- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 Over the wicket, bit short and turning in at middle, tries to turn it leg-side, doesn't connect off the middle, on the pads and flutters to short fine, Smriti was stranded as she saw an opportunity to sneak a run, Smale collects the throw and quickly gets rid of the bails, last thing Giants needed at this stage, it's a procession 39/51.2 Oh, that's an absolute ripper, neither too short, nor too full, nipping it in and lulling her into a false sense of security after bowling it outside off before, went through her defence and hit the top of off-stump, crackerjack of a delivery 9/12.3 Thompson has got safe pair of hands, pouched comfortably at deep midwicket, didn't have to move an inch! Shorter in-slanter that rose sharply, she tried to manufacture a difficult shot, trying to swat it over midwicket, couldn't elevate it much 15/22.5 Fraction short and attacking line right at the stumps, she couldn't judge the speed of the delivery and tries to tug it leg-side, gets thumped on top of the knee-roll as he loaded up for a pull, was front-on, pitching outside off, impact in line and hitting the top of middle-stump, on-field decision stands. Welsh Fire on fire! 19/34.2 Befuddles her with half-tracker slanted wide of off, she springs down the track and tries to swat a cut, misses it totally and has been stumped! Bit of a brain-freeze moment given how the keeper was standing up and a smart delivery, it was fast, short and wide, she took a lot of risk and now has to go back to the pavillion 24/410.4 Pitched up and plugging in at middle, larrups it down the ground and hasn't got enough power behind it, Voll hangs onto it brilliantly at long-on, wickets continue to tumble and Giants are starting into the abyss, heading towards a underwhelming total 46/614.3 Dropped short and hurled wide of off, gets some turn across off, loses her balance as she tries to whack it past point, very sharp stumping, she has been so neat and agile with her glovework, on-field umpire doesn't want to consult third umpire, Southby is so quick with her stumpings. Ecclestone came forward to cut and missed it. There has been no method to the madness from Giants today 53/718.2 Departs very next ball. Propelled fuller and dipping wide of off, slashed straight to Thompson at extra cover, reverse cups it with ease and Ghosh departs after a struggling 11-run innings. Continue to fold quickly 69/818.4 in the air and chipped away past extra cover, long-off gets into action and chucks a sharp throw at non-striker's end, she is not even in the frame, Ballinger goes for one, very brief stay at the crease, it's a total disaster for Giants. 71/9Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL85/9 (20 Overs, RR: 4.25 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Meg Lanning, 1.2 ov), 2-15 (Mady Villiers, 2.3 ov), 3-19 (Kathryn Bryce, 2.5 ov), 4-24 (Paige Scholfield, 4.2 ov), 5-39 (Smriti Mandhana, 8.2 ov), 6-46 (Maitlan Brown, 10.4 ov), 7-53 (Sophie Ecclestone, 14.3 ov), 8-69 (Richa Ghosh, 18.2 ov), 9-71 (Grace Ballinger, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB G Potts 4 0 25 1 6.25 10 3 1 0 0 O Prendergast 4 0 18 4 4.5 12 3 0 1 0 H Graham 4 0 19 2 4.75 10 2 0 1 0 SAE Smale 4 0 9 0 2.25 11 0 0 0 0 G Wareham 4 0 13 0 3.25 7 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.5 Skips down the track and tries to dump it down for a six but loses her shape and slices it in the air, Lanning takes a sprawling catch at cover, sprinting back over her shoulder and taking a tumbling catch; that's how you lead by example, sharp fielder, crucial breakthrough, gets rid of the leading run-scorer in this competition 34/26.4 Lunges forward and tries to punch it down the pitch, ends up chipping it back to the bowler; undone by the lovely bit of flight and dip towards her, she wanted to take her on and break free; ends up losing her wicket in the process 27/111.1 Over the wicket, she was back and waiting for the ball to spin back in, sharp turn, she clips it straight to Lanning at short mid-on - standing right next to the bowler so the move works, tried to play with turn but couldn't evade the only fielder 56/313.4 Up in the air and Lanning takes a stupendous running catch at cover, very safe pair of hands, wanted to clatter it over the bowler's head, ball leapt sharply off the pitch and she made her mind early to big downtown, needless bit of aggression against the very best 64/511.2 Interesting. Fire hiccuping. Around the wicket, and bowls a gem of a quick yorker on off, tries to carve it through covers and the death rattle was blared before the bat jammed down, she is on a hattrick! 56/416.1 Over the wicket, touch shorter and outside off, punched to cover and Bryce quickly intercepts and pings a sharp throw at batter's end, Ghoush manages to collect the ball and remove the zingers before Thompson manages to slide her bat back inside the crease, actually the throw was not quite on target but Ghoush did well to extend her arms and collect it quickly, Thompson made a despairing dive but fell short 76/616.3 Wicket-to-wicket stuff and she is unable to plonk a pull and ends up making a mess of her stumps 76/7Extras2 (w 2)TOTAL88/7 (18.1 Overs, RR: 4.83 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Sarah Bryce, 6.4 ov), 2-34 (Georgia Voll, 7.5 ov), 3-56 (Freya Kemp, 11.1 ov), 4-56 (Orla Prendergast, 11.2 ov), 5-64 (Georgia Wareham, 13.4 ov), 6-76 (Grace Thompson, 16.1 ov), 7-76 (Niamh Holland, 16.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB G Ballinger 2 0 4 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 S Ecclestone 4 0 14 3 3.5 11 1 0 1 0 M Brown 1 0 5 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 R MacDonald-Gay 2 0 18 0 9 2 3 0 1 0 REA Tyson 4 0 16 1 4 11 2 0 0 0 MK Villiers 3.1 0 23 1 7.18 3 3 0 0 0 KE Bryce 2 1 8 1 4 8 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Welsh Fire (Women) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
05 August 2026 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Welsh Fire (Women) 4, Manchester Super Giants (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 25 runs, 4 wickets)
- Balls 15: Review by Manchester Super Giants (Women) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Pratt, Batter - KE Bryce (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Manchester Super Giants (Women): 50 runs in 64 balls, Extras 1
- Balls 91: Review by Welsh Fire (Women) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - N Pratt, Batter - RM Ghosh (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Innings Break: Manchester Super Giants (Women) - 85/9 in 100 balls (R MacDonald-Gay 18, REA Tyson 4)
- Welsh Fire (Women): 50 runs in 49 balls, Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Women) - 52/2 in 50 balls (FG Kemp 4, G Wareham 14)
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