Welsh Fire (Men) v Birmingham Phoenix (Men), Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 25th Match, The Hundred Mens, 2024

The Hundred Mens 25th Match: Welsh Fire (Men) v Birmingham Phoenix (Men) at Cardiff, August 10, 2024
Welsh Fire (Men)
WF
146/8 (100 balls)
Birmingham Phoenix (Men)
BP
149/5 (93 balls)
Finished
BP won by 5 wickets
Welsh Fire (Men) InningWF Inning146/8 (20 ov)
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) InningBP Inning149/5 (18.3 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
David Willey to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett goes back, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
0
0.2
David Willey to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
1
0.3
David Willey to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett goes forward to take inswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
0.4
David Willey to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes back and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
2
0.5
David Willey to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, Moeen Ali goes back to take inswinger of good length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
0
1.1
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
4
1.2
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
1.3
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes forward and strives to hit inside out shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
0
1.4
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
0
1.5
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and strives to hit sloge sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
6
2.1
David Willey to Ben Duckett, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
4
2.2
David Willey to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
2.3
David Willey to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
3
2.4
David Willey to Ben Duckett, 3 runs, Ben Duckett goes forward and plays a well-timed drive 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 mid wicket for 3 runs.
0
2.5
David Willey to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali goes forward and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
4
3.1
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
4
3.2
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes back and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
0
3.3
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Matt Henry bowls a sharp delivery, and Moeen Ali goes back to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
0
3.4
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and strives to hit pull, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
4
3.5
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
4.1
David Payne to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett goes forward 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 deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
4.2
David Payne to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and strives to hit pull, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
0
4.3
David Payne to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
2
4.4
David Payne to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, Moeen Ali goes forward and plays a well-timed pull 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 mid wicket for 2 runs.
4
4.5
David Payne to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Moeen Ali 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.
0
5.1
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
0
5.2
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
1
5.3
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
5.4
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
5.5
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an legbreak 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.
1
6.1
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot 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 short mid wicket for 1 run.
1
6.2
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push 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 mid wicket for 1 run.
2
6.3
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 2 runs.
1
6.4
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Haris Rauf delivers fast ball at good length, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Moeen Ali to just 1 run.
1
6.5
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
4
7.1
Glenn Phillips to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
7.2
Glenn Phillips to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
4
7.3
Glenn Phillips to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Ben Duckett goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
7.4
Glenn Phillips to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
7.5
Glenn Phillips to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an off break 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.
0
8.1
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
0
8.2
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short mid wicket.
4
8.3
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
8.4
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push 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 mid wicket for 1 run.
4
8.5
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
2
9.1
David Payne to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 2 runs.
2
9.2
David Payne to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot 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 square leg for 2 runs.
1wd
9.3
David Payne to Ben Duckett, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Ben Duckett with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
1
9.3
David Payne to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick 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 deep square leg for 1 run.
1
9.4
David Payne to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali goes forward and plays a well-timed push 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 mid wicket for 1 run.
4
9.5
David Payne to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1b
10.1
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 1 bye, Bye !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, tries to swat it, but the ball sails past the batter, eluding the keeper, batter sneaks 1 runs off bye.
1
10.2
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push 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 1 run.
1
10.3
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali goes forward and plays a well-timed push 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 1 run.
2wd
10.4
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, 2 wide, Wide Ball !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Ben Duckett's head, It gets past the keeper, and they snatch 2 runs, Umpire Calls it wide.
1
10.4
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
10.5
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett goes forward and plays a well-timed push 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 1 run.
0
11.1
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
2
11.2
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull 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 mid wicket for 2 runs.
4
11.3
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
11.4
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
0
11.5
Matt Henry to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
1
12.1
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
12.2
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Luke Wells delivers googly at full length, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Ben Duckett to just 1 run.
4lb
12.3
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 4 leg bye, Bye !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, aims to slam defensive shot, but misses the shot and keeper fumbles and batter steals bye for 4 runs.
1
12.4
Luke Wells to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an legbreak 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.
4
12.5
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
13.1
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push 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 mid wicket for 1 run.
1
13.2
Haris Rauf to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a yorker by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
13.3
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
0
13.4
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes forward to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
2
13.5
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 2 runs.
6
14.1
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
0
14.2
Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
w
14.3
Moeen Ali c DA Payne b M Henry 60 (46) Matt Henry to Moeen Ali, no run, c DA Payne b M Henry, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards David Payne, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Moeen Ali.
4
14.4
Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
4
14.5
Matt Henry to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
4
15.1
Luke Wells to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps. Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
4lb
15.2
Luke Wells to Jamie Smith, 4 leg bye, Leg Bye !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but ball direclty brushes against the body, and batter snatch 4 runs off leg bye.
0
15.3
Luke Wells to Jamie Smith, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease and strives to hit inside out shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
1
15.4
Luke Wells to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed punch off an legbreak 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.
2
15.5
Luke Wells to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed punch off an top spinner delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
w
16.1
Jamie Smith b H Rauf 13 (7) Haris Rauf to Jamie Smith, no run, b H Rauf, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Jamie Smith as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
4
16.2
Haris Rauf to Liam Livingstone, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Liam Livingstone hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
w
16.3
Liam Livingstone runout (D Willey) 4 (2) Haris Rauf to Liam Livingstone, no run, runout (D Willey), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Liam Livingstone hangs in the crease, hits push to deep mid wicket and took off for a risky single, but David Willey was quick to react, threw it towards the stumps. Liam Livingstone was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!
1
16.4
Haris Rauf to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push 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 cover for 1 run.
w
16.5
Dan Mousley lbw b H Rauf 0 (1) Haris Rauf to Dan Mousley, no run, lbw b H Rauf, Out LBW !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Dan Mousley hangs in the crease to attempt flick shot, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Haris Rauf appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Dan Mousley's dismissal.
0
17.1
David Willey to Jacob Bethell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
w
17.2
Jacob Bethell c M Henry b D Willey 0 (2) David Willey to Jacob Bethell, no run, c M Henry b D Willey, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jacob Bethell hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Matt Henry, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jacob Bethell.
0
17.3
David Willey to Benny Howell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Benny Howell goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
0
17.4
David Willey to Benny Howell, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Benny Howell hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
2
17.5
David Willey to Benny Howell, 2 runs, Benny Howell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull 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 mid wicket for 2 runs.
4
18.1
David Willey to Ben Duckett, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Ben Duckett hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
18.2
David Willey to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push 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 mid wicket for 1 run.
4
18.3
David Willey to Benny Howell, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Benny Howell hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.