the boundary by pulling hard at another short-of-a-length ball around middle
58
1
Kemp to Matthews, 1 run
short of a length again, and the line is on off. Matthews goes to pull, but loses her bottom hand, with the ball rising towards deep midwicket
57
1
Kemp to Beaumont, 1 run
short of a length on off, and pulled powerfully to fine leg
56
1
Kemp to Matthews, 1 run
shorter side of a length on middle and leg, and clipped to fine leg
Kemp has the ball now, from around the stumps
after 55 balls3 runs
WF-W: 82/1Need 22 from 45 balls
Hayley Matthews24 (18b 4x4)
Tammy Beaumont46 (29b 8x4)
Lauren Bell 1/12 (15)
Time-out
55
•
Bell to Matthews, no run
nicely bowled! Slightly fuller length than the last ball, but the line is again tight and just outside off. Now Matthews looks to push, but is beaten
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