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Welsh Fire (Men) vs Birmingham Phoenix (Men), 25th Match, The Hundred Mens

Completed
The Hundred Mens, Completed
Welsh Fire (Men)
WF
146/8 (100 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix (Men)
BP
149/5 (93 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) won by 5 wickets
BATTERS R B 4S 6S SR
Benny Howell * 6 4 1 0 150.00
Ben Duckett 54 31 6 1 174.19
BOWLERS O M R W ECON
David Willey * 3.3 0 27 1 9.00
Current Partnership: 11 run (1 ov) | Last Wicket: Jacob Bethell 0 (2) | Fall of Wicket: 138/5 (17.2 ov)
CRR: 8.05
Recent: 4142••w•w1w4w21•44

Welsh Fire (Men) vs Birmingham Phoenix (Men), Live Cricket Commentary

4
18 3 | 7.6
David Willey to Benny Howell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Benny Howell hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
18 2 | 7.6
David Willey to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
18 1 | 7.6
David Willey to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
2
17 5 | 7.6
David Willey to Benny Howell, 2 runs, Benny Howell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
0
17 4 | 7.6
David Willey to Benny Howell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Benny Howell hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
0
17 3 | 7.6
David Willey to Benny Howell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Benny Howell goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
w
17 2 | 7.6
Jacob Bethell c M Henry b D Willey 0 (2) David Willey to Jacob Bethell, no run, c M Henry b D Willey, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Matt Henry, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jacob Bethell.
0
17 1 | 7.6
David Willey to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
w
16 5 | 7.6
Dan Mousley lbw b H Rauf 0 (1) Haris Rauf to Dan Mousley, no run, lbw b H Rauf, Out LBW !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Dan Mousley hangs in the crease to attempt flick shot, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Haris Rauf appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Dan Mousley's dismissal.
1
16 4 | 7.6
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
w
16 3 | 7.6
Liam Livingstone runout (D Willey) 4 (2) Haris Rauf to Liam Livingstone, no run, runout (D Willey), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Liam Livingstone hangs in the crease, hits push to deep mid wicket and took off for a risky single, but David Willey was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Liam Livingstone was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
4
16 2 | 7.6
Haris Rauf to Liam Livingstone, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Liam Livingstone hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
16 1 | 7.6
Jamie Smith b H Rauf 13 (7) Haris Rauf to Jamie Smith, no run, b H Rauf, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Jamie Smith as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
2
15 5 | 7.6
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed punch off an top spinner delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
1
15 4 | 7.6
Luke Wells to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed punch off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
0
15 3 | 7.6
Luke Wells to Jamie Smith, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease and strives to hit inside out shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
4lb
15 2 | 7.6
Luke Wells to Jamie Smith, 4 leg bye, Leg Bye !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but ball direclty brushes against the body, and batter snatch 4 runs off leg bye.
4
15 1 | 7.6
Luke Wells to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps. Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
4
14 5 | 7.6
Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
4
14 4 | 7.6
Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
14 3 | 7.6
Moeen Ali c DA Payne b M Henry 60 (46) Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, c DA Payne b M Henry, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards David Payne, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Moeen Ali.
0
14 2 | 7.6
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
6
14 1 | 7.6
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
2
13 5 | 7.6
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 2 runs.
0
13 4 | 7.6
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
13 3 | 7.6
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
1
13 2 | 7.6
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a yorker by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
13 1 | 7.6
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
12 5 | 7.6
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
12 4 | 7.6
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
4lb
12 3 | 7.6
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 4 leg bye, Bye !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, aims to slam defensive shot, but misses the shot and keeper fumbles and batter steals bye for 4 runs.
Match Details
Date
Saturday, August 10, 2024 17:10
Venue
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Toss
Welsh Fire (Men) elected to bat
Umpires
    Benjamin Debenham (England)
    Rob White (England)
    Paul Baldwin (England
    TV)
Match Referee
    Alec Swann (England)