- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.4 Burns, you beauty! Takes a stunning catch diving to her right at deep midwicket. Beaumont backs away, Flintoff follows her with a length ball. She pulls and that really made a good sound. But it found one of the safest fielders on the ground. That's curtains to a fantastic knock from Beaumont 95/29.3 Lack of pace does Matthews in. Baker lands it on a length around off, gets it to spin away. Matthews goes back to cut it away but the away spin means she spoons it to Kalis at backward point 72/117.4 Dunkley is Bak(er)ed, finally! Tossed up full around off, spins away again. Dunkley looks to go over the on side but gets a leading edge to backward point where Kalis takes a few steps back and hangs on 124/414.3 Trapped in front, given swiftly! Harris goes for the reverse sweep to the full ball on middle and leg but misses it completely. Was it sliding down? Larris has a chat with Dunkley, who does not support her. Plumb as it gets, says Hawk-Eye 96/319.4 A slight mix-up between the fielders but Eve Jones hangs on. She had the mid-off fielder in her eyeline as she ran sideways from cover. Elwiss looks to smack the tossed up ball inside out but gets it in the air off the outer half 137/618.4 Superb catching running forward and diving from Flintoff. Off pace length ball around off, Bryce looks to go over mid-off but miscues it 132/519.5 That sounded good off the bat but it is not easy to clear Burns! Tossed up full on middle and leg, Davies slogs it high towards deep midwicket. Burns times her jump perfectly to take it over her head. Fire finish on 137 for 7 137/7Extras15 (b 1, nb 4, w 10)TOTAL137/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.85 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Hayley Matthews, 9.3 ov), 2-95 (Tammy Beaumont, 13.4 ov), 3-96 (Laura Harris, 14.3 ov), 4-124 (Sophia Dunkley, 17.4 ov), 5-132 (Sarah Bryce, 18.4 ov), 6-137 (Georgia Elwiss, 19.4 ov), 7-137 (Freya Davies, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SFM Devine 2 0 19 0 9.50 4 4 0 0 0 IECM Wong 2 0 18 0 9.00 6 2 0 1 2 EA Burns 2 0 6 0 3.00 6 0 0 1 0 KA Levick 4 0 28 2 7.00 7 2 1 1 0 HL Baker 4 0 21 2 5.25 8 2 0 0 0 T Flintoff 2 0 11 1 5.50 2 1 0 0 0 EL Arlott 4 0 33 2 8.25 6 2 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.3 Castled and Ismail roars! The perfect response from a fast bowler. Spears it full and straight on off, Flintoff moves across and looks to flick it across but leaves a gap between bat and pad. That's enough for the ball to sneak through. Flintoff's role as an opener is done, but is it enough for Phoenix to notch up a win? 134/26.1 Played on! Devine cannot believe what has happened. A seemingly juicy full toss, it dipped on Devine as she comes forward to flick it away. The loopy ball then goes off her back leg onto her stumps. Griffiths starts with a massive wicket 41/119.4 Edged and gone! Ismail is up and running and Fire are right back in in. Goes wide of the crease and angles it in on a length. Burns makes room to go over the off side but gets a thick outside edge straight to Nicholas at short third. No dropping that 134/319.5 A hat-trick for Ismail and Fire have done the job again! Runs in and bowls a quick length ball aimed at top of off. Wong makes room to hit it through the off side but misses and sees the woodwork disturbed. Ismail is on her winning run as Fire eke out a three-run win 134/4Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL134/4 (20 Overs, RR: 6.7 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Sophie Devine, 6.1 ov), 2-134 (Tess Flintoff, 19.3 ov), 3-134 (Erin Burns, 19.4 ov), 4-134 (Issy Wong, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Ismail 4 0 31 3 7.75 7 5 0 1 0 C Nicholas 4 0 26 0 6.50 9 3 1 0 0 FR Davies 4 0 20 0 5.00 7 0 0 0 0 GA Elwiss 2 0 17 0 8.50 2 3 0 0 0 A Griffiths 4 0 23 1 5.75 8 3 0 0 0 SIR Dunkley 2 0 16 0 8.00 1 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Birmingham Phoenix (Women) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
10 August 2023 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Welsh Fire (Women) 2, Birmingham Phoenix (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 0 wicket)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 50 runs in 36 balls, Extras 9
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (TT Beaumont 25, HK Matthews 17, Ex 9)
- Balls 49: Review by Birmingham Phoenix (Women) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - G Bambury, Batter - SIR Dunkley (Struck down)
- TT Beaumont: 50 off 36 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 100 runs in 77 balls, Extras 9
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Women) - 100/3 in 75 balls (SIR Dunkley 5, GA Elwiss 3)
- Innings Break: Welsh Fire (Women) - 137/7 in 100 balls (EL Windsor 3)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 50 runs in 41 balls, Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Birmingham Phoenix (Women) - 79/1 in 60 balls (T Flintoff 24, AE Jones 24)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (T Flintoff 25, AE Jones 25, Ex 0)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 100 runs in 71 balls, Extras 2
- T Flintoff: 50 off 42 balls (5 x 4)
Match Coverage
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