Oval Invincibles (Men) v Welsh Fire (Men), Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 16, The Hundred Mens, 2025

The Hundred Mens Match 16: Oval Invincibles (Men) v Welsh Fire (Men) at London, August 16, 2025
Oval Invincibles (Men)
OI
226/4 (100 balls)
Welsh Fire (Men)
WF
143/10 (93 balls)
Finished
OI won by 83 runs
Oval Invincibles (Men) InningOI Inning226/4 (20 ov)
Welsh Fire (Men) InningWF Inning143/10 (18.3 ov)

Commentary

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0.1
Stephen Eskinazi c T Muyeye b JP Behrendorff 0 (1) Jason Behrendorff to Stephen Eskinazi, no run, c T Muyeye b JP Behrendorff, Caught out!! outswinger good length on the off stump, Stephen Eskinazi hangs in the crease to take the gamble with cut towards point, edged!! and expertly caught by Tawanda Muyeye. Leading to a soft dismissal.
1
0.2
Jason Behrendorff to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run, outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the short cover for 1 run.
0
0.3
Jason Behrendorff to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Steven Smith hangs in the crease, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
0
0.4
Jason Behrendorff to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease, dabs it towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.
2
0.5
Jason Behrendorff to Steven Smith, 2 runs, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Steven Smith hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep square leg for 2 runs. Misfielding has cost them runs
0
1.1
Saqib Mahmood to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the mid on.
4
1.2
Saqib Mahmood to Steven Smith, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease and caresses punch to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
0
1.3
Saqib Mahmood to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the mid off.
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1.4
Saqib Mahmood to Steven Smith, 4 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Steven Smith hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 4 runs off leg bye.
1
1.5
Saqib Mahmood to Steven Smith, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
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2.1
Steven Smith c J Cox b JP Behrendorff 7 (9) Jason Behrendorff to Steven Smith, no run, c J Cox b JP Behrendorff, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long on, but the ball finds safe hands of Jordan Cox, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Steven Smith is out.
4
2.2
Jason Behrendorff to Luke Wells, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Luke Wells hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
0
2.3
Jason Behrendorff to Luke Wells, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, goes back, plays push to the short mid wicket.
6
2.4
Jason Behrendorff to Luke Wells, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, full length, Luke Wells hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering flick shot to deep square leg for a magnificent Maximum!
1
2.5
Jason Behrendorff to Luke Wells, 1 run, Luke Wells hangs in the crease to take inswinger of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
4
3.1
Sam Curran to Jonny Bairstow, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jonny Bairstow elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
1
3.2
Sam Curran to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
0
3.3
Sam Curran to Luke Wells, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Luke Wells hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
2
3.4
Sam Curran to Luke Wells, 2 runs, Sam Curran delivers fast ball at good length, Luke Wells hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep cover, limits Luke Wells to just 2 runs.
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3.5
Sam Curran to Luke Wells, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball back of length on the leg stump, Sam Curran has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.
1
3.5
Sam Curran to Luke Wells, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Luke Wells hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
0
4.1
Tom Curran to Luke Wells, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
2
4.2
Tom Curran to Luke Wells, 2 runs, Tom Curran delivers fast ball at full length, Luke Wells hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 2 runs.
1
4.3
Tom Curran to Luke Wells, 1 run, Luke Wells hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
1
4.4
Tom Curran to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, plays , edged!! towards the deep fine leg for 1 run.
2
4.5
Tom Curran to Luke Wells, 2 runs, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Luke Wells hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 2 runs.
0
5.1
Rashid Khan to Luke Wells, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Luke Wells hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
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5.2
Rashid Khan to Luke Wells, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Luke Wells hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sweep sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
0
5.3
Rashid Khan to Luke Wells, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, goes back, played it to the short cover.
0
5.4
Rashid Khan to Luke Wells, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Luke Wells hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.
4
5.5
Rashid Khan to Luke Wells, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Luke Wells hangs in the crease, plays reverse sweep in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
4
6.1
Saqib Mahmood to Jonny Bairstow, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
6.2
Saqib Mahmood to Jonny Bairstow, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
6
6.3
Saqib Mahmood to Jonny Bairstow, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the off stump, full length and Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering it to deep cover for a magnificent Maximum!
0
6.4
Saqib Mahmood to Jonny Bairstow, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards square leg, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
0
6.5
Saqib Mahmood to Jonny Bairstow, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Jonny Bairstow goes back, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
2
7.1
Rashid Khan to Jonny Bairstow, 2 runs, legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards square leg for 2 runs. Overthrow and garnered a single run
1
7.2
Rashid Khan to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
0
7.3
Rashid Khan to Luke Wells, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays defensive shot.
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7.4
Luke Wells c S Curran b R Khan 29 (18) Rashid Khan to Luke Wells, no run, c S Curran b R Khan, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Luke Wells hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Sam Curran, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Luke Wells.
1
7.5
Rashid Khan to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, An accurately pitched flicker ball on the off stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
8.1
Nathan Sowter to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the leg stump, goes forward, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
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8.2
Nathan Sowter to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Tom Kohler-Cadmore with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
1
8.2
Nathan Sowter to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, Tom Kohler-Cadmore goes back to take googly of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
0
8.3
Nathan Sowter to Jonny Bairstow, no run, Dot ball !! flicker ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays push to the mid on.
1
8.4
Nathan Sowter to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run, flicker ball, back of length, on the leg stump, Jonny Bairstow goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards square leg for 1 run.
6
8.5
Nathan Sowter to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Tom Kohler-Cadmore goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular inside out shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
1
9.1
Tom Curran to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
0
9.2
Tom Curran to Jonny Bairstow, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, goes back, played it to the short cover.
