Match 17, Cardiff, August 12, 2023, 07:00 PM
Welsh Fire Women
144/5(20.0ov)
Southern Brave Women
145/8(20.0ov)
Southern Brave Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 2 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Georgia Adams
Commentry
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Georgia Adams is the Player of the Match. She says the adrenaline kicked right in the end but the team did well. Adds the wicket was on the slower side and the team bowled well. Reckon they did well to restrict Welsh to such a score. Shares it is great to get the team over the line and is happy to get some runs. Tells the tournament is all about small margins and this win feels nice.
In reply, Southern Brave Women build a good stand with Smriti Mandhana and Maia Bouchier. They two were going along well but lost both quickly. Georgia Adams then picked up from there and kept the required run rate in check. She too fell after playing a match-winning innings and there were a couple of run outs in the fag end as well but in the last ball, Anya Shrubsole kept her nerves and got his team over the line.
What a match! What an entertaining match. It came right down to the wire. Welsh Fire Women finally face their first defeat. They though fought hard and almost had the match! As we said early on, Welsh Fire Women were 15-20 runs short. When Sophia Dunkley was in the middle, the way she was hitting, Welsh Fire Women were up for a score around 160 but Southern Brave Women pulled back well.
In over# 20
1lb
1lb
1W
4b
2
Shabnim Ismail 19/2(4)
100
1lb
Leg bye! Southern Brave Women have done it. This is full and on middle and leg. Anya Shrubsole uses her feet to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to point for a leg bye. Shabnim Ismail tries her best but Maitlan Brown does with a big dive. Southern Brave Women win by 2 wickets.
99
1lb
Leg bye! Angling on the pads. Brown fails to flick and it rolls to square leg for a leg bye. A run needed in one ball.
98
W
OUT! RUN OUT! Another twist here. Short and on middle, Brown pulls it to deep mid-wicket. She tries to give the strike back but is short of her crease at the bowler's end. Sophia Dunkley throws and Shabnim Ismail does the rest.
97
4b
FOUR BYES! Poor from the keeper. A blunder. Fuller and on leg. Brown heaves and misses. The keeper gets low to her left but fails to stop an easy one. It races to fine leg.
96
2
A bumper on middle, Brown pulls it to long on for a couple of runs. 7 runs needed now.
In over# 19
0W
0W
6
1
1
Freya Davies 29/2(4)
95
W
OUT! RUN OUT! Length and on middle, Moore plays it to the right of the bowler, not far enough and tries to give the strike back to Brown. Freya Davies with an easy underarm on her side and Kalea Moore is well short.
94
W
OUT! GONE! Tries it again but finds the fielder! Adams goes! is this game for Welsh! On a length and on middle. Adams heaves but fails to time it properly. She finds Sophia Dunkley at deep mid-wicket who does not drop enough.
93
6
SIX! WHAT A SHOT! 9 needed now. Fuller and on middle, Adams hangs back and powers it over long on for a biggie.
92
1
A slower ball on middle, it is swept to square leg for a single.
91
1
Full and on middle, eased to long on for a single.
In over# 18
1
2
4
4
1
Georgia Elwiss 25/2(4)
90
1
A low full toss on middle, Adams whips it to deep mid-wicket for one. 17 runs needed in 10 balls.
89
2
On middle, Adams flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.