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Best performances - Batsmen

R MacDonald-Gay
R MacDonald-Gay
18(14) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %64%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 7 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
4 0 0 0 1 7 2 4
G Wareham
G Wareham
17(12) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %58%
  • Productive Shot
  • sweep shot
  • 6 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
9 4 1 0 0 0 1 2

Best performances - Bowlers

O Prendergast
O Prendergast
O4
M0
R18
W4
Eco4.5
RHB
OFFLEG
3W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
S Ecclestone
S Ecclestone
O4
M0
R14
W3
Eco3.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Commentator: Rvel Zahid

Orla Prendergast, Match Hero: Yeah, I think it was a great innings from the girls with the ball. We really put it up from the get-go, and so yeah, I think it all fell together with the ball. Yeah, definitely slightly. I usually love to shape it in, but struggled with that breeze straight across the ground. So slightly different plans and a bit of different fields from each end. And yeah, once I switched ends, it was a bit more looking to chip it back in and set the field that way. Yeah, unbelievable. I think Pottie, as she does, set the tone for us. And yeah, everyone rose, and we've got such a good spin attack who gave the batters such little to work with. And yeah, everything came off for us today. Yeah, definitely. I think we didn't make it as easy as we should have for ourselves out there. They bowled well, and yeah, I suppose that happens at times, but we got over that, and that's all that matters. Yeah, that's it. I suppose it's been a whirlwind last few days for myself to come and join, and two wins to go with it is exactly what you want. And, you know, the group's nice and open. I think if we keep playing as we have been, who knows what can happen

Georgia Wareham, Welsh Fire Captain: Yeah, I mean, the way that Grace Potter's been bowling with the new ball has been incredible. And I think the way that Orla's just come in and got to her stuff straight away... she literally arrived the day before our last game and hasn't really missed a beat. So she was incredible today...Orla's so talented. I think she takes everything in her stride as well. Nothing sort of phases her, and I think that's worked so perfectly, coming in the day before her first game and coming straight into it. And then, like you saw today, she was incredible. She just didn't miss a trick. Yeah, probably didn't see that today, but she's so talented in all facets of the game. She's incredible in the field as well. She moves so well. So yeah, she's a pretty good asset to have for the team. Yeah, I guess it just opens up the whole innings for her to bowl. I think she's so talented with the new ball, but through the middle she's able to change it up. And like you said, we didn't require her to bowl the bouncer today. She's also so talented at the death. She knows exactly where the ball's going, which is awesome. I think she's so confident and clear at the top of her mark, which makes my job pretty easy. Yeah, I mean, as the wind's nearly blowing me over, it was pretty good. It probably skidded on a little bit more and stayed a little bit lower for us. It was just about trying to hit the stumps as much as we possibly could. Spin was pretty effective. We saw that in the second innings with them using a lot of spin. So yeah, just trying to keep it simple. That's kind of our game plan going forward as well. Yeah, I mean, I enjoy it. It's a little bit more stressful out there as captain as opposed to just being one of the players. But Soph's been awesome as well. She's stuck around with the group and been so incredibly helpful. She's still so connected with everyone, and I'm just trying to learn as much as I possibly can from her. I've got some pretty incredible cricketers out there as well. Heather Graham, Georgia Voll... there's a lot of help out there for me. Yeah, I mean, Meg knows how to squeeze a game and make their innings last as long as possible, trying to make it as hard as possible for us. I guess a few brain fades from our batters were probably forced by Meg's field settings and things like that. It's something you see all the time with Meg. She's so clever with that. Yeah, I mean, we've got to win every game from here, I think. The exciting thing is we probably haven't played our best game yet, and we've still won a few games now. It's just about trying to put that perfect game together. I think we've been incredible with the ball over the last couple of games, but just haven't quite fired with the bat yet, which is a positive sign that we're still able to win games like that. I think so. We'd like to finish games like today a little bit earlier than we did. But yeah, just put a little bit more pressure on their bowlers

A little too close for comfort but this has remained a prevailing theme over the last couple of days. There have been sudden twists, turns, moments of panic and teams have often pressed the panic button. It was a game to forget for the Super Giants batters, who looked frantic right from ball one. They seemed ruffled throughout, trying to force the issue with erratic, out-of-sync strokeplay and confused plans, eventually managing just 85 on the board. The bowlers stepped up to the plate and picked up regular wickets through the middle phase. Sophie Ecclestone did what she does best, Bex Tyson was economical and Kathryn Bryce kept things tight towards the death. Welsh Fire, though, were eventually able to shake off the jitters, and a few timely boundaries brought the calmness back as they got over the line

18.1
4
Villiers to Graham, FOUR, Over the wicket, slower on a length or thereabouts, slides in slightly from outside off, she backs away a touch and pummels it off the middle to sweeper cover, finds the gap and Welsh Fire get over the line but not without a massive stutter in the middle; not as convincing with the bat as they would have liked chasing down an untaxing target. Handshakes all-around; great tactics in the field by Lanning and sharp work in the field as well; she used her options well and made it quite engrossing towards the end

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | WF-W: 84/7 (2 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 4.66, RRR: 1.00)

  • Rhianna Southby8 (7b)
  • Heather Graham12 (16b)
  • Kathryn Bryce1.5-0-8-1
  • Kathryn Bryce1.5-0-8-1
17.5
4
Bryce to Southby, FOUR, Cries of catch it and mid-off cannot get around it as Mandhana outstretched her hands but didn't dive and leaks a four. Touch fuller and slower just outside off, flat-back and it races away to the rope
17.4
0
Bryce to Southby, no run, Excellent delivery, good length and jags back mardely, how is that not a W? Nearly shaved the leg-stumpp as he looked to go big on leg side
17.3
0
Bryce to Southby, no run, Dropped short and roars back at middle, forced to mid-on off the backfoot
17.2
4
Bryce to Southby, FOUR, That will calm the dressing room! Bit short and on middle, she pounces on it and says what's the all fuss about? Hacked away disdainfully to midwicket fence, inching closer to the victory
17.1
0
Bryce to Southby, no run, Nearly chipped to midwicket, shorter and nipping in at middle, worked away into the leg side

Fire 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27SJ BryceG Voll
2nd7FG KempG Voll
3rd22G WarehamFG Kemp
4th0G WarehamO Prendergast
5th8H GrahamG Wareham
6th12H GrahamGJ Thompson
7th0H GrahamNF Holland
8th12H GrahamR Southby