Summary

  • Phoenix record first 10-wicket win of The Hundred to avoid early elimination

  • Verma hits 76 off 42 in thrilling run-chase; Eve Jones makes 52 off 35

  • Fire 127-9: B Smith 38, Gordon 2-30

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Timothy Abraham

  1. 6 runs

    Phoenix 8-0

    This is why everyone talks about Shafali Verma! She whacks the spin of Bryony Smith straight down the ground for six.

  2. Phoenix 0-0

    India's teenage superstar Shafali Verma has just sauntered through that LED tunnel and out to the middle. The Welsh Fire players have broken from their tunnel.

    The Phoenix need 128 to win.

  3. Lauren Winfield-Hill
    Northern Superchargers' women's captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    We haven't seen the best of Shafali Verma in this competition but I think she likes chasing totals and knowing what she needs to score and when to score boundaries etc.

    VermaGetty Images

  4. Restart at 16:40 BST

    The rain has moved on. We'll be back under way shortly with the Phoenix chase.

  5. I regularly have dreams where I'm live-texting a Test match but lose the ability to type and sit frozen as wickets tumble around me. It's stressful and probably says a lot about me.

    Other cricket-related dream stories are welcome.

  6. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I had a dream about a hover cover last night. That tells you what my life has been about in the last few weeks.

  7. Bryony Smith's innings was certainly action-packed...

  8. While we wait for the rain to clear, here's Bryony Smith's run map from today. Without her, Welsh Fire would be struggling!

    The run map shows Bryony Smith scored 38 with 1 six, 4 fours, 2 two, and 12 singles for Welsh Fire Women

  9. It's raining

    I have bad news. Rain has started to fall during the interval. We're going to have a delay.

  10. This fine bit of glovework from Amy Jones could prove crucial. With Jones dismissing her England predecessor Sarah Taylor, it was like some sort of movie script when the former apprentice beats their old master.

    Taylor could have hit the extra 20 runs needed to really put Fire in command.

  11. Thanks Tim! A remarkable collapse at the end there but I still fancy Welsh Fire have a half decent score.

  12. My fingers need a break after all those wickets so Matt Henry will take you through the Phoenix chase.

  13. Welsh Fire skipper Sophie Luff, speaking to Sky Sports between innings, said: "I think it's a pretty decent total. The pitch was better than we expected. Slow bowling was difficult to hit. It's nice to have a bit of luck with the bat myself, we haven't really had that.

    "The collapses have happened too often but to get 127 is still pretty good. We haven't been talking about the bigger situation with the standings, we are just focusing on winning this game and hopefully that gets us in a good position."

  14. Phew...

  15. Olly Stone
    England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    The Welsh Fire will still be relatively happy with that total.

  16. Fire 127-9

    A top edge sweep from Alice Macleod off Erin Burns on ball 99 gets her back on strike. Chance of another run out as Fire attempt a second run off the very final ball but Amy Jones misses the stumps with Macleod only grounding her bat after the ball is saved from overthrows.

  17. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It has been mayhem in the last few minutes.

  18. New batter: Hannah Baker

    Hannah BakerBBC Sport
  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Harvey lbw b Gordon 0

    Chaos from Welsh Fire. Nicole Harvey had shuffled across her crease and the technology has the ball going on to hit the stumps and she is on her way.

  20. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I tell you what. I don't think this is the worst review...