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Match Details
FAL-W vs SAP-W 12th Match, FairBreak T20 2023
FAL-W
133-113.3
Falcons Women won by 9 wickets 🏆
SAP-W
20.0131-10
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That brings an end to our coverage for this game. Do join us for more cricketing action all around the globe. For now, this is Akshay Bhide, signing off, on behalf of my co-commentator Megh Mandaliya and scorer Zeeshan Naiyer. Tata. Bye Bye.
Suzie Bates (Falcons Women Skipper): "Yeah, it was brilliant. Batting well in the powerplay in the powerplay was something we talked about and it was an outstanding effort today from Athapaththu. It’s a really tough competition if you don't turn up. We had a really good game today in all the departments and hope we can win it tomorrow as well."
Sana Mir (South Coast Sapphires Women Skipper): "Kapp bowled really well in the powerplay and our batters didn't get going. We did well to finish on a high but it wasn't going to be enough. We are seeing 120 and 111 being defended on this wicket. We were confident but picked only one quick wicket and failed to pick more wickets."
Chamari Athapaththu (Player of the Match): "Yeah, I wanted to finish the game early and it was my duty. I am enjoying here and looking forward to the next game."
Player of the Match: Chamari Athapaththu
10:08 AM IST: That's it. Chamari Athapaththu finishes things in style. A solid all-round effort sees the Falcons Women beat the South Coast Sapphires Women comprehensively. Chasing a modest total, Athapaththu led the charge with the bat as she remains unbeaten on 75 to help her side win the game by nine wickets.
After knocking over the Sapphires Women on 131, the Falcons Women got off to a very good start. Athapaththu came out all guns blazing as she took on the Sapphires' bowlers from the word go. Sana Mir trapped Dannielle Wyatt on four in the last over of the powerplay but there was no stopping Athapaththu from the other end. She continued playing her strokes and scored at a brisk rate.
Skipper Suzie Bates joined Athapaththu in the middle and didn't allow the Sapphires to settle in. Athapaththu brought up her fifty off just 31 balls. She cleared the fence with ease and kept hitting boundaries for fun. Athapaththu (75* off 44 balls) and Bates (42* off 30 balls) stitched 86 between them which helped them get across the line in the 14th over to win the game by nine wickets. The Sapphires Women were blown away by the Falcons Women and will hope to forget this loss.
Earlier, Falcons’ skipper Suzie Bates won the toss and opted to bowl first. They got off to a fantastic start with the ball as they picked up three quick wickets and reduced the Sapphires Women to 30/3 at the end of the powerplay. None of the Sapphires Women got going as the Falcons Women kept picking wickets at regular intervals. They were reeling at 63/7 in the 13th over.
Kary Chan along with Shabnim Ismail started to build a partnership. Both kept the scoreboard ticking and found odd boundaries. Both put 57 between them for the eighth wicket. Ismail fell on 26 in the penultimate over on 26. Chan departed on 32 in the last over which helped them post 131 on the board. Marizanne Kapp was the pick of the bowlers for the Falcons as she picked up three wickets, giving away only 15 runs in her four overs. Sornnarin Tippoch also bowled beautifully and finished with figures of 2/11 in her four overs.
After knocking over the Sapphires Women on 131, the Falcons Women got off to a very good start. Athapaththu came out all guns blazing as she took on the Sapphires' bowlers from the word go. Sana Mir trapped Dannielle Wyatt on four in the last over of the powerplay but there was no stopping Athapaththu from the other end. She continued playing her strokes and scored at a brisk rate.
Skipper Suzie Bates joined Athapaththu in the middle and didn't allow the Sapphires to settle in. Athapaththu brought up her fifty off just 31 balls. She cleared the fence with ease and kept hitting boundaries for fun. Athapaththu (75* off 44 balls) and Bates (42* off 30 balls) stitched 86 between them which helped them get across the line in the 14th over to win the game by nine wickets. The Sapphires Women were blown away by the Falcons Women and will hope to forget this loss.
Earlier, Falcons’ skipper Suzie Bates won the toss and opted to bowl first. They got off to a fantastic start with the ball as they picked up three quick wickets and reduced the Sapphires Women to 30/3 at the end of the powerplay. None of the Sapphires Women got going as the Falcons Women kept picking wickets at regular intervals. They were reeling at 63/7 in the 13th over.
Kary Chan along with Shabnim Ismail started to build a partnership. Both kept the scoreboard ticking and found odd boundaries. Both put 57 between them for the eighth wicket. Ismail fell on 26 in the penultimate over on 26. Chan departed on 32 in the last over which helped them post 131 on the board. Marizanne Kapp was the pick of the bowlers for the Falcons as she picked up three wickets, giving away only 15 runs in her four overs. Sornnarin Tippoch also bowled beautifully and finished with figures of 2/11 in her four overs.
13.3 P To to C Athapaththu
6 SIXXX! Athapaththu finishes the contest with a massive maximum and it has been a comprehensive victory for the Falcons. Short and on the flatter trajectory on the fourth stump line, Athapaththu reads that early and rocks back as the left-hander hoicks that towards deep mid-wicket. The ball sails into the stands and the Falcons defeat the South Coast Sapphires by 9 wickets.
13.2 P To to S Bates
1 Good length and on the leg stump line, Bates nudges that to deep mid-wicket with soft hands for a single.
13.1 P To to S Bates
2 Full toss in the middle, Bates drags that to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good effort from Katherine Sciver-Brunt in the deep. She saved a couple of runs for her side.
OVER 13
Falcons Women
124/1
Chamari Athapaththu
69(43)
Suzie Bates
39(28)
Jivana Aras
0-22(2.0)
12.6 J Aras to S Bates
1 Fuller again and angling across, Bates drills that down to long-on for a single.
12.5 J Aras to S Bates
4 FOUR MORE! Fuller length delivery and outside off, Bates stays deep in her crease and swats that towards deep mid-wicket region as the ball races away towards the ropes. That was absolutely hammered by the right-hander.
12.4 J Aras to C Athapaththu
1 Fuller and outside off, Athapaththu clears her front leg and drills that down to long-on for a single.
12.3 J Aras to S Bates
1 Fuller and on the pads, Bates works that down to long-on for a single.
12.2 J Aras to S Bates
6 SIXXX! Back of a length delivery and outside off, Bates reads the length early and rocks back. The right-hander hoicks that towards the deep mid-wicket region as the ball sails over the boundary ropes for half a dozen.
12.1 J Aras to S Bates
4b FOUR BYES! Fuller length delivery and sliding down the leg stump line. Bates moves across and goes for a heave across the line but misses that as the ball cruises past the short fine leg region for a boundary off byes.
OVER 12
Falcons Women
107/1
Chamari Athapaththu
68(42)
Suzie Bates
27(23)
Pull To
0-10(1.0)
11.6 P To to C Athapaththu
0 Tossed fuller and on the middle and off, Athapaththu goes for a sweep but misses the line and gets rapped on her front pad. There was a slight appeal but the umpire was unmoved. A dot to end the over.
11.5 P To to C Athapaththu
4 IN THE AIR AND FOUR! There is no stopping Athapaththu today. Short and flatter outside off, Athapaththu gets in the position early and hooks that towards cow corner region off the backfoot as the ball races away towards the boundary ropes after a bounce.
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