Get Ball by Ball Commentary of London Spirit (Men) vs Welsh Fire (Men), The Hundred Men's Competition 2024, 10th Match

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5:49pm With figures of 3 for 10, Liam Dawson is your Meerkat Match Hero: "Tonight was a very big game for us, losing the first two. That was a nice pitch to bowl on - put the ball in the right area and let the pitch do the rest. Was a bit tight there but the boys got over the line in the end.

"It's one of those scores where if you get off to a flyer, you win the game easier. You grind it out, you grind out a win. We probably didn't play as well as we would have liked with the bat but we managed to get the win."

"I started nicely. That was a nice pitch to bowl on - put the ball in the right area and let the pitch do the rest. Was a bit tight there but the boys got over the line in the end.

[On the chase of 95] "It's one of those scores where if you get off to a flyer, you win the game easier. You grind it out, you grind out a win. We probably didn't play as well as we would have liked with the bat but we managed to get the win.

17.2

Haris Rauf to Hetmyer, SIX, Short again, flayed away to the leg side... but it goes all the way! Not the most convincing strike, but powered with a pivot on the back foot and Spirit have their first win of the season! The game has gone back and forth, at times unnecessarily so, but Spirit are on the board thanks to Hetmyer's breezy 30*

17.1

Haris Rauf to Hetmyer, no run, Bouncer - sharp as hell! - rockets through at 87mph and not only grazes Hetmyer's shoulder but almost clocks Bairstow in the face!

Hetmyer on strike, 5 needed from 15, Haris Rauf to finish at the Nursery End...

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | LS-M: 90/7 (5 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.29, RRR: 1.66)

Olly Stone1 (2b)
Shimron Hetmyer24 (19b)

Mason Crane2.5-0-18-1
Haris Rauf2.5-0-14-3

16.5

Crane to Stone, 1 run, Full toss, bunted down the ground and they manage to scamper a single.

16.4

Crane to Stone, no run, Googly first up, which Stone plays well off the pitch, defending to the leg side

Olly Stone comes out at No.9, and we're officially into the Spirit tail here. Clarke in at first slip

16.3

Crane to Dawson, OUT, Top edge sweep.... and Crane has done it! Matt Henry completes the catch at short fine. Good lord, no one wants to win this one, do they? Spirit seven down...

LA Dawson c Henry b Crane 4 (4m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 80.00

16.2

Crane to Dawson, no run, Darted onto leg stump, swept around the corner straight to short fine

16.1

Crane to Hetmyer, 1 bye, Missed stumping! Oh Jonny... he was talking up Hetmyer trying to win this in a hurry and he's totally missed out as the batter charges down the pitch and is totally done in the flight. Bairstow fails to get anything behind the ball and they scamper through for a bye

There was a chance Rauf might carry on, but Abell has opted to go back to Mason Crane...

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | LS-M: 88/6 (7 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.50, RRR: 1.75)

Liam Dawson4 (3b)
Shimron Hetmyer24 (18b)

Haris Rauf2.5-0-14-3
David Payne1.5-0-16-0

15.5

Haris Rauf to Dawson, no run, Short, rides the bounce, guides out to short third

15.4

Haris Rauf to Dawson, FOUR, Different gravy from Dawson, simply rocking back and pressing forward into the ball, back foot punch through point. Given how things have been this afternoon, that's one hell of a shot to nail

15.3

Haris Rauf to Dawson, no run, Darted in from wide of the crease - 92mph! - played out towards mid on

Liam Dawson is the new batter, hat-trick ball incoming...

15.2

Haris Rauf to Russell, OUT, NOPE! An ungainly hack first ball and Rauf has two in two! Stumps everywhere. Now then... surely not...

AD Russell b Haris Rauf 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Andre Russell to get us to a quick finish?

15.1

Haris Rauf to Lawrence, OUT, Short, larruped high in the air... and Phillips takes the catch tumbling backwards at midwicket! Too little too late?

DW Lawrence c Phillips b Haris Rauf 29 (43m 27b 2x4 1x6) SR: 107.40

Bit of a delay as Hetmyer needs to switch his gloves. It all looks a formality for London Spirit's first win of the season, with 11 needed from 25 and two set-batters in. Unless Haris Rauf has something to say...

END OF OVER:
15 | 13 Runs | LS-M: 84/4 (11 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.60, RRR: 2.20)

Shimron Hetmyer24 (18b)
Dan Lawrence29 (26b)

David Payne1.5-0-16-0
Mason Crane1.5-0-17-0

14.5

Payne to Hetmyer, 1 run, Wide and flayed away in the air... but short of Crane at deep point. His bottom hand came off the bat there, which probably meant he didn't get it all the way to the fielder. But that's a huge dent in what looked like being an awkward finale at Lord's...

14.4

Payne to Hetmyer, SIX, The bat change works! Angled into Hetmyer from over the wicket and he just swings through clean as a whistle, launching Payne for six over midwicket! Wasn't the purest connection but there was plenty of power to clear the short side wth ease

Spirit INNINGS		R	B
MS Pepper	caught	3	7
AM Rossington	caught	9	9
OJ Pope	caught	12	9
DW Lawrence	caught	29	27
RS Bopara	caught wk	2	7
SO Hetmyer	not out	30	21
AD Russell	bowled	0	1
LA Dawson	caught	4	5
OP Stone	not out	1	2
NT Ellis
DJ Worrall
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 2, w 1, nb 2)
TOTAL	96 (7 wkts; 17.2 ovs)

Fire BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
DJ Willey	4.0	16	0	4.00	(1w)
MJ Henry	4.0	19	3	4.75
Haris Rauf	3.2	20	3	5.88	(1nb)
DA Payne	2.0	16	0	8.00
GD Phillips	1.0	4	0	4.00
MS Crane	3.0	18	1	6.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	AM Rossington	MS Pepper
2nd	13	AM Rossington	OJ Pope
3rd	8	AM Rossington	DW Lawrence
4th	13	RS Bopara	DW Lawrence
5th	46	DW Lawrence	SO Hetmyer
6th	0	AD Russell	SO Hetmyer
7th	5	LA Dawson	SO Hetmyer
8th	7	OP Stone	SO Hetmyer

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
OI-M	8	6	2	12	0.893
BP-M	8	6	2	12	0.402
SB-M	8	5	2	11	0.595
NSC-M	8	5	2	11	-0.453
TR-M	8	4	4	8	0.348
WF-M	8	2	4	6	-0.215
MO-M	8	1	7	2	-0.886
LS-M	8	1	7	2	-0.975

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | LS-M: 90/7 (5 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.29, RRR: 1.66)

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | LS-M: 88/6 (7 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.50, RRR: 1.75)

END OF OVER:
15 | 13 Runs | LS-M: 84/4 (11 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.60, RRR: 2.20)

Match Coverage

London Spirit off the mark as Welsh Fire burned by the Lord's pitch

Spirit 2nd innings Partnerships

The Hundred Men's Competition

END OF OVER:17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | LS-M: 90/7 (5 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.29, RRR: 1.66)

END OF OVER:16 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | LS-M: 88/6 (7 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.50, RRR: 1.75)

END OF OVER:15 | 13 Runs | LS-M: 84/4 (11 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.60, RRR: 2.20)

London Spirit off the mark as Welsh Fire burned by the Lord's pitch

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | LS-M: 90/7 (5 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.29, RRR: 1.66)

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | LS-M: 88/6 (7 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.50, RRR: 1.75)

END OF OVER:
15 | 13 Runs | LS-M: 84/4 (11 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.60, RRR: 2.20)