Welsh Fire (Men) v Manchester Originals (Men), Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 12, The Hundred Mens, 2025

The Hundred Mens Match 12: Welsh Fire (Men) v Manchester Originals (Men) at Cardiff, August 13, 2025
Welsh Fire (Men)
WF
137/8 (100 balls)
Manchester Originals (Men)
MO
112/10 (97 balls)
Finished
WF won by 25 runs
Welsh Fire (Men) InningWF Inning137/8 (20 ov)
Manchester Originals (Men) InningMO Inning112/10 (19.2 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
David Payne to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.
3
0.2
David Payne to Phil Salt, 3 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep fine leg for 3 runs.
0
0.3
David Payne to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
0.4
David Payne to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, David Payne sends down a sharp delivery, Ben McKinney goes forward to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
0
0.5
David Payne to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, tried defensive shot but fails to get bat on it.
0
1.1
David Payne to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney 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.
4
1.2
David Payne to Ben McKinney, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
0
1.3
David Payne to Ben McKinney, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, David Payne sends down a sharp delivery, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
1
1.4
David Payne to Ben McKinney, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards point for 1 run.
0
1.5
David Payne to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
2
2.1
Riley Meredith to Ben McKinney, 2 runs, fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 2 runs.
3
2.2
Riley Meredith to Ben McKinney, 3 runs, Ben McKinney goes back to take fast ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 3 runs.
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2.3
Phil Salt c CJ Green b RP Meredith 3 (4) Riley Meredith to Phil Salt, no run, c CJ Green b RP Meredith, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Chris Green, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Phil Salt.
1
2.4
Riley Meredith to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the leg stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
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2.5
Ben McKinney c S Smith b RP Meredith 10 (10) Riley Meredith to Ben McKinney, no run, c S Smith b RP Meredith, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Ben McKinney as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards mid on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Steven Smith for a soft dismissal.
0
3.1
Riley Meredith to Mark Chapman, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Riley Meredith sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Mark Chapman hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
3.2
Riley Meredith to Mark Chapman, 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.
0
3.3
Riley Meredith to Mark Chapman, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman 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.
0
3.4
Riley Meredith to Mark Chapman, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, but decided to leave the ball at last.
w
3.5
Mark Chapman c TK Cadmore b RP Meredith 0 (5) Riley Meredith to Mark Chapman, no run, c TK Cadmore b RP Meredith, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Mark Chapman is out.
0
4.1
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler 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.
1wd
4.2
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! inswinger good length on the leg stump, Josh Hull has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.
4
4.2
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
4
4.3
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
1wd
4.4
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger good length on the off stump, Josh Hull has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.
1
4.4
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
0
4.5
Josh Hull to Heinrich Klaasen, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and slash cut towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
5.1
Paul Walter to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Heinrich Klaasen 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.
4
5.2
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
4
5.3
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
1
5.4
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed chip shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
4
5.5
Paul Walter to Heinrich Klaasen, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and caresses punch to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
1
6.1
Riley Meredith to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Riley Meredith delivers fast ball at back of length, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
6.2
Riley Meredith to Heinrich Klaasen, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease, dabs it towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.
0
6.3
Riley Meredith to Heinrich Klaasen, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
1
6.4
Riley Meredith to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1wd
6.5
Riley Meredith to Jos Buttler, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! inswinger good length on the leg stump, Riley Meredith has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.
0
6.5
Riley Meredith to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who blocks the ball right away.
0
7.1
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
1
7.2
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched bouncer on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident hook, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
7.3
Josh Hull to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Josh Hull delivers fast ball at back of length, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
7.4
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
7.5
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 run, fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
1
8.1
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
8.2
Chris Green to Heinrich Klaasen, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the mid on.
2
8.3
Chris Green to Heinrich Klaasen, 2 runs, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
1
8.4
Chris Green to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
8.5
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler goes back and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
1
9.1
Chris Green to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
9.2
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards short cover for 1 run.
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9.3
Heinrich Klaasen c LWP Wells b CJ Green 11 (12) Chris Green to Heinrich Klaasen, no run, c LWP Wells b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Heinrich Klaasen goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Luke Wells, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Heinrich Klaasen.
1
9.4
Chris Green to Lewis Gregory, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Lewis Gregory goes back and chunks it towards the long on for 1 run.
