The Hundred: Northern Superchargers v Welsh Fire, Headingley
Superchargers chase 144 to win by eight wickets, with 11 balls to spare
Crawley hits sparkling unbeaten 67 off 38 balls; Malan strikes 41 off 29
Fire 143-9: Bairstow 42 (23); Rashid 2-25
Fire openers Bairstow and Smith put on 62 before visitors slump to 102-5
Friday's double header is between Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets at Edgbaston
'Absolutely outrageous!' - Brook hits six on first ball
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Headingley
If I could make one change to the Hundred, I would mic up the coaches on the time-outs. You have Freddie Flintoff, one of the biggest names in cricket, up there with two international players.
How much would you love to hear what Freddie is saying?
Welsh Fire take a strategic timeout. "We need to take a wicket."
Target 144
Dawid Malan turns the penultimate delivery of the set off his pads and away for four.
For the rest of the set, he and Zak Crawley rotate the strike nicely.
Nine runs scored. The required rate is nearly down to a run a ball.
Scott Read
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
No one can really find an answer to the Crawley-Malan problem. There hasn't been a lot else created apart from the lbw review.
Target 144
Another eight runs knocked off Northern Superchargers' chase.
I mentioned Harry Brook's century against Welsh Fire in 2023 during the innings break. He might not get a chance to bat at all with the rate Dawid Malan and Zak Crawley are going along.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Headingley
A full toss from Luke Wells. Crawley has got there advancing and then timed it through mid-wicket.
Crawley has come out nicely. This must feel like a bit of fun after those intense Test matches.
Target 144
Crunch. Luke Wells comes into the attack and is immediately tonked for six down the ground by Zak Crawley.
Target 144
Zak Crawley picks a gap in the field and nails Chris Green for four.
Northern Superchargers will be happy to tick along with one boundary every set.
Two wides and two singles also came from the set.
Yep. Plenty of bat on it.
Nothing is going Welsh Fire's way.
There's a tension building drum in the background while we wait for UltraEdge.
He's hit it.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Headingley
That is so close to the edge of the bat. We shall see...
Chris Green is very interested in a possible lbw against Dawid Malan and convinces his captain to go upstairs.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That is crunched. Walter with a little bit of width and Crawley smacks the ball.
Chris Green is out there, but he eventually gave up chase.
Target 144
Paul Walter's first three deliveries yield just two singles.
Then it gets a bit messy. Zak Crawley drives him for four through point, there's a wide, and then a single.
Eight from it. Superchargers are scoring at two runs per ball.
Target 144
Another bowling change for Welsh Fire, with left-armer Paul Walter entering the attack. He starts with a dot and a single to Zak Crawley.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
A brilliant powerplay. Superchargers have got off to the perfect start.
The win predictor is changing now in their favour.
Target 144
Zak Crawley finishes the powerplay with a flourish: six!
Welsh Fire were 46-0 at the same stage... and then their innings fell apart.
Northern Superchargers are cruising.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Josh Hull has not judged that well at all. He could have just got two hands on it but instead went for the one-handed screamer.
Superchargers 46-0
Oh no. Josh Hull has dropped Dawid Malan on 28. Could he have got two hands to that? It was well above head height but he's a tall man.
Target 144
Riley Meredith comes into the attack and is immediately pulled for four by Dawid Malan.
Two balls later, Malan gets a lucky edge and the ball flies over the wicketkeeper for six.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith,bowled Potts Smith, bowled Potts | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 161.11 |
Bairstow,caught Crawley, bowled Rashid Bairstow, caught Crawley, bowled Rashid | 42 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 182.61 |
Wells,caught Pepper, bowled Potts Wells, caught Pepper, bowled Potts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Abell,run out Crawley Abell, run out Crawley | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 163.64 |
Kohler-Cadmore,bowled Lawes Kohler-Cadmore, bowled Lawes | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 76.92 |
Zaib,caught Brook, bowled Imad Zaib, caught Brook, bowled Imad | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 130.00 |
Walter,caught Crawley, bowled Rashid Walter, caught Crawley, bowled Rashid | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 150.00 |
Green,caught Lawrence, bowled Amir Green, caught Lawrence, bowled Amir | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75.00 |
Payne,bowled Imad Payne, bowled Imad | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Hull,not out Hull, not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100.00 |
Meredith,not out Meredith, not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 140.00 |
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,143 for 9 100 balls Total,143 for 9 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Imad | 20 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.80 |
Amir | 20 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8.40 |
Lawes | 15 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.60 |
Potts | 15 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10.40 |
Rashid | 20 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.50 |
Lawrence | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
62 for 1 (37 balls) | Smith |
62 for 2 (38 balls) | Wells |
78 for 3 (44 balls) | Bairstow |
99 for 4 (62 balls) | Abell |
102 for 5 (68 balls) | Kohler-Cadmore |
125 for 6 (84 balls) | Walter |
132 for 7 (88 balls) | Zaib |
133 for 8 (90 balls) | Payne |
133 for 9 (92 balls) | Green |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,not out Crawley, not out | 67 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 176.32 |
Malan,caught Payne, bowled Meredith Malan, caught Payne, bowled Meredith | 41 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 141.38 |
Pepper,leg before wicket, bowled Meredith Pepper, leg before wicket, bowled Meredith | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57.14 |
Brook,not out Brook, not out | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 166.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 10 | |||||||
Total,147 for 2 89 balls Total,147 for 2 89 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payne | 15 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12.80 |
Hull | 15 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.40 |
Green | 19 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.26 |
Meredith | 20 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9.90 |
Walter | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10.20 |
Wells | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.60 |
Zaib | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
91 for 1 (52 balls) | Malan |
100 for 2 (62 balls) | Pepper |
