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Best performances - Batsmen

G Voll
G Voll
78(55) 9x4 - 2x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 14 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 5 18 10 6 13 9 17
EA Perry
68(46) 9x4 - 1x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 11 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 4 5 9 17 7 9 13

Best performances - Bowlers

A Capsey
O3
M0
R24
W2
Eco8
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
G Voll
G Voll
O2
M0
R9
W1
Eco4.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Scorer: Thilak Ram | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

1:43pm Phew. What a finish. And what an innings by Perry. But there is more Hundred action to dive into still today. There is a game in the women's comp, and one in the men's comp starting in less than an hour. We would love for you to tune in to both of those. Until next time, from Sudeep, Thilak and myself (Shashwat), it is goodbye!

Ellyse Perry, Player of the Match: Lovely to win at home, amazing atmosphere. Beautiful morning to play cricket. We did well to restrict them - all the girls chipped in. Just timed it in the end and nice to get over the line. The results have not been there for us. But we have gelled well. Have been good patches but had not put together a complete game. There has been a lot of tight games and teams chasing
slow down at the back end. Partnerships are crucial. Had the opportunity to take it deep, and we got there in the end. Credit to them (Fire) - they did really well to peg it back. Great contest. (Final few balls) Felt like I had faced enough balls to have a feel of the pitch. Was just two hits in the end. The game was always on a knife-edge. There has been so much change in this competition. We have only three members from last season. Really love the way we have gone about it. Effort is there, so you just have to wait until it all comes together, and today is a nice start for us.

1:36pm Magnificent. Just magnificent. How often has Perry done this? And how often can she still keep doing this? The Phoenix brought this a lot closer than they would have liked. When 25 were needed off 20, they were cruising, with Capsey, on a half-century herself, and Perry looking solid. But then Capsey fell and Dercksen scratched around, meaning the onus shifted solely onto Perry. And she responded like only she can.

The Fire will feel they did well to stretch out this game, having been put under pressure through the middle. But they might leave this contest feeling they could have sewn it up too, having brought the equation down to 12 off 5. A first win for the Phoenix nevertheless, and the Welsh Fire still await their second W of the season.

Abdul Wali : "When I opened cricinfo and saw that 10 runs needed in 3 balls and Ellyse Perry is on strike i said to my self that she will score it easily"

19.4
4
Graham to Perry, FOUR, easy as you like from Ellyse Perry, and she asks what all the fuss is about! Steps down again but holds her shape once she realizes the ball is on the shorter side. Width on offer too and Perry creams it through point. A massive roar goes around Edgbaston, and one of the greatest to ever play this game, has broken the Phoenix's woefully long barren chasing run!

4 off 2

19.3
6
Graham to Perry, SIX, oh my days - Perry goes big! What a player! Perry answers the Phoenix's prayers. She charges, gives herself momentum and whacks this slot ball over deep mid wicket!
19.2
1
Graham to Dercksen, 1 run, in the slot on off but Dercksen cannot make the most of it. Swings at it with all her might but only cloths it to long on
19.1
1
Graham to Perry, 1 run, jammed in full on middle and off. Perry skips down but shanks it to long off

12 off 5. Edge-of-the-seat stuff. Graham to bowl. Perry on strike

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | BP-W: 133/3 (12 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 12.00)

  • Ellyse Perry57 (43b)
  • Annerie Dercksen3 (6b)
  • Georgia Wareham3.5-0-30-1
  • Sophia Smale3.5-0-23-0
18.5
2
Wareham to Perry, 2 runs, does not get it, though, despite a full toss. A bit of a clothed attempt to long off. Dercksen hares back for the second and the throw is not quite on point. Dercksen was happy to sacrifice herself and was rewarded in the end

BP need a boundary here

18.4
1
Wareham to Dercksen, 1 run, low full toss on middle and leg. Dercksen brings out the reverse but helps it straight to backward point

Phoenix 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2TT BeaumontD Perrin
2nd33TT BeaumontA Capsey
3rd86EA PerryA Capsey
4th24EA PerryA Dercksen