Recent Match
The Hundred Mens Competition 2024, 25th Match, Cardiff, Aug 10th, 2024

Welsh Fire

(100 ov) 146/8

Birmingham Phoenix

(93 ov) 149/5

Complete Birmingham Phoenix won by 5 wkts

Player of Match: Sean Abbott

Duckett and Moeen Ali are at the crease. Duckett is on strike. Willey will open the attack
Welcome back. Again Mo and Duckett to open. Willey will start. A wide slip.
Sean Abbott: Bit of a funny wicket, felt drier and the ball was not coming on. The slower balls were not gripping but wasn't flying off either. The quicks were bowling well in the powerplay, we have got Chris Wood in for the last two games, we have got plenty of powerplay options and that's how we have lined up. With the way the wicket played, we got spin in. Pace on or pace off at the top of the stumps is the hardest to hit. Had to get away from TKC and the shorter side at the end. We will keep an eye on that [stats] but everyone knows how we play, we bat deep and it's the same gameplan regardless of the ground.
19:26 Local Time, 18:26 GMT, 23:56 IST: Looks like a dry pitch in Cardiff today, and Sean Abbott was superb with his cutters to finish with 4/16.
16.4
Milne to Matt Henry, FOUR, to long-on
16.3
Milne to Willey, byes, 1 run
16.2
Milne to Matt Henry, 1 run, full delivery around off, right in the slot for Henry who clears the front leg and absolutely hammers it down the pitch.
16.1
Milne to Matt Henry, FOUR, to deep square leg
15.6
Milne to Matt Henry, 2 runs, slower length ball outside off, Henry looks to slog and drags it wide of long-on. Manages to get back for two
Matt Henry, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.5
Abbott to David Payne, out Caught by Southee!! Abbott finishes with four-fer! Back of a length around off, kicks up on Payne as he looks to loft through the line. David Payne c Southee b Abbott 1(2)
Abbott to David Payne, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
15.4
Abbott to Willey, 1 run, goes for a wide yorker, decently executed,
15.3
Abbott to David Payne, 1 run, square of the wicket
David Payne, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2
Abbott to Kohler-Cadmore, out Caught by Benny Howell!! Kohler-Cadmore c Benny Howell b Abbott 54(32) [4s-7 6s-1]
Abbott to Kohler-Cadmore, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
15.1
Abbott to Willey, 1 run, short ball across off, Willey looks to pull but drags it off an under-edge in front of the keeper
14.6
Southee to Kohler-Cadmore, 2 runs, miscued high in the air but lands safely! Short of length outside off, slower one and Kohler-Cadmore ends up slicing it as he goes for the pull. There's no one inside the circle at midwicket and that's where it goes
14.5
Southee to Willey, leg byes, 1 run, slower length ball down leg, Willey looks to clip it away but it goes off his thigh pad