END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | WF-M: 116/4 | RR: 6.82

  • Tom Abell23 (18b)
  • David Willey15 (15b)
  • Liam Livingstone0.5-0-7-0
  • Benny Howell3.5-0-16-2

Welsh Fire sit third with five points, level on points with Invincibles and Superchargers (though they have played one game more). Phoenix are rooted to the bottom. Thanks for joining us this evening, and we'll be back with more Hundred action tomorrow.

Stephen Eskinazi is the Match Hero: "We've played some really good cricket with a new-look side. Hopefully we're building something really nice. Watching the women's game before, we thought it was going to be dry and the new ball would be the best time to bat. That suits my game down to the ground. Absolutely loving it. Hussey was a hero of mine, growing up in Western Australia. He's really relaxed. The beauty is everyone can be themselves as a person."

8.54pm: Impressive win in the end for the Fire, despite a wobble after the Powerplay. Quicker to adapt with the ball than Phoenix were with the bat on a slow, used pitch, and Stephen Eskinazi's 43 off 18 was the best innings of the night by some margin, taking advantage of the fielding restrictions to hit six fours and two sixes.

16.5
4
Livingstone to Abell, FOUR, lofted into-out over extra cover! Abell finishes the job against his old team, and Fire are home and hosed with 15 balls to spare!
16.4
0
Livingstone to Abell, no run, yorker, poked to short cover

Scores are tied. Field up.

16.3
1
Livingstone to Willey, 1 run, fast offbreak, leading edge skews out to point
16.2
1
Livingstone to Abell, 1 run, legbreak, punched out to deep point
16.1
1
Livingstone to Willey, 1 run, fast offbreak, punched down to long-off

Livingstone. He hasn't bowled competitively since July 7.

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | WF-M: 109/4 (4 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.81, RRR: 1.00)

  • David Willey13 (13b)
  • Tom Abell18 (15b)
  • Benny Howell3.5-0-16-2
  • Shadab Khan2.5-0-16-1

Great spell from Howell but too little, too late.

15.5
1
Howell to Willey, 1 run, struck on the pad, optimistic appeal. Looked to have pitched outside leg stump
15.4
0
Howell to Willey, no run, inside-edged into pad
15.3
4
Howell to Willey, FOUR, monstered down the ground! Touching distance now for Fire. Floaty, in the slot. Down on one knee to loft it over mid-on
15.2
2
Howell to Willey, 2 runs, poked past short cover, out to the sweeper. These two are quick, and Willey scampers back for a second
15.1
2
Howell to Willey, 2 runs, back of a length, swung away to deep midwicket for a couple

Howell to finish up.

END OF OVER:
15 | 7 Runs | WF-M: 100/4 (13 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 6.66, RRR: 2.60)

  • Tom Abell18 (15b)
  • David Willey4 (8b)
  • Shadab Khan2.5-0-16-1
  • Moeen Ali3.5-0-15-1
14.5
1
Shadab Khan to Abell, 1 run, shovelled into the leg side, down to long-on
14.4
1lb
Shadab Khan to Willey, 1 leg bye, struck on the pad and there's a half-hearted appeal as it skews away to short third. Pitched outside?
14.3
1
Shadab Khan to Abell, 1 run, legbreak, worked down to long-on
14.2
4
Shadab Khan to Abell, FOUR, gets down to reverse, and beats backward point! Abell gets in position early and times this brilliantly

Fire 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st67JM ClarkeSS Eskinazi
2nd4LWP WellsJM Clarke
3rd2LWP WellsTB Abell
4th13TB AbellGD Phillips
5th30DJ WilleyTB Abell