Welsh Fire (Men) vs Manchester Originals (Men) Highlights, Match 12, 13 August, 2025
COMPLETED / Match 12 / Sophia Gardens
137/8 (20 ov)
112/10 (19.2 ov)
Welsh Fire (Men) won by 25 runs
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Player of the match
Chris Green,
Welsh Fire (Men)
Player of the Series
Jordan Cox,
Oval Invincibles (Men)
David Payne to Ben McKinney, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Philip Salt c CJ Green b RP Meredith 3 (4) Riley Meredith to Phil Salt, no run, c CJ Green b RP Meredith, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Chris Green, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Phil Salt.
Ben McKinney c S Smith b RP Meredith 10 (10) Riley Meredith to Ben McKinney, no run, c S Smith b RP Meredith, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Ben McKinney as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards mid on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Steven Smith for a soft dismissal.
Mark Chapman c TK Cadmore b RP Meredith 0 (5) Riley Meredith