Southern Brave hold nerve to inflict Welsh Fire's first defeat of the Hundred
Brave enact revenge on Fire in another last-ball thriller to go top of the women's competition
12/08Result
17th Match, The Hundred Women's Competition at Cardiff, Aug 12 2023
Player of the Match
12/08Result
17th Match, The Hundred Women's Competition at Cardiff, Aug 12 2023
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
SIR Dunkley
50(33) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %72%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 11 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Toss
Southern Brave (Women) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
12 August 2023 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Southern Brave (Women) 2, Welsh Fire (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Scorecard Summary
WELSH FIRE (WOMEN) 144/5 (20 OVERS)
- Sophia Dunkley50 (33)
- Sarah Bryce*44 (36)
- Anya Shrubsole1/22 (4)
- Georgia Adams2/22 (4)
SOUTHERN BRAVE (WOMEN) 145/8 (20 OVERS)
- Smriti Mandhana41 (30)
- Maia Bouchier42 (26)
- Shabnim Ismail2/19 (4)
- Georgia Elwiss2/25 (4)
Commentator: Ekanth
END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SB-W: 145/8 | RR: 7.25
- Anya Shrubsole0 (1b)
- Maitlan Brown5 (6b)
- Shabnim Ismail3.5-0-19-2
- Freya Davies3.5-0-29-2
Brave are now on top of the points table but Fire put in a spirited performance. Let's hope that trend with the male counterparts of both these teams taking on each other. Brave have won the toss and will bowl. Here's Shashwat's coverage of the game. Buh-bye from here.
6,516 - A record attendance for a women's game in The Hundred at Sophia Gardens.
One of the key moments in the chase came early when Mandhana went across and got hit on the pad after missing the pull. A subdued lbw appeal was not upheld and Fire didn't review. Hawk-Eye said it was going on to hit leg stump. After that, she joined hands with Bouchier and the duo cleared the infield with skill and consistency to keep Brave ahead. Dunkley's quiet sets created wickets. Fire were, well, fire in the field. But Adams' day dawned over Dunkley's day, and the chaos in the end worked in Brave's favour with the four byes. The desperate, stolen singles off the last two balls were timely and took Brave over the line. In the end, only three of the ten batters needed to get to double-digit scores, the invaluable ten from the extras took it away.
Georgia Adams, POTM: I'm on an adrenaline come-down. We've had a few nail-biters. Great to get over the line like that. I try to bowl at the stumps and not turn it much, that's the plan and it worked. We clawed them back well at the end. It's about time I turned up with the bat this tournament. When Smriti and Bouchier set it up like that, you know you don't have to go big from ball one. Great to get runs and take the team over the line. It's a small-margin tournament. Great win, gives momentum as we head home next week which will be nice.
5:35pm: Holy hell, what a finish! All-action last-two sets in the end. Adams' six before her 24-ball 40 ended and the four byes in the end cost Fire. Brave had Mandhana, Bouchier get off to a great start after Wyatt went early. Adams chipped in with both bat and ball and ended Welsh Fire's unbeaten run.
19.5
1lb
Ismail to Shrubsole, 1 leg bye, Big lbw appeal. Not given. Ball deflects off the pad to cover and Shrubsole steals a single. No review left for Fire and Brave hurtle to a win. Was a length ball from wide of the crease that pitched outside off and angled in sharply to beat the flick. Hawk-Eye shows it would have gone down leg.
Brave can't lose. No Super Over/Set. Ring field in. Midwicket, mid-on in close to get close to the stumps. One of Bryce's gloves is off
19.4
1lb
Ismail to Brown, 1 leg bye, Ismail misses the direct hit with underarm throw and the game has been tied!. Brown tried to tuck the full ball to the leg side. It deflected off the pad and Ismail got across to her diagonal right, picked up the ball and rolled it towards the stumps. Misses it by a bit and now Brave can't lose
2 needed from 2
19.3
W
Ismail to Brown, 1 run, OUT, They try to steal two but the throw at the non-striker's end is sharp. Ismail takes the bails off in a flash. Southby isn't close. Third umpire gives it out. One run taken, Brown back on strike. Length ball was forced to deep midwicket with the horizontal bat.
R Southby run out 0 (2m 0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -
19.2
4b
Ismail to Brown, 4 byes, Too quick for Brown and Bryce! Back of length zipping in just down leg, Brown swung across and missed it. Bryce went low to the left and couldn't lay glove on it. She's disappointed but Brave will take those!
Fielding change made as Beaumont goes to long-on
19.1
2
Ismail to Brown, 2 runs, Pacy bouncer at 73mph is pulled into the acreage at midwicket, Harris runs across from long-on and Brown didn't get off to a quick start. But she was able to make it as the fielder couldn't charge in quickly enough.
Ismail has 9 to defend again!.
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | SB-W: 136/7 (9 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 7.15, RRR: 9.00)
- Maitlan Brown2 (2b)
- Freya Davies3.5-0-29-2
- Georgia Elwiss3.5-0-25-2
18.5
W
Davies to Moore, OUT, Davies runs out Moore at the non-striker's end. Full outside off, Moore tried to whack it towards mid-on. Hit it into the pitch and the ball skewed to the right of Davies. She ran across and underarmed the ball straight into the stumps. Moore was on one knee and had to spring up before taking off. Great clarity from Davies.
K Moore run out 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
9 off 6 needed
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Brave enact revenge on Fire in another last-ball thriller to go top of the women's competition
