Welsh Fireplace cruised to the highest of the desk in The Hundred with a convincing seven-wicket win in opposition to Southern Courageous at Sophia Gardens.
Hayley Matthews took 3-16 because the winless Courageous have been bowled out for simply 84, a complete the hosts had no drawback passing, with a lack of simply three wickets.
The Welsh facet struck right away when Freya Davies dismissed Smriti Mandhana with the primary ball of the sport – the second time Davies has taken a wicket with the primary ball of the innings on this 12 months’s competitors.
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Georgia Adams took this sensible catch to dismiss Hayley Matthews
Southern Courageous misplaced wickets at common intervals all through, with none of their batters attending to grips with seam or spin, and justifying Fireplace captain Tammy Beaumont’s determination to subject first on the toss.
Georgia Adams top-scored with 17 for the guests, whereas Matthews starred with the ball. The West Indian all-rounder was supported by a powerful fielding show all through, with glorious catches from Phoebe Franklin and Beaumont to take the wickets of Maia Bouchier (9) and Danni Wyatt (14) respectively.
The house facet paced their reply, regardless of shedding opener Sophia Dunkley for a golden duck, with Beaumont (34) and Sarah Bryce (20no) steadily progressing by way of the run chase.
When Beaumont was bowled by Lauren Cheatle – who was the decide of the Courageous bowlers and completed with 2-8 – it was left to Jess Jonassen (13no) to take Fireplace to the end line as they celebrated their fourth win on this 12 months’s version of The Hundred and topping the desk.
Participant of the match: Hayley Matthews
“I simply tried to pitch it in some actually good areas. I believe there was a bit within the pitch for me as a spinner, so I attempted to maintain my strains fairly straight and I managed to get some wickets doing that,” mentioned Matthews.
“There was a little bit of flip and bounce within the pitch, so I felt the size was actually necessary and I attempted to maintain the stumps in play for so long as doable.
“We have been enjoying rather well as a crew and having everybody contribute. We clearly had an excellent begin, getting the wicket from the primary ball and we simply went from there.”
What’s subsequent?
The Hundred continues with 4 matches on Tuesday. Manchester Originals and Oval Invincibles ladies get the day began at 11.30pm adopted by the boys at 3pm.
Birmingham Phoenix and Northern Superchargers ladies play at 3pm adopted by the boys at 6.30pm, with all 4 matches dwell on Sky Sports activities Cricket.