The Hundred, Welsh Fire v London Spirit, Sophia Gardens
Fire win toss and bowl
Fire need 164 to win
Warner hits unbeaten 70 off 45 balls to lead Spirit to 163-5
Both sides looking for first win after opening defeats
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Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Two
What a shot from Jonny Bairstow! The kids are up in the crowd loving this. Fire need a few more of these. A brilliant one-two. When you've got bat speed and power it goes miles.
Need 70 runs to win
Four more! Jonny Bairstow driving!
21 runs off set, including three consecutive boundaries.
Bairstow has 44 off 30, Fire need 70 off 30. They can't do this... can they?
Need 74 runs to win
And another! A huge pull into the stands from Jonny Bairstow!
Need 80 runs to win
The first six of the innings! Munched down the ground by Jonny Bairstow.
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Punished. Straight down the ground. A bit too full from Wood. Welsh Fire need more of these.
Need 87 runs to win
It's too full from Luke Wood and Chris Green pounds him down the ground for four.
Need 91 runs to win
Another good set from Liam Dawson, bringing just three singles.
The final one beats a sprawling David Warner at point. He lets out a loud cry down the player mic.
Definitely not out. That was about a ball's width wide of Chris Green's leg stump.
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Definitely no bat involved.
London Spirit are reviewing a possible lbw against Chris Green.
The umpire said no. It looks like it's missing leg stump to me.
Welsh Fire Head Coach Mike Hussey: "It hasn't been a great performance but Jonny [Bairstow] is out there still and Chris Green can bat. We will try and make it as small a loss as possible but there is still hope while those two are out there."
"We have got work to do. We have been below par so we need to get back to the drawing board and work on a lot of things."
"It hurts because we came into this tournament with confidence. Our performance has been disappointing today."
On the surface: "It is not an excuse because they showed you can get a good score on it. They were smart with the way they played so we will not be using it as an excuse."
On an Ashes prediction: "A bit early for me but hoping for an Aussie win. It should be a great series though."
Need 94 runs to win
A productive set for Welsh Fire, taking eight off Jamie Overton.
However, London Spirit were 90-2 at the same stage...
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Two
A much needed four for the Fire.
Need 95 runs to win
A boundary!
Jonny Bairstow thuds Jamie Overton for four in between mid-on and mid-wicket.
Jake Lintott
Ex-Southern Brave bowler on BBC Two
Richard Gleeson looked absolutely rapid in that ball. Perfect bouncer to Jonny Bairstow who was quickly out of the the way of it.
Need 102 runs to win
Oooooh Richard Gleeson fires in a rapid bouncer. Jonny Bairstow grins as he dodges out of the way.
Bairstow and Chris Green run two singles and a two.
Fire haven't scored a boundary since the 38th ball. The required rate is above two a ball.
Need 106 runs to win
Liam Dawson finishes his 10-ball set with 1-9. Excellent bowling.
164 feels very far away for Welsh Fire at the halfway mark. "A disappointing performance" is the assessment from head coach Mike Hussey. Can't argue with that.
Jake Lintott
Ex-Southern Brave bowler on BBC Two
A very uncharacteristic shot from Paul Walter. He has chipped a very simple chance.
Dawson did what Dawson does. He will have enjoyed that wicket to a left-hander because he will have known Walter wanted a six.
Walter c Williamson b Dawson 6 (Fire 55-6)
Paul Walter chips the ball to Kane Williamson at mid-wicket.
Another wicket falls, another gift for London Spirit. Sigh.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
This isn't the first time Jonny Bairstow has struggled to get the strike in a Welsh Fire shirt. He faced just 15 deliveries at the halfway mark of the innings during their match against Southern Brave here back in 2021.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williamson,caught Walter, bowled Hull Williamson, caught Walter, bowled Hull | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 100.00 |
Warner,not out Warner, not out | 70 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 155.56 |
Smith,caught Wells, bowled Hull Smith, caught Wells, bowled Hull | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 185.71 |
A Turner,caught Smith, bowled Meredith A Turner, caught Smith, bowled Meredith | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 171.43 |
Dickson,run out Payne Dickson, run out Payne | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 155.56 |
Overton,caught Walter, bowled Payne Overton, caught Walter, bowled Payne | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Jennings,not out Jennings, not out | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 166.67 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 10 Extras, no balls 2, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 10 | |||||||
Total,163 for 5 100 balls Total,163 for 5 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payne | 20 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.40 |
Meredith | 20 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.80 |
Hull | 20 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10.80 |
Walter | 20 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9.60 |
Green | 15 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12.40 |
Zaib | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
43 for 1 (34 balls) | Williamson |
89 for 2 (58 balls) | Smith |
119 for 3 (76 balls) | A Turner |
151 for 4 (92 balls) | Dickson |
151 for 5 (94 balls) | Overton |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith,caught Jennings, bowled Gleeson Smith, caught Jennings, bowled Gleeson | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 60.00 |
batting,Bairstow,not out batting, Bairstow, not out | 44 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 146.67 |
Wells,caught Smith, bowled Worrall Wells, caught Smith, bowled Worrall | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 200.00 |
Abell,caught A Turner, bowled Wood Abell, caught A Turner, bowled Wood | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 125.00 |
Kohler-Cadmore,caught Jennings, bowled Overton Kohler-Cadmore, caught Jennings, bowled Overton | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80.00 |
Zaib,bowled Worrall Zaib, bowled Worrall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.67 |
Walter,caught Williamson, bowled Dawson Walter, caught Williamson, bowled Dawson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 100.00 |
batting,Green,not out batting, Green, not out | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 133.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 | |||||||
Total,97 for 6 71 balls Total,97 for 6 71 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood | 15 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10.80 |
Worrall | 20 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9.30 |
Gleeson | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.80 |
Overton, bowling | 11 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.81 |
Dawson | 15 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
12 for 1 (12 balls) | Smith |
25 for 2 (18 balls) | Wells |
30 for 3 (22 balls) | Abell |
34 for 4 (27 balls) | Kohler-Cadmore |
39 for 5 (33 balls) | Zaib |
55 for 6 (47 balls) | Walter |
