Match 10, London, August 01, 2024, 07:30 PM
Welsh Fire
94/9(20.0ov)
London Spirit
96/7(17.2ov)
London Spirit beat Welsh Fire by 3 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Liam Dawson
Commentry
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Liam Dawson is the Hero of the Match. Dawson says that this was a very big game for them having lost the first two games and is happy to get over the line. Adds that they started nicely with the ball and it was a good wicket to bowl on and it got a bit right towards the end but they got over the line. Mentions that the wicket was a bit quicker and he looked to hit the wicket. Reckons that it was one of those scores where you get off to a flier, you get an easy win but it wasn't an easy wicket to bat on.
Earlier in the game, Welsh Fire were put into bat by Dan Lawrence and dragged themselves to a paltry score of just 94 runs in their innings. Luke Wells was the top scorer with 23 while a couple of other batters got starts but failed to carry on. Liam Dawson and Nathan Ellis were the pick of the bowlers with three wickets each for the Daniel Lawrence-led side. London Spirit have finally got a win on board after two losses and bagged two points from this encounter.
Welsh Fire bowlers did not have a huge score to defend but they came out all guns blazing and kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Haris Rauf and Matt Henry were the stand-out bowlers with three wickets each while Mason Crane got the solitary wicket of Liam Dawson. David Willey also bowled a tidy spell upfront. Welsh Fire took the game deep and if they had 20-30 more runs in the bag, then the result would have been different for them. Welsh Fire have now lost two games in a row and will be hoping for a comeback in their next game againt the Trent Rockets.
London Spirit have beaten Welsh Fire in a low-scoring encounter at Lord’s by 3 wickets and have got their first win of the season. Chasing a smallish score of 95 for the win, London Spirit were in tatters at 38 for 4 but Dan Lawrence and Shimron Hetmyer batted sensibly and added 46 for the fifth wicket and steadied the innings. Lawrence made a calculated 29 while Hetmyer remained unbeaten on 30 off 21. Most of the batters from both teams found it hard but Hetmyer showed his experience and took his team home in this contest.
In over# 18
6
Haris Rauf 20/3(3.2)
87
6
SIX! Shimron Hetmyer finishes things off in style! Another one that is banged in by Haris Rauf, this one is at the batter and Hetmyer is waiting for it. Hetmyer hangs back, gets across a bit and manages to pull the ball away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie and he delivers the knockout punch. London Spirit finally get over the line and win the contest by 3 wickets.
86
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That's lively from Haris Rauf! Comes from around the stumps and bangs it in short around off, angling it back in. Shimron Hetmyer looks to take on the pull but is beaten for pace and bounce.
In over# 17
1
0
0W
0
1b
Mason Crane 18/1(3)
85
1
Tossed up around off, too full and Olly Stone converts it into a full toss before pushing it down to long on for a single.
84
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The wrong'un now, on a length and turning back in from outside off stump, Olly Stone is late to pick it up but manages to lay a bat on it.
Olly Stone is the new man in.
OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? London Spirit lose another wicket and Welsh Fire now need three more wickets with 5 runs to play with. Mason Crane tosses the ball up on a fullish length and pushes it wide of the off stump. Liam Dawson gets down on one knee to sweep but gets a top edge that loops up around short fine leg where Matt Henry takes a simple catch.
83
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? London Spirit lose another wicket and Welsh Fire now need three more wickets with 5 runs to play with. Mason Crane tosses the ball up on a fullish length and pushes it wide of the off stump. Liam Dawson gets down on one knee to sweep but gets a top edge that loops up around short fine leg where Matt Henry takes a simple catch.
82
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Floated up on the pads, Liam Dawson gets down on one knee and sweeps it to short fine leg.
81
1b
Ooh... Shimron Hetmyer would have his heart in his mouth! Nicely tossed up around leg stump, Hetmyer skips down the track to slog it away but gets beaten in the flight. The ball though turns back in and Jonny Bairstow is hardly able to lay a glove on it. The ball trickles to short fine leg and they get a bye.
In over# 16
0
4
0
0W
0W
Haris Rauf 14/3(3)
80
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Back of a length and outside off stump, Liam Dawson hops back and keeps it down in front of point.
79
4
FOUR! Now, that is a top-class shot! Good length around off and sliding on, Liam Dawson gets halfway forward and just caresses the ball square through the cover region for a boundary.