Match Details
Date & Time:
1st Aug 2024, 7:30 PM
Match Number:
Match 10
Match Results:
LNS Won By 3 wickets
Welsh Fire vs London Spirit - Commentary
London Spirit beat Welsh Fire by 3 wickets
Player of the match
Liam Dawson - LNS
Detailed Commentary
All
Wickets
4s
6s
WEF
LNS
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Liam Dawson is the Hero of the Match. Dawson says that this was a very big game for them having lost the first two games and is happy to get over the line. Adds that they started nicely with the ball and it was a good wicket to bowl on and it got a bit right towards the end but they got over the line. Mentions that the wicket was a bit quicker and he looked to hit the wicket. Reckons that it was one of those scores where you get off to a flier, you get an easy win but it wasn't an easy wicket to bat on.
Earlier in the game, Welsh Fire were put into bat by Dan Lawrence and dragged themselves to a paltry score of just 94 runs in their innings. Luke Wells was the top scorer with 23 while a couple of other batters got starts but failed to carry on. Liam Dawson and Nathan Ellis were the pick of the bowlers with three wickets each for the Daniel Lawrence-led side. London Spirit have finally got a win on board after two losses and bagged two points from this encounter.
Welsh Fire bowlers did not have a huge score to defend but they came out all guns blazing and kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Haris Rauf and Matt Henry were the stand-out bowlers with three wickets each while Mason Crane got the solitary wicket of Liam Dawson. David Willey also bowled a tidy spell upfront. Welsh Fire took the game deep and if they had 20-30 more runs in the bag, then the result would have been different for them. Welsh Fire have now lost two games in a row and will be hoping for a comeback in their next game againt the Trent Rockets.
London Spirit have beaten Welsh Fire in a low-scoring encounter at Lord’s by 3 wickets and have got their first win of the season. Chasing a smallish score of 95 for the win, London Spirit were in tatters at 38 for 4 but Dan Lawrence and Shimron Hetmyer batted sensibly and added 46 for the fifth wicket and steadied the innings. Lawrence made a calculated 29 while Hetmyer remained unbeaten on 30 off 21. Most of the batters from both teams found it hard but Hetmyer showed his experience and took his team home in this contest.
96/7 (17.2)
30* (21)
29 (27)
Over 18
6
Shimron Hetmyer*
30 (21)
Olly Stone
1 (2)
Haris Rauf
3/20 (3.2)
LNS
96/7
6
87
Haris Rauf to Shimron Hetmyer ,SIX! Shimron Hetmyer finishes things off in style! Another one that is banged in by Haris Rauf, this one is at the batter and Hetmyer is waiting for it. Hetmyer hangs back, gets across a bit and manages to pull the ball away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie and he delivers the knockout punch. London Spirit finally get over the line and win the contest by 3 wickets.
0
86
Haris Rauf to Shimron Hetmyer ,That's lively from Haris Rauf! Comes from around the stumps and bangs it in short around off, angling it back in. Shimron Hetmyer looks to take on the pull but is beaten for pace and bounce.
Over 17
1
0
W
0
1b
Olly Stone*
1 (2)
Shimron Hetmyer
24 (19)
Mason Crane
1/18 (3)
LNS
90/7
1
85
Mason Crane to Olly Stone ,Tossed up around off, too full and Olly Stone converts it into a full toss before pushing it down to long on for a single.
0
84
Mason Crane to Olly Stone ,The wrong'un now, on a length and turning back in from outside off stump, Olly Stone is late to pick it up but manages to lay a bat on it.
Olly Stone is the new man in.
OUT
L Dawson
4 (5)
c M Henry b M Crane
Wkt
#7
4s/6s
1 / 0
SR
80
W
83
Mason Crane to Liam Dawson ,OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? London Spirit lose another wicket and Welsh Fire now need three more wickets with 5 runs to play with. Mason Crane tosses the ball up on a fullish length and pushes it wide of the off stump. Liam Dawson gets down on one knee to sweep but gets a top edge that loops up around short fine leg where Matt Henry takes a simple catch.
0
82
Mason Crane to Liam Dawson ,Floated up on the pads, Liam Dawson gets down on one knee and sweeps it to short fine leg.
1b
81
Mason Crane to Shimron Hetmyer ,Ooh... Shimron Hetmyer would have his heart in his mouth! Nicely tossed up around leg stump, Hetmyer skips down the track to slog it away but gets beaten in the flight. The ball though turns back in and Jonny Bairstow is hardly able to lay a glove on it. The ball trickles to short fine leg and they get a bye.
Over 16
0
4
0
W
W
Liam Dawson*
4 (3)
Shimron Hetmyer
24 (18)
Haris Rauf
3/14 (3)
LNS
88/6
0
80
Haris Rauf to Liam Dawson ,Back of a length and outside off stump, Liam Dawson hops back and keeps it down in front of point.
