low full toss angling into middle and leg, and swept away to deep square leg! Fire win by seven wickets!
Brave vs Fire, 17th Match at Cardiff, Women's Hundred, Aug 05 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Fire won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
That's it from us from the women's Hundred this evening, with the men also in action soon. Fire's victory has helped them consolidate their position at the top of the points table, even as Brave sit right at the bottom. Join us for the men's game in about an hour, as we sign off from here! Good night!
Hypocaust: "A good sign for Welsh Fire not being over relying on one player, that their four victories this season have featured four different top-scorers (Dunkley, Matthews, Bryce and Beaumomt), and that the last three of these wins have been achieved without Ismail in the side."
Hayley Matthews is the Hero of the Match: "Tried to keep my lines pretty straight. Just a little bit in it. Playing as a team... we obviously had a good start. For us, it was just [about] taking a little longer. We're playing really good cricket, everyone's chipping in."
5.23pm You briefly thought Fire looked doused even in this meager chase, but eventually, they win with ten balls and seven wickets in the bank. And to their aid came as many as 20 extras in a chase as small as 85, with Brave leaking plenty of wides and leg byes. For Fire, Beaumont got a patient 34, after Matthews led the way with three wickets with the ball.
now she goes over extra cover! She advances down the pitch, and chips at this full ball outside off for another boundary
Bouchier seems to have hurt herself there! Jonassen launched into this full ball which was turning into her - she played with her front leg out of the way - and went over the bowler's head. Bouchier moved to her right to try and pull the ball back, but missed
full ball drifting into leg, and finishing just outside, as she looked to sweep but missed
Jethro: "19 extras while defending 84 is way too many. That's horrible." --- Yup!
on a full length on middle, and turning into leg. Clipped to deep square leg
full and on off, and swung away to long-on
on a length, and just outside off. Chopped back off the bottom of the bat
full ball angling in to finish outside leg. She looks to scoop but misses, and so does the keeper. Five wides for Fire
short and wide outside off. She skips down the pitch, and swats to mid-off's right. Good work by the fielder at mid-off
full on middle and off, heaved towards square leg off the inside half of the bat
very full, and dipping on an off-stump line. Jammed back to the bowler's right
chance at mid-off! Mandhana dived forward, but the ball dropped just short of her, as Jonassen skipped down the pitch and chipped at this full ball angling into off
she gets across, and lap sweeps this low full toss dipping outside off. A single to fine leg
full and dipping on off. Driven back to the bowler
full ball on the stumps, and she goes back in her crease to clip to deep square leg
From around to Jonassen
full outside off, and loopy. Driven to deep extra cover
Raji: "I hope WF doesn't make a mess out of this chase like OI did yesterday."