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    11.1 there's a mix-up here, and Smith is going to be run out! Redmayne punched square, took a couple of half-steps, before deciding there wasn't a run to point... but Smith had come most of the way down and was never getting back, despite a fumble from the fielder 75/2
    5.2 floats this up nice and slow, 45mph, Matthews goes for the thrash over mid-off - but picks out the fielder! She was attempting that trademark, back-arched, uppercut-cum-drive, but didn't get anywhere near the connection she was after, and Arlott pouched it 36/1
    13.1 thumped back, taken this time! Burns dropped a similar chance off Smith early doors, but gets her hands in position to snag this one. Firmly struck by Redmayne, but taken a few inches above the ground. Another timely intervention for Phoenix 87/3
    15.5 full toss, Taylor steps out but misses with her swing... and Jones whips off the bails! Superbly done by Amy Jones, the heir to Sarah Taylor's England gauntlets, and she pulls off a dazzling bit of work to undo the senior stumper! Taken on the full wide of off stump, the hands immediately went back to tickle the timbers, just in time to beat Taylor's attempt to get the back foot down. Fantastic work 106/5
    14.4 rapped on the pads, Luff shuffling down... was it doing too much? May have been outside the line, Sarah Bartlett wasn't convinced. But Jones reviews after a chat with Arlott. And that is quickly proven to be a brilliant decision, Hawk-Eye showing the ball would have got up close and personal with leg stump! Beat the bat, struck in line, Arlott's inswinger does for Luff 97/4
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    146.15
    17.1 length ball wide of the stumps, cut to point and Cleary's in trouble here...! The ball jumped up at a perfect height for Gordon to take and then throw, giving Elwiss plenty of time to break the stumps with the batter well short 115/6
    18.1 tossed up and beats the swing to leg! Little bit of dip as Hennessy attempts to come down, slides under the bat, and rattles the timbers. Gordon strikes, Fire fizzling out again 119/7
    18.2 another run-out! Calamitous stuff! Confusion in the ranks as Macleod attempts to get the strike back, George had barely moved as the ball deflected off her pads into the leg side, Jones swooped after it and Gordon was in position to break the stumps 119/8
    18.5 tossed up, Harvey nudges off her pads, Phoenix go up for lbw... Jones now reviews, and this could be tight, with the batter playing from the crease and leg stump visible. No bat involved, was it going down on the angle? No! Hawk-Eye has it smashing leg stump, and that's Harvey done for! This is becoming another grisly collapse for Fire 120/9
    not out
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    50.00
    Extras
    11 (lb 1, nb 2, w 8)
    TOTAL
    127/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.35 per 6 ball)
    Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Hayley Matthews, 5.2 ov), 2-75 (Bryony Smith, 11.1 ov), 3-87 (Georgia Redmayne, 13.1 ov), 4-97 (Sophie Luff, 14.4 ov), 5-106 (Sarah Taylor, 15.5 ov), 6-115 (Piepa Cleary, 17.1 ov), 7-119 (Georgia Hennessy, 18.1 ov), 8-119 (Katie George, 18.2 ov), 9-120 (Nicole Harvey, 18.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    EA Burns401914.75112010
    KL Gordon403027.5074010
    EL Arlott301314.3381010
    GA Elwiss301906.3342010
    AM Maqsood403218.0042111
    PA Franklin10606.0021000
    E Jones10717.0011000

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