140/5 (20.0)
CR : 7.00
181/3 (20.0)
CR : 9.05
Welsh Fire Women won by 41 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Tammy Beaumont
118(61)
19.2
1
S Ismail to H Kaur
Good length on the pads, Kaur goes right across the stumps and gets an inside edge through to the pads as the ball rolls away in no man's land.
19.3
1
S Ismail to N Dattani
Short of a length into the pitch, Dattani pulls it away to the midwicket region for a single.
19.4
1b
S Ismail to H Kaur
Good length delivery angling in full and straight, Kaur swings and misses. The keeper misses and they get a bye.
19.5
2
S Ismail to N Dattani
Length delivery here, Dattani goes inside out and goes just over mid-off for a couple of runs. Beaumont looks to take a spectacular catch but cannot do so. So, that's the end of the game as Welsh Fire wins this game and go top of the points table.
Over 20
Trent Rockets Women 140/5
Naomi Dattani7(7)
Harmanpreet Kaur22(23)
Shabnim Ismail1-23(20 b)
WFW won by 41 runs
10:09 PM IST, 17:39 Local Time: The highest-ever score in Women's Hundred gets registered in the form of victory as Welsh Fire Women steamroll Trent Rockets Women by 41 runs. They move straight to the top of the league table and when it comes to the Rockets, they falter once again despite climbing earlier in bits and pieces.
Arriving to surmount a target of 182 runs, Lizelle Lee and Bryony Smith gave an apt start to Rockets. The first set saw some boundaries here and there and Lee was spectacular with her might and shot selection. But it's the middle and lower middle-order that made a mockery of the rollicking start.
78 runs were registered for the first wicket. After the eighth set, Lee was removed by the experienced Shabnim Ismail who was assisted by a tremendous catch from Freya Davies. Right after, a couple of wickets toppled which included Bryony Smith and Nat-Sciver Brunt.
Smith (48 off 21) fell short of a half-century by two runs and the Trent Bridge-centric unit lost all the momentum. They were well in this chase for a good amount but later on, the lower-middle order failed to step up. Harmanpreet Kaur's 22* off 23 balls did not do justice and the Rockets suffered another drubbing to leave a margin of 41 runs between the two scores.
The Fire blew the opponents like 'fire' with some sensational fielding which deserves some shoutout.
Earlier, The Welsh Fire raced to 181 runs mark after 100 balls, and Tammy Beaumont, the skipper has to be credited highly for it. The fans at Cardiff got to witness an innings of superior quality from her as she struck her maiden Women's Hundred ton, pumping the scoreboard to shatter some record book pages. This was the highest-ever total in the history of Women's Hundred.
Arriving to surmount a target of 182 runs, Lizelle Lee and Bryony Smith gave an apt start to Rockets. The first set saw some boundaries here and there and Lee was spectacular with her might and shot selection. But it's the middle and lower middle-order that made a mockery of the rollicking start.
78 runs were registered for the first wicket. After the eighth set, Lee was removed by the experienced Shabnim Ismail who was assisted by a tremendous catch from Freya Davies. Right after, a couple of wickets toppled which included Bryony Smith and Nat-Sciver Brunt.
Smith (48 off 21) fell short of a half-century by two runs and the Trent Bridge-centric unit lost all the momentum. They were well in this chase for a good amount but later on, the lower-middle order failed to step up. Harmanpreet Kaur's 22* off 23 balls did not do justice and the Rockets suffered another drubbing to leave a margin of 41 runs between the two scores.
The Fire blew the opponents like 'fire' with some sensational fielding which deserves some shoutout.
Earlier, The Welsh Fire raced to 181 runs mark after 100 balls, and Tammy Beaumont, the skipper has to be credited highly for it. The fans at Cardiff got to witness an innings of superior quality from her as she struck her maiden Women's Hundred ton, pumping the scoreboard to shatter some record book pages. This was the highest-ever total in the history of Women's Hundred.
Sophia Dunkley opened with Beaumont with no Hayley Matthews around due to injury. She scored 24 runs off 28 deliveries and added to the 81 runs-opening stand for Welsh. She was replaced by Sarah Bryce who assisted her captain brilliantly.
The debutant- Cassidy McCarthy, and all-rounder Naomi Dattani were all belted away by the class of Beaumont. She went on to become the first-ever Centurian of Women's Hundred after already becoming the first woman to secure a double ton in Test cricket a month back.
However, Beaumont was dismissed at the fag end of the innings for 118 off 61 balls, followed by the wicket of Laura Harris in the final ball of the innings to put a full stop at 181.
However, Beaumont was dismissed at the fag end of the innings for 118 off 61 balls, followed by the wicket of Laura Harris in the final ball of the innings to put a full stop at 181.
Tammy Beaumont (Match Hero and Welsh Fire Women Captain): "Thanks very much. Pretty good wicket. Did well and then the bowlers bowled well on that track. We used the conditions well and used the breeze and maximised it. I treated Alana King with respect as she gets me a lot. I played her through and took on the others and glad it paid off as she got me out a lot of times.
She has been crucial to us. Sarah is doing well and is putting up a good performance.
The batters are doing their job and the bowlers did job. Yes, it was tough and we had to bowl well. Davies bowled well and outstanding bowling.
So, good catch from Dunkley as she is a brilliant fielder and takes some good catches at deep midwicket. Happy with my performance and my team's performance."
She has been crucial to us. Sarah is doing well and is putting up a good performance.
The batters are doing their job and the bowlers did job. Yes, it was tough and we had to bowl well. Davies bowled well and outstanding bowling.
So, good catch from Dunkley as she is a brilliant fielder and takes some good catches at deep midwicket. Happy with my performance and my team's performance."
So, that's a wrap from this encounter of the Women's Hundred. Welsh Fire are soaring high and sit at the top of the points table while the Trent Rockets have lost their momentum again. It has to be one of the matches for the record books and the stats pages across the digital platforms.
This was Arijit Kundu, coupled with the team of co-commentator, Ayan Chatterjee and scorer/analyst Paras Yadav. It's time for us to sign off. Cheers and make sure to swap tabs and check on the coverage of LPL, Men's Hundred, et al.