Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Hayley Matthews is timing it well at the moment, she's keeping her shape.
Summary
Mandhana anchors Brave's run-chase with unbeaten half-century
Matthews (33) top-scores for Fire
First-ball duck for Taylor
Two wickets apiece for Bell and Wellington
Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport at Sophia GardensCharlotte Taylor has been a revelation since she started playing for the Southern Vipers last year. She was the leading wicket taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy last year, even though she only played in about half of the competition.
The boundaries are renowned for being short and straight in Cardiff so it'll be interesting to see how the batters play her.
Fire 45-2published at 40 balls
Georgia Redmayne notches her first boundary as she drives Stefanie Taylor through the covers. A lovely ping off the bat there.
Taylor bowls two consecutive sets and is a lot tighter, with the Fire batters unable to find the boundary again with nine from her 10.
Fire 35-2published at 30 balls
Back-to-back boundaries for Hayley Matthews who has looked in good touch here. First she rocks on to the back foot and cuts it through the covers and then crashes one through the covers for another four.
New batter: Georgia Redmaynepublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
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WICKETpublished at 26 balls
Macleod c Bell b Wellington 5 (Fire 26-2)
Oh dear. Alice Macleod skids Amanda-Jade Wellington's first ball high into the sky after a mistimed sweep shot and Lauren Hill hangs on to a routine catch.
Fire 19-1published at 21 balls
A bit of spin with Charlotte Taylor into the attack, but Hayley Matthews is quickly on to a full toss first ball and clips it through the mid-wicket boundary for four.
Postpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraAs a swing bowler you want the batter to be playing away from the body and then you can swing through the gate.
Fire 15-1published at 18 balls
Alice Macleod comes done the track to Lauren Bell and whips it across the line but the boundary sweeper ensures only a couple of runs are taken. Two balls later and Hayley Matthews goes for a big heave but fails to connect.
Postpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraMatthews is such a strong striker of the ball, she's played so many important innings in her career and is such a sought-after player in world cricket.
Fire 8-1published at 14 balls
The first boundary of the day from Hayley Matthews, who confidently comes to meet the ball and whacks Anya Shrubsole =down the ground for four.
Next batter: Alice Macleodpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Image source, BBC SportWICKETpublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Smith run out (Wellington) 1
Oh dear, Bryony Smith is on her way back to the pavilion. The Fire batter punched the ball into covers but the ball is picked up cleanly by Amanda-Jade Wellington and she throws down the stumps.
Postpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraLauren Bell is a really good cricketer, she went to Bradfield College and became the first girl to play for the boys' first XI.
Postpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lauren Bell will bowl the second set for the Brave.
Fire 1-0published at 5 balls
A tidy first set of five from Anya Shrubsole with just one run taken from it, down the ground from Byrony Smith. Looks at bit murky in Cardiff.
Postpublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Okay, we're about to get underway with Anya Shrubsole to start with the ball for the Brave.
Postpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt's been a great competition so far and to see the opportunity presented for the women, playing on a platform to perform in front of the TV cameras and what have been reasonable crowds. It's new territory for certainly the domestic women players.
Opening batters: Bryony Smith & Hayley Matthewspublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Image source, BBC Sport
Image source, BBC SportPostpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Disgruntled fans have voiced their frustrations at the reduced capacity in Cardiff, with many saying their tickets to today's games were only cancelled a few days ago.
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