1
9.5
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
6
10.1
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to long on for a colossal Maximum!
1
10.2
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and plays cut off an bouncer delivers at a back of length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
0
10.3
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short mid wicket.
1
10.4
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, 1 run, An accurately pitched slower ball on the stumps, Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.
1
10.5
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Josh Hull delivers fast ball at good length, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
11.1
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, 1 run, Lewis Gregory goes back and plays a well-timed cut 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 point for 1 run.
1
11.2
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
0
11.3
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes back, played it to the short cover.
1
11.4
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease to make a confident pull, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
1
11.5
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler 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 cover for 1 run.
4
12.1
Saif Zaib to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
2
12.2
Saif Zaib to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Jos Buttler goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
12.3
Saif Zaib to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler goes back to take carrom ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
1
12.4
Saif Zaib to Lewis Gregory, 1 run, Saif Zaib delivers carrom ball at good length, Lewis Gregory goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Lewis Gregory to just 1 run.
0
12.5
Saif Zaib to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
6
13.1
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! off break ball is delivered on the stumps, full length and Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering it to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
0
13.2
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
1
13.3
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards point for 1 run.
0
13.4
Chris Green to Lewis Gregory, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short fine leg.
0
13.5
Chris Green to Lewis Gregory, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lewis Gregory goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
1
14.1
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident hook that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
14.2
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, 1 run, Josh Hull delivers slower ball at good length, Lewis Gregory goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep fine leg, limits Lewis Gregory to just 1 run.
1
14.3
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep square leg for 1 run.
4
14.4
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
4
14.5
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Short and well outside the leg stump. Lewis Gregory goes back, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
1
15.1
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, 1 run, Paul Walter delivers inswinger at good length, Lewis Gregory goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Lewis Gregory to just 1 run.
1
15.2
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards point for 1 run.
4
15.3
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Lewis Gregory goes back, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
0
15.4
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Lewis Gregory goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
0
15.5
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Paul Walter bowls a sharp delivery, and Lewis Gregory goes back to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
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16.1
Jos Buttler c TB Abell b CJ Green 57 (34) Chris Green to Jos Buttler, no run, c TB Abell b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Tom Abell, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Jos Buttler is out.
1
16.2
Chris Green to Tom Hartley, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Tom Hartley hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards slip for 1 run.
0
16.3
Chris Green to Lewis Gregory, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, goes back, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
2
16.4
Chris Green to Lewis Gregory, 2 runs, Chris Green delivers off break ball at back of length, Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
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16.5
Lewis Gregory c TB Abell b CJ Green 21 (19) Chris Green to Lewis Gregory, no run, c TB Abell b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Tom Abell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Lewis Gregory.
1
17.1
David Payne to Scott Currie, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Scott Currie hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the mid on for 1 run.
0
17.2
David Payne to Tom Hartley, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the off stump, Tom Hartley 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.
w
17.3
Tom Hartley c PI Walter b DA Payne 1 (3) David Payne to Tom Hartley, no run, c PI Walter b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Tom Hartley as the batter goes forward to strike it towards long on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Paul Walter for a soft dismissal.
1
17.4
David Payne to Noor Ahmad, 1 run, Noor Ahmad hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed punch off an slower ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
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17.5
Scott Currie c & b DA Payne 1 (2) David Payne to Scott Currie, no run, c & b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Scott Currie who goes back to play it towards that goes straight to David Payne, who makes the catch for Scott Currie's dismissal.
1
18.1
David Payne to Noor Ahmad, 1 run, David Payne delivers fast ball at back of length, Noor Ahmad hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
18.2
David Payne to Josh Tongue, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Josh Tongue goes back to make a confident push, sending the ball towards point for 1 run.
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18.3
Noor Ahmad c CJ Green b DA Payne 2 (3) David Payne to Noor Ahmad, no run, c CJ Green b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Noor Ahmad hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Chris Green, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Noor Ahmad is out.
1
18.4
David Payne to Sonny Baker, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Sonny Baker hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards point for 1 run.
1
18.5
David Payne to Josh Tongue, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Josh Tongue goes back and chunks it towards the long on for 1 run.
0
19.1
Riley Meredith to Sonny Baker, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Sonny Baker 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.
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19.2
Sonny Baker b RP Meredith 1 (3) Riley Meredith to Sonny Baker, no run, b RP Meredith, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Sonny Baker as batter goes back, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!