4
79
Haris Rauf to Liam Dawson ,FOUR! Now, that is a top-class shot! Good length around off and sliding on, Liam Dawson gets halfway forward and just caresses the ball square through the cover region for a boundary.
0
78
Haris Rauf to Liam Dawson ,Liam Dawson negotiates the hat-trick well! Good length, honing in on the stumps, Dawson stays watchful and just plays it out to mid on.
Liam Dawson walks in to face the hat-trick ball.
OUT
A Russell
0 (1)
b H Rauf
Wkt
#6
4s/6s
0 / 0
SR
0
W
77
Haris Rauf to Andre Russell ,OUT! BOWLED'EM! 'You miss, I hit,' says Haris Rauf and Dre Russ has to walk back first ball. Hard length again from Rauf, pitches it up a wee bit around off and gets it to angle back in sharply. Andre Russell backs away to swing across the line but is beaten for pace and the ball smashes into the stumps. Rauf is pumped up and maybe, just maybe, Welsh Fire are still in the game.
Andre Russell walks out to bat now.
OUT
D Lawrence
29 (27)
c G Phillips b H Rauf
Wkt
#5
4s/6s
2 / 1
SR
107.40
W
76
Haris Rauf to Dan Lawrence ,OUT! CAUGHT! Haris Rauf returns to the attack and picks up a wicket right away but it might just be a consolation one at this stage. Rauf hits the deck hard and bowls it a bit shorter over the off stump. Dan Lawrence backs away to take it on and looks to smash it across the line but gets a top edge that goes high up over wide mid on. Glenn Phillips back-pedals and takes a fine tumbling catch as he goes down slope and Lawrence has to walk back.
Strategic break! Well, what seemed like a brewing classic, has now turned out to be a fairly straightforward win for London Spirit but it isn't over yet. Welsh Fire bowled brilliantly with the ball in the first half of the chase but given how low they scored, the opposition was always one good partnership away from breaking the back of the chase. Dan Lawrence and Shimron Hetmyer have managed to achieve just that and now the Spirit require 11 runs off 25 balls.
Over 15
1
6
1
1
4
Shimron Hetmyer*
24 (18)
Dan Lawrence
29 (26)
David Payne
0/16 (2)
LNS
84/4
1
75
David Payne to Shimron Hetmyer ,On the bounce! Banged in on a hard length and outside off, Hetmyer throws the kitchen sink at it and ends up slashing the ball on the bounce to the man at deep point and collects a single.
6
74
David Payne to Shimron Hetmyer ,SIX! Muscled over the ropes and the new willow seems to be working out for Shimron Hetmyer. Hard length around off stump and angling in, Hetmyer hangs deep in the crease and pummels it across over cow corner for another biggie.
1
73
David Payne to Dan Lawrence ,Back of a length over the stumps, tucked away off the hips past square leg for a single.
1
72
David Payne to Shimron Hetmyer ,In the air...but dropped! Joe Clarke usually has a safe pair of hands but has made a mess of that chance. This is pitched up outside off stump, Shimron Hetmyer hangs back and swings wildly across the line, only to slice it up and towards deep third. Clarke comes in and simply spills it. A single is taken.
4
71
David Payne to Shimron Hetmyer ,FOUR! Bludgeoned down the ground and London Spirit really upping the ante now. Pitched up in the slot at the stumps, Shimron Hetmyer backs away and swings through the line, getting it over mid on for a boundary. Hetmyer isn't happy with it though and changes his bat.
Over 14
6
2
1
4
0
Dan Lawrence*
28 (25)
Shimron Hetmyer
12 (14)
Mason Crane
0/17 (2)
LNS
71/4
6
70
Mason Crane to Dan Lawrence ,SIX! High and handsome! Flighted ball outside off stump, Dan Lawrence gets across the line, gets down on one knee and swings it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie, A positive set for the Spirit and they now need 24 runs off 30 balls.
2
69
Mason Crane to Dan Lawrence ,Excellent running! A tad bit short and outside off, Dan Lawrence goes on the back foot and punches it away wide of deep point and races back for the second run. Even Glenn Phillips couldn't stop Lawrence from getting two there.
1
68
Mason Crane to Shimron Hetmyer ,Nice and full on the stumps, pushed down to long on for a single.
4
67
Mason Crane to Shimron Hetmyer ,FOUR! Stellar timing on that one though! Marginally short on off, Hetmyer rocks back and plays a short-arm jab through the cover region and picks up a boundary.
0
66
Mason Crane to Shimron Hetmyer ,Nicely bowled again by Crane! Slows it up now and tosses it on the pads, Hetmyer goes for the slog sweep again and misses again, getting hit on the body.
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