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9.3
Tom Curran to Jonny Bairstow, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease, swats it, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
1
9.4
Tom Curran to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
9.5
Tom Curran to Jonny Bairstow, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
6
10.1
Rashid Khan to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the off stump, good length, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering punch to long off for a magnificent Maximum!
6
10.2
Rashid Khan to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sweep to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum! Back to back sixes, Freed his arms and sent the ball crashing on the other side of the fences into the crowd
4
10.3
Rashid Khan to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
10.4
Rashid Khan to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards slip for 1 run. Dropped catch
0
10.5
Rashid Khan to Jonny Bairstow, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan bowls a sharp delivery, and Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
1
11.1
Sam Curran to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 1 run. Dropped catch
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11.2
Sam Curran to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 bye, Bye !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease, swings it, but misses the shot and keeper fumbles and batter steals bye for 1 run. Misfielding has cost them runs
0
11.3
Sam Curran to Jonny Bairstow, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the leg stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease and slash sweep towards square leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
6
11.4
Sam Curran to Jonny Bairstow, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
1
11.5
Sam Curran to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run, slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
6
12.1
Nathan Sowter to Jonny Bairstow, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak, on the stumps, Jonny Bairstow goes back, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
0
12.2
Nathan Sowter to Jonny Bairstow, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the leg stump, goes back, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
4
12.3
Nathan Sowter to Jonny Bairstow, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the leg stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease and caresses sweep to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
4
12.4
Nathan Sowter to Jonny Bairstow, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Jonny Bairstow goes forward, plays reverse sweep in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
2
12.5
Nathan Sowter to Jonny Bairstow, 2 runs, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed chip shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
13.1
Tom Curran to Jonny Bairstow, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
13.2
Tom Curran to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, Tom Kohler-Cadmore goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
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13.3
Jonny Bairstow b TK Curran 50 (28) Tom Curran to Jonny Bairstow, no run, b TK Curran, Bowled out !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Jonny Bairstow hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
0
13.4
Tom Curran to Paul Walter, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
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13.5
Paul Walter b TK Curran 0 (2) Tom Curran to Paul Walter, no run, b TK Curran, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Paul Walter as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
1
14.1
Sam Curran to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the short cover for 1 run.
0
14.2
Sam Curran to Chris Green, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Chris Green hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
1
14.3
Sam Curran to Chris Green, 1 run, Sam Curran delivers slower ball at good length, Chris Green hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
1
14.4
Sam Curran to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
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14.5
Chris Green c & b S Curran 1 (3) Sam Curran to Chris Green, no run, c & b S Curran, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Chris Green goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards , but the ball finds safe hands of Sam Curran, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Chris Green is out.
1
15.1
Jason Behrendorff to Saif Zaib, 1 run, Saif Zaib hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.
1
15.2
Jason Behrendorff to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, Jason Behrendorff delivers fast ball at full length, Tom Kohler-Cadmore hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Tom Kohler-Cadmore to just 1 run.
4
15.3
Jason Behrendorff to Saif Zaib, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Saif Zaib hangs in the crease and caresses punch to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
0
15.4
Jason Behrendorff to Saif Zaib, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jason Behrendorff bowls a sharp delivery, and Saif Zaib goes back to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
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15.5
Saif Zaib c S Billings b JP Behrendorff 5 (4) Jason Behrendorff to Saif Zaib, no run, c S Billings b JP Behrendorff, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Saif Zaib who goes forward to play it towards slip that goes straight to Sam Billings, who makes the catch for Saif Zaib's dismissal.
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16.1
Tom Kohler-Cadmore c S Billings b S Mahmood 31 (16) Saqib Mahmood to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, c S Billings b S Mahmood, Caught out!! fast ball back of length on the leg stump, Tom Kohler-Cadmore goes back to take the gamble with pull towards short fine leg, edged!! and expertly caught by Sam Billings. Leading to a soft dismissal.
4
16.2
Saqib Mahmood to Matt Henry, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Matt Henry elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
1
16.3
Saqib Mahmood to Matt Henry, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the leg stump, Matt Henry goes back to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards deep square leg for 1 run.
0
16.4
Saqib Mahmood to David Payne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays push to the short cover.
1
16.5
Saqib Mahmood to David Payne, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, David Payne hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
0
17.1
Rashid Khan to Matt Henry, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
4
17.2
Rashid Khan to Matt Henry, Four, Four !! legbreak, back of length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Matt Henry goes back, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
1
17.3
Rashid Khan to Matt Henry, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers googly at full length, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Matt Henry to just 1 run.
0
17.4
Rashid Khan to David Payne, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, goes back, played it to the short mid wicket.
0
17.5
Rashid Khan to David Payne, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, David Payne hangs in the crease and strives to hit ramp shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
1
18.1
Tom Curran to Matt Henry, 1 run, Tom Curran delivers slower ball at full length, Matt Henry hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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18.2
David Payne c NA Sowter b TK Curran 1 (5) Tom Curran to David Payne, no run, c NA Sowter b TK Curran, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by David Payne who hangs in the crease to play it towards deep point that goes straight to Nathan Sowter, who makes the catch for David Payne's dismissal.
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18.3
Ajeet Singh Dale c S Curran b TK Curran 0 (1) Tom Curran to Ajeet Singh Dale, no run, c S Curran b TK Curran, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ajeet Singh Dale hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards short cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Sam Curran, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Ajeet Singh Dale is out.