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Match Details
SPR-W vs TOR-W 13th Match, FairBreak T20 2023
SPR-W
151-415.4
Spirit Women won by 6 wickets 🏆
TOR-W
20.0150-4
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So it was the Nicola Carey show as she stormed her side to a spot in the semis of the tournament!
It was great fun covering the run fest and we hope to see more such action as we head towards the fag-end of the campaign. Until then, you take very good care of yourselves as this is Wali, Deepak and Bishal signing off!
It was great fun covering the run fest and we hope to see more such action as we head towards the fag-end of the campaign. Until then, you take very good care of yourselves as this is Wali, Deepak and Bishal signing off!
Nicola Carey (POTM & Spirit Women's Captain): "It was certainly more fun batting out there rather than bowling. It's hard work out there for the bowlers. Every game we go into we want to play an attacking brand of cricket and we want the girls to express themselves. Hopefully, we go onto continue the same momentum."
Stafanie Taylor (Tornadoes Women Captain): "We were a little sluggish with the bat in the first six overs, in my opinion. We then batted well to finish with a respectable score. Aliya Riaz and Chanida Sutthiruang gave us a good start with the ball, but what happened next cost us the game. To help her team win, Nicola Carey played brilliantly, and she is fully deserving of the praise. This has been a disappointing outing for us; we aim to return stronger the following year."
So that’s that and it’s the Spirit Women who have secured an emphatic win by six wickets.
It were the Tornadoes who opted to bat first and posted a solid first innings total of 150. The openers got off to a good start as they compiled a 44 run stand from six overs. Dane van Niekerk took the onus of charging early as she breezed to 28 (14) before getting bowled to Nicola Carey.
However, Sterre Kalis and Stafanie Taylor then pushed the momentum forward as they struck a terrific 81 run partnership for the second wicket. Kalis played the role of an anchor with her 37 (45), whereas, Stafanie Taylor was the standout for the Tornadoes as she got herself to a quickfire 61 (48) with 10 fours to her name.
The partnership and more significantly Taylor’s knock with the bat got her side to a target worth defending.
For Spirit, it was Sophia Dunkley's wrist-spin that impressed the most as she bowled a spell of 2/20 from four.
The run chase started off in an underwhelming manner for the Spirit Women who lost two early wickets for just nine runs. Both, Sophia Dunkley 2 (5) and Bismah Maroof 1 (5) had to walk back cheaply with Chanida Sutthiruang and Aliyaz Raz chipping in with the wickets.
Kerry-Anne Tomlinson and Natthakan Chantham did consolidate and stabilize things at the middle for a brief while.
The Spirit Women required 64 runs from 10 overs in order to secure the bonus point and advance into the semis. Just when Tomlinson looked to switch gears, she was dismissed by Sita Rana Magar for 16 (23).
However, that's where things took a significant change as the Spirit captain Nicola Carey stormed her way through the team total of 64 runs in under 10 overs to attain the bonus point.
She didn't chose to stop there as Carey took the game by the scruff of the neck and went for the kill. Nicola Carey played a trailblazing knock of an unbeaten 84 (28)* and was accompanied by Natthakan Chantham 35 (29)* as the duo struck a match winning partnership of 73 from just 27 balls right till the end.
That said, Nicola Carey's innings with six fours, seven sixes and a strike rate of 285.71 will definitely go down as one of the tournament's best ever, if not the very best.
As for the Tornadoes, it was Aliya Riaz who did well with her spell for 2/14 from three overs.
Stafanie Taylor's side have had a gloomy tournament and remain winless so far. The Tornadoes will most certainly want to brush themselves off as they look to play for pride in their final fixture.
15.5 M Musonda to N Carey
nb That's it, Carey finishes things in style. Full toss delivery over the waist height Carey pulls it to deep mid-wicket region and the ball finds the gap and races away for a boundary in a jiffy. No ball signaled by the umpire. Spirit Women win by 6 wickets.
15.5 M Musonda to N Carey
4nb FOUR!! Full toss delivery over the waist height, Carey stands tall and uppercuts it to deep backward point region for a boundary. No ball signaled by the umpire.
15.4 M Musonda to N Carey
4 FOUR!! Tossed up delivery on the stumps. Carey sits down on one knee and lofts it to mid-wicket region for a boundary.
15.3 M Musonda to N Carey
6 SIX!! SHOT!! Tossed up delivery on the middle stump line. Carey walks a tad and whips it over the mid-wicket as the ball sails over the deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
15.2 M Musonda to N Chantham
1 Tossed up delivery on the stumps. Chantham drills it to mid-wicket for a single.
15.2 M Musonda to N Chantham
WD Length delivery sliding down the leg. Wide signaled.
15.1 M Musonda to N Carey
1 Length delivery down the leg. Carey nudges it to short leg for a single.
15.1 M Musonda to N Carey
WD Fuller delivery down the leg. Wide signaled.
OVER 15
Spirit Women
131/4
Natthakan Chantham
34(28)
Nicola Carey
65(23)
Winifred Duraisingam
0-31(3.0)
14.6 W Duraisingam to N Chantham
0 Length delivery outside the off. Chantham dabs it to backward point, no run.
14.5 W Duraisingam to N Chantham
4 FOUR!! Poor ball and pays the price for it!! Length delivery way outside the off. Chantham throws her bat on it and hammers it to deep covers region for a boundary.
14.4 W Duraisingam to N Carey
1 Tossed up delivery on the stumps. Carey pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.
14.3 W Duraisingam to N Carey
6 SIX!! That's out of here. New ball, please!! Tossed up delivery on the stumps. Carey sits down on one knee and hoicks it over the cow corner as the ball sails over the ropes for a maximum.
14.2 W Duraisingam to N Carey
2 Fuller and quicker down the leg. Carey sweeps it to deep fine leg for a couple of runs.
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