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Match Details
LS vs WF 28th Match, The Hundred 2023
WF
110-493b
Welsh Fire won by 6 wickets 🏆
LS
100b109-9
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Player of the Match
Tom Abell
37(26)
| R(B) | 4S | 6S | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 (26)21 (14) | 2 0 | 1 2 | 142.31 150.00 |
P'ship : 41(24)
Last Wkt : Jonny Bairstow 40(38)
BowlerN Ellis
| W-R | Balls | Econ |
|---|---|---|
| 0-18 | 18b | 5.00 |
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WF - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 25 Balls | 35 | 27 | 50 Balls | 58 | 43 | 75 Balls | 74 | 79 |
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LS - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 25 Balls | 38 | 18 | 50 Balls | 51 | 42 | 75 Balls | 79 | 72 | 100 Balls | 114 | 109 |
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Tom Abell (Hero of the Match): “Very happy. We came tonight desperate for a win and chuffed for the lads to get over the line. We had to adapt to the conditions that were in front of us. We knew any chase was going to be tricky. The lads executed their plans perfectly and were backed up well by fielding. We had the luxury of learning from the first innings. Have to give credit to Worrall for the way he bowled. We tried to build a partnership. Happy to get a win in our last home game here at Sophia Gardens."
Hero of the Match: Tom Abell
1:13 IST, 20:43 Local Time: Welsh Fire win and keep themselves alive in this competition. Bowlers dominated the proceedings throughout this game but London Spirit just did have enough runs on the board.
After deciding to bat first, London Spirit had a shaky start as they lost their top order early. They were pushed on the back foot but some late knocks from their lower-order batters ensured that London Spirit could post 109 runs on the board. For Welsh Fire with the ball, everyone apart from van der Merwe got a couple of wickets each.
Coming in to chase a target of 110 runs. Welsh Fire had a shaky start too as they lost three wickets in the powerplay. But Bairstow (41) and Abell stitched a 54-run partnership for the fourth wicket and kept chipping away. Bairstow lost his wicket but Abell (37*) carried on and along with some assistance from Phillips (21*) they got the Welsh Fire across the line with seven balls to spare.
Defending their total, London Spirit were provided with a fine start by Worrall who bowled 20 deliveries in the powerplays and got three wickets. However, the London Spirit bowlers could not get the wickets in the middle overs. Dawson got rid of Bairstow on the 69th ball and they were able to keep it tight. However, Mitchell got taken apart in the 18th set, and that turned out to be the turning point in this run-chase.
After deciding to bat first, London Spirit had a shaky start as they lost their top order early. They were pushed on the back foot but some late knocks from their lower-order batters ensured that London Spirit could post 109 runs on the board. For Welsh Fire with the ball, everyone apart from van der Merwe got a couple of wickets each.
Coming in to chase a target of 110 runs. Welsh Fire had a shaky start too as they lost three wickets in the powerplay. But Bairstow (41) and Abell stitched a 54-run partnership for the fourth wicket and kept chipping away. Bairstow lost his wicket but Abell (37*) carried on and along with some assistance from Phillips (21*) they got the Welsh Fire across the line with seven balls to spare.
Defending their total, London Spirit were provided with a fine start by Worrall who bowled 20 deliveries in the powerplays and got three wickets. However, the London Spirit bowlers could not get the wickets in the middle overs. Dawson got rid of Bairstow on the 69th ball and they were able to keep it tight. However, Mitchell got taken apart in the 18th set, and that turned out to be the turning point in this run-chase.
93b N Ellis to G Phillips
6 SIXXX!!!! Glenn Phillips finishes things in style. Ellis bowls it on a length on the stumps, Phillips stands still and launches it straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum. With this, Welsh Fire beat London Spirit by six wickets with seven balls to spare.
Fire are just one big hit away from winning now!
92b N Ellis to T Abell
1 Good length delivery outside off and Abell guides it to third man for a single.
91b N Ellis to T Abell
0 Length delivery on the stumps and Abell goes for the pull but mistimes it to mid wicket. A dot to start the penultimate set.
Nathan Ellis to bowl the penultimate set.
Fire need seven runs in 10 balls now. They would want to finish it off in the next set. The Spirit were well in truly in the game until that last set where Abell found the ropes a couple of times against Mitchell who came on to bowl for the first time tonight.
18th Five
Welsh Fire
103/4
Glenn Phillips
15(13)
Tom Abell
36(24)
Daryl Mitchell
0-15(5 b)
90b D Mitchell to G Phillips
2 Short delivery on the stumps and Phillips pulls it to the right of deep mid wicket for a brace.
89b D Mitchell to G Phillips
0 A slower delivery around leg, Phillips gets down on one knee and goes for a slog sweep but misses.
Hundred comes up for Fire. They are now just nine runs away from winning this game.
88b D Mitchell to T Abell
3 Short delivery outside off and Abell slashes it over point. The sweeper runs to his left and cuts it off. The batters complete three runs.
The last two balls have titled the game in favor of Fire now. Down to just 12 runs needed now off 13 balls.
87b D Mitchell to T Abell
6 Same shot and same result. In fact, it has sailed over the ropes. Length delivery on middle, Abell stands still and extends his arms to lift it straight back over Mitchell's head. It hits the boundary cushions on the full and six signaled by the umpire.
86b D Mitchell to T Abell
4 FOUR!!! Abell greets Mitchell with a boundary. Mitchell starts with a length delivery around leg from over the wicket, Abell hits it through the line as he lifts it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
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