The Hundred: Northern Superchargers v Welsh Fire, Headingley
Superchargers win by 47 runs
Visitors slump from 48-2 to 94 all out
Fire 94: Beaumount 36 (21); Wareham 2-14, Ballinger 2-16
Superchargers 141-4: Armitage 34* (27), Wareham 29* (17); Matthews 2-18
Superchargers v Fire men's match begins at 18:30 BST
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Northern Superchargers had some success sweeping against spin during their innings, hitting 24 off 12 including four boundaries - by contrast Welsh Fire are yet to attempt a sweep against the spinners in this innings.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Headingley
Beaumont knows it, you can see how disappointed she is. She will feel a little unlucky. A couple of inches either side and it would have been straight to the boundary.
Superchargers are right on the way to winning.
Beaumont c Armitage b Ballinger 36 (Fire 58-5)
Dear, oh dear. What a gift from Tammy Beaumont. She struck that straight to Hollie Armitage.
Welsh Fire need 84 runs off 50 balls and they've lost all three of their big-hitting top three. A deserved wicket for Grace Ballinger.
Target 142
Tammy Beaumont doing Tammy Beaumont things. Six over mid-off.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Headingley
You want a catch taken? Get an Australian underneath it.
It was hit flat and Annabel Sutherland gobbled it up. That is why they are so good in the international game.
Jonassen c Sutherland b Wareham 1 (Fire 51-4)
Jess Jonassen can't capitalise on her lifeline. She's been caught by Annabel Sutherland at mid-off.
It's all going horribly wrong for Welsh Fire.
Fire 50-3
Did that carry? The ball is struck straight to Alice Davidson-Richards at backward point but it goes through her hands. Lifeline for Jess Jonassen.
Scott Read
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
There were modest celebrations from Kate Cross and her teammates. Maybe they were just having us on.
Elwiss run out (Cross/Wareham) 13 (Fire 48-3)
Welsh Fire can't help themselves. A second run-out of the match as Georgia Elwiss goes for a quick single that wasn't there.
Kate Cross' throw is accurate and Georgia Wareham takes off the bails at the non-striker's end.
Is this another run-out?
Target 142
Tammy Beaumont gets the strike back in time for the final ball of Annabel Sutherland's first set and dances down to send it for four wide of mid-off.
She knows Welsh Fire's hopes of victory are on her shoulders.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Headingley
Annabel Sutherland is one of those tall Australian-style bowlers that bangs it in. She is very tall for a women's fast bowler.
Target 142
Georgia Elwiss isn't looking as fluid as her captain.
She takes a single and Tammy Beaumont screams for two off the next ball, determined to keep the strike. She only manages one.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Headingley
I have a lot of faith in Welsh Fire, as long as Tammy Beaumont stays in. Not as much hope in their middle order, however.
Target 142
Tammy Beaumont has raced to 23 off 14 but the required runs per ball is up above 1.5.
Target 142
Bang. Another six for Tammy Beaumont, cleanly struck over mid-on.
Target 142
Georgia Wareham enters the attack and only concedes two runs from her first five balls.
How important could this run out of Sophia Dunkley in the powerplay be?
'There was never a run there!' - Dunkley dismissed after miscommunication with Matthews
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The first two wickets in the powerplay are not ideal and these two have got to stay out there and build some kind of partnership.
Target 142
Tammy Beaumont takes the penultimate ball of the powerplay for four, guiding the ball over the fielder at mid-off.
Grace Ballinger finishes the set with a loud lbw appeal but it's turned down.
At the end of the powerplay, Welsh Fire are 30-2 chasing 142.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Hollie Armitage is rewarded for her tactical ploy to get Linsey Smith into the attack early. Since the start of 2024, Hayley Matthews averages 24 against left-arm spin, her lowest for any bowling type.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perrin,caught Ismail, bowled Matthews Perrin, caught Ismail, bowled Matthews | 21 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 87.50 |
Davidson-Richards,leg before wicket, bowled Davies Davidson-Richards, leg before wicket, bowled Davies | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 155.56 |
Litchfield,caught Beaumont, bowled Ismail Litchfield, caught Beaumont, bowled Ismail | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 133.33 |
Sutherland,caught George, bowled Matthews Sutherland, caught George, bowled Matthews | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 140.00 |
Armitage,not out Armitage, not out | 34 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 125.93 |
Wareham,not out Wareham, not out | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 170.59 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 6, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 6, total 11 | |||||||
Total,141 for 4 100 balls Total,141 for 4 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ismail | 20 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.90 |
Davies | 15 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9.60 |
Jonassen | 20 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.90 |
Levick | 15 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.20 |
Elwiss | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
Matthews | 20 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
24 for 1 (19 balls) | Davidson-Richards |
29 for 2 (23 balls) | Litchfield |
62 for 3 (44 balls) | Perrin |
89 for 4 (65 balls) | Sutherland |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,run out Wareham Dunkley, run out Wareham | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.00 |
Matthews,bowled Smith Matthews, bowled Smith | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 166.67 |
Beaumont,caught Armitage, bowled Ballinger Beaumont, caught Armitage, bowled Ballinger | 36 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 171.43 |
Elwiss,run out Cross Elwiss, run out Cross | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 76.47 |
Jonassen,caught Sutherland, bowled Wareham Jonassen, caught Sutherland, bowled Wareham | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
S Bryce,bowled Sutherland S Bryce, bowled Sutherland | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 50.00 |
Windsor,bowled Smith Windsor, bowled Smith | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
George,leg before wicket, bowled Wareham George, leg before wicket, bowled Wareham | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Davies,caught and bowled Cross Davies, caught and bowled Cross | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 44.44 |
Ismail,not out Ismail, not out | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 60.00 |
Levick,caught Wareham, bowled Ballinger Levick, caught Wareham, bowled Ballinger | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 84.62 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 | |||||||
Total,94 all out 98 balls Total,94 all out 98 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ballinger | 18 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.33 |
Cross | 20 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.10 |
Smith | 20 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8.40 |
Wareham | 20 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 |
Sutherland | 20 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
2 for 1 (6 balls) | Dunkley |
6 for 2 (12 balls) | Matthews |
48 for 3 (41 balls) | Elwiss |
51 for 4 (45 balls) | Jonassen |
58 for 5 (50 balls) | Beaumont |
63 for 6 (55 balls) | Windsor |
65 for 7 (57 balls) | S Bryce |
72 for 8 (65 balls) | George |
76 for 9 (74 balls) | Davies |
94 for 10 (98 balls) | Levick |
