Rockets vs Fire, 14th Match at Nottingham, Women's Hundred, Aug 03 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

That's it, low full-bunger into the pads, Bryce pounces on the gift and clubs this to midwicket, gallops across to the other end and has a big smile on her face, thoroughly professional batting display and a classy knock from Bryce as Welsh Fire chase it down rather comfortably towards the end

Oh no, loses her radar and bowls a full-toss which is swirling outside leg-stump, snaps under pressure, have to be spot on at this stage, scores are level Ball fluttered away behind square on leg and they added one more

Good length, whirls in a touch from outside off, firmly clattered on the rise to cover, clean save on this occasion, 3 off 3

Over the wicket, fired it straight at off, slammed away on the up to cover-point and it's another fumble, that's a cardinal sin at this stage of the game! Only 3 required now!

Pitched on a length and errs in her line, slower one, stays back and lifts it in the air behind square leg, brings up a fluent fifty, raises her bat to the gallery, quickly refocuses and looks adamant to get her side over the line

Length ball, attacks the middle, clipped away off the pads to square leg

Lovely counter-attack, helps it to deep third, changed her stance and got a decent enough connection

Not sure if she has managed to flick that back inside the rope, signalled four! Back of the hand slower fuller delivery just outside off, steers it out to deep backward point, tough chase for the fielder, puts in the dive but the ball wins the race

Over the wicket, gifts a half-tracker and strays in her line, little leg-sidish, she ramps it away to fine leg, away from the fielder, a real loosener to start the set

Dances down the track to manufacture her own length and plays a crunchy drive to deep extra cover, fielder swoops to her right and makes a superb diving stop, intensity is high, it's getting really close, still anybody's game

Smokes it back towards King who dives to her right and makes a crucial stop, excellent effort off her own bowling

Delicious legbreak, spun away a lot outside off, bounced too, beats her smash through the off-side

Firmly pumped away into the covers for a couple, momentum shifting

Oh my goodness! that sounded beautiful, nails the sweep shot to perfection, down the track and beats square leg, was it a wise decision to bring on Alana King at this stage especially after that fumble in the field, might still be recovering from it

Low full-toss outside off, charges and slices to point, shy at non-striker, not a clean pick-up and they steal another run, sloppy work in the field, good over for Fire, reeling from that first misfield from King

King's ragged work at deep extra cover leaks a boundary and she admonishes herself, came down the track and plonked it with a lot of power

Fizzed through on off, creates space for herself and jabbed away to extra cover, valiant effort diving to right saved a few runs,

Length ball outside off, comes down and jabbed away to deep extra region

Round the wicket, homing it on middle, charges and works it to short midwicket

Comes down the track and can't get behind it, ricochets off the pads to point, two quiet overs in a row, Pressure on Welsh Fire, what will be their response?