Verma puts an exclamation point on her innings! Full on off stump, whips this flat over wide midwicket, one bounce over the rope. Phoenix steamroll the Fire!
Fire vs Phoenix, 23rd Match at Birmingham, Women's 100, Aug 09 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
23rd Match, Birmingham, August 09, 2021, The Hundred Women's Competition
127/9
(76/100 balls, T:128) 131/0
Phoenix won by 10 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
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5.40 pm Well if that's not a demolition, I don't know what is. The Shafali Verma-Eve Jones juggernaut absolutely obliterates the Welsh Fire bowling unit. An unbeaten 131-run partnership between them clinches the match with 24 balls to spare.
Match Hero today is Shafali Verma: "That was so nice, so good for me. I was not doing good for the team but I backed myself and played my game. I was slowing down because of [Eve Jones'] fifty. I enjoy the team. They are so nice. I'm still learning in every match."
Fingers crossed the skies are able to stay dry, if not clear, to allow the full doubleheader to be completed. That's it from the Women's Hundred coverage today. Flip over to the men's match scorecard feed for coverage of that game starting shortly.
76
4
Matthews to Shafali Verma, FOUR runs
after 75 balls7 runs
BP-W: 127/0Need 1 from 25 balls
Eve Jones52 (35b 9x4)
Shafali Verma72 (41b 8x4 2x6)
Georgia Hennessy 0/23 (15)
Scores level.
75
1
Hennessy to E Jones, 1 run
full toss at knee height on sixth stump, slaps this one-handed over mid-off but doesn't make it to the rope so they complete two.
74
1
Hennessy to Shafali Verma, 1 run
full on fifth stump, shuffles across to slog flat along the turf to deep midwicket for one.
73
1
Hennessy to E Jones, 1 run
good length ball on the hips, chips this to wide long-on.
72
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Hennessy to E Jones, no run
full and wide, driven firmly but straight to mid-off.
71
4
Hennessy to E Jones, FOUR runs
full on sixth stump, enough width for Jones to flay this high over extra cover. 50 up for Jones off 32 balls. She's been no slouch in this partnership despite Verma blazing to her 50 first.
CHANGE OF END
after 70 balls2 runs
BP-W: 120/0Need 8 from 30 balls
Shafali Verma71 (40b 8x4 2x6)
Eve Jones46 (31b 8x4)
Nicole Harvey 0/15 (15)
70
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Harvey to Shafali Verma, no run
full on off and defended.
69
1
Harvey to E Jones, 1 run
full and flicked out to the sweeper for one.
68
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Harvey to E Jones, no run
full on off, driven just short of mid-off.
67
1
Harvey to Shafali Verma, 1 run
missed runout! Verma tries to tap a single into midwicket trying to get off strike so Jones can get to a half-century but in the process nearly does herself in. Harvey runs into midwicket to field off her own bowling and has a free shot at the non-striker's stumps from eight yards way but misses with Verma long gone.
Baalajee T: "Not fair from Jones, denying Shafali her first hundred in 100"
66
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Harvey to Shafali Verma, no run
full on fifth stump, tries to flick a single and mistimes it into the ground.
after 65 balls4 runs
BP-W: 118/0Need 10 from 35 balls
Shafali Verma70 (37b 8x4 2x6)
Eve Jones45 (29b 8x4)
Hayley Matthews 0/27 (15)
65
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Matthews to Shafali Verma, no run
quicker ball at 62 mph lands short and catches Verma by surprise, goes back to defend this to the bowler.
64
1
Matthews to E Jones, 1 run
flighted a bit more at 43 mph, into the legs on a full length and slapped over the non-striker for one to long-on.
63
1
Matthews to Shafali Verma, 1 run
full on the legs, clipped into midwicket for one.
62
1
Matthews to E Jones, 1 run
good length ball on off, tip and run into the covers for one.
Ashish: "Shafaliiiiii. Finally you have hit the supersonic gear. Woohoooi!"
61
1
Matthews to Shafali Verma, 1 run
flighted full on sixth stump, slog sweeps this off the toe of the bat and it loops well short of deep midwicket.
Matthews is back for her third set of five.
CHANGE OF END
after 60 balls10 runs
BP-W: 114/0Need 14 from 40 balls
Shafali Verma68 (34b 8x4 2x6)
Eve Jones43 (27b 8x4)
Georgia Hennessy 0/16 (10)
60
1
Hennessy to Shafali Verma, 1 run
short on the body, pulls this flat to deep square leg.
59
1
Hennessy to E Jones, 1 run
short on the hips, goes back to flick into midwicket for one.
58
4
Hennessy to E Jones, FOUR runs
short and wide, clatters a cut that whistles through backward point to the rope.
57
4
Hennessy to E Jones, FOUR runs
length ball on fourth stump, gets on a knee to slog this flat over the non-striker to the long-on rope.
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