Welsh Fire (Men) v Manchester Originals (Men), Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Match, The Hundred Mens, 2023

The Hundred Mens 2nd Match: Welsh Fire (Men) v Manchester Originals (Men) at Cardiff, August 02, 2023

Welsh Fire (Men)

WEL

94/3 (8)

Manchester Originals (Men)

MAN

85/4 (8)

Finished

WEL won by 9 runs.

Welsh Fire (Men) InningWEL Inning94/3 (8 ov)

Manchester Originals (Men) InningMAN Inning85/4 (8 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Philip Salt lbw b S Afridi 0 (1) Shaheen Afridi to Philip Salt, no run, lbw b S Afridi, Out LBW !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Philip Salt goes forward and takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Shaheen Afridi appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire, and Philip Salt has to go back.

0.2

Laurie Evans lbw b S Afridi 0 (1) Shaheen Afridi to Laurie Evans, no run, lbw b S Afridi, Out LBW !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Laurie Evans goes forward and takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Shaheen Afridi appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire, and Laurie Evans has to go back.

0.3

Shaheen Afridi to Max Holden, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Max Holden goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

0.4

Shaheen Afridi to Max Holden, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Max Holden goes forward and tucks ramp shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.

0.5

Shaheen Afridi to Max Holden, Four, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Max Holden goes forward and plays drive in the air to deep cover, and ball finds the ropes for four.

1.1

Shaheen Afridi to Max Holden, Four, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Max Holden goes forward and plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover, and ball finds the ropes for four.

1.2

Shaheen Afridi to Max Holden, Four, fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump, Max Holden goes forward and plays ramp shot in the air to deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes for four.

1.3

Shaheen Afridi to Max Holden, Four, reverse swing, fulltoss, on the off stump, Max Holden goes back and plays punch in the air to deep cover, and ball finds the ropes for four.

1.4

Shaheen Afridi to Max Holden, 2 runs, Max Holden goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident ramp shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 2 runs.

1.5

Shaheen Afridi to Max Holden, Four, outswinger, fulltoss, on the off stump, Max Holden goes back and plays cut in the air to deep cover, and ball finds the ropes for four.

2.1

David Willey to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

2.2

David Willey to Max Holden, 1 run, Max Holden goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

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2.3

David Willey to Jos Buttler, 2 no ball, No ball !! inswinger, short length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler goes back and trying to hit , but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat. Umpire signals it a no ball.

2.3

David Willey to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.

2.4

David Willey to Max Holden, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Max Holden goes back and tucks punch toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

2.5

David Willey to Max Holden, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Max Holden goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.

3.1

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, 1 bye, Bye !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes forward and swings it, but misses the shot and keeper fumbles and batter steals bye for 1 run.

3.2

Haris Rauf to Max Holden, Four, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Max Holden goes back and plays cut in the air to deep point, and ball finds the ropes for four.

3.3

Haris Rauf to Max Holden, 1 run, Max Holden goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards mid off for 1 run.

3.4

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

3.5

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.

4.1

David Payne to Max Holden, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Max Holden goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

4.2

David Payne to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.

4.3

David Payne to Max Holden, 1 bye, Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Max Holden goes forward and aims to play ramp shot, but the ball evades the batter and keeper, they are quick to steal 1 runs off bye.

4.4

David Payne to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to long on for a colossal Maximum!

4.5

David Payne to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Jos Buttler goes forward and it to the long on, races away and finds the boundary.

5.1

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back to the delivery and tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

5.2

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Jos Buttler goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!

5.3

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, 1 run, Jos Buttler goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

5.4

Haris Rauf to Max Holden, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Max Holden goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

5.5

Haris Rauf to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, Jos Buttler goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards mid on for 2 runs.

6.1

David Willey to Max Holden, Four, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Max Holden goes back and plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes for four.

6.2

Max Holden c G Phillips b D Willey 37 (18) David Willey to Max Holden, no run, c G Phillips b D Willey, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the off stump, Max Holden goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards deep cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Glenn Phillips. Leading to a soft dismissal.

6.3

David Willey to Paul Walter, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Paul Walter goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!

6.4

Paul Walter c JM Clarke b D Willey 6 (2) David Willey to Paul Walter, no run, c JM Clarke b D Willey, Caught out !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Paul Walter as the batter goes back to strike it towards slip, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Joe Clarke for a soft dismissal.

6.5

David Willey to Ashton Turner, 1 run, Ashton Turner goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

7.1

David Payne to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!

7.2

David Payne to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, Jos Buttler goes forward to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the leg stump, executing a textbook flick shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep square leg for 2 runs.

7.3

David Payne to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, Jos Buttler goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 2 runs.

7.4

David Payne to Jos Buttler, Four, fast ball, fulltoss, on the leg stump, Jos Buttler goes forward and plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes for four.

7.5

David Payne to Jos Buttler, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.