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
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Sonny Baker130033.33
Josh Tongue2200100.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Riley Meredith2.51943.18
David Payne3.201434.20
Current Partnership: 2 run (0.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Sonny Baker 1 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 112/10 (19.2 ov)
CRR: 5.77 | Last Ten Overs: 56/7 6.72
Recent: W·11W11W1W·1W2·1W·

Commentary

w
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!
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.
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.
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.
w
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
18.2
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.
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.
w
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
w
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.
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.
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.
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.
w
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
14.1
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.
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.
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.
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
13.2
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.