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20 | 1 Run 3 Wkts | WF-M: 87/10 | RR: 4.35

  • Shaheen Shah Afridi2 (4b)
  • Tymal Mills3.5-0-13-4
  • Matthew Fisher3.5-0-24-1

7:24pm The Welsh Fire have stuttered and stumbled their way to 87, which even on a surface that has offered help, does not seem enough. The early dismissal of Bairstow set the tone, and they could never really recover. Eskinazi was the only batter who was able to spend some time at the crease and he tried to hold things together. Once he perished, though, it was a procession.

While the hosts' batting display was abject, the Brave's bowling performance was excellent. Overton got the ball to move, picking up two wickets inside the powerplay. Mills then applied the finishing touches towards the end, with Garton also proving effective across phases. The Brave now have a very chaseable total in front of them and unless the Fire bowl out of their skins, or the Brave produce an implosion of epic proportions, this should be quite routine. Join us in a bit for the run-chase!

Tymal Mills: (On the display tonight) We were pretty good tonight. We stepped up, we knew this was a game we needed to perform in. The first half has gone well. (On the conditions) A typical Cardiff wicket, lot of reward for bowling a hard length. Kind of ground where you have to hold your length and use the bigger square boundaries.

19.5
W
Mills to Payne, OUT, hat-trick for Mills! And the Brave have bowled out the Welsh Fire! Slower one that lands on a full length outside off. Payne, walking out at 11, tries to reverse lap it over short third man. No prizes for guessing that he lobs it straight down the fielder's throat. Mills becomes only the second cricketer to take a hat-trick in the Men's Hundred!

DA Payne c Allen b Mills 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Mills on a hat-trick. He has Payne in his sights

19.4
W
Mills to Haris Rauf, OUT, and Rauf departs, just as quickly as he walked in! Another beautifully-disguised slower one outside off. This lands on a fullish length and Rauf tries to get it over extra cover. All he does is offer more catching practice to du Plooy

Haris Rauf c du Plooy b Mills 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Rauf joins Shaheen

19.3
W
Mills to Green, OUT, soft dismissal! Another change-up delivery on a length outside off. Green, looking at the width, throws the kitchen sink at it but the lack of pace means that he slices it straight to Rehan at backward point!

BGF Green c Rehan Ahmed b Mills 10 (23m 17b 0x4 0x6) SR: 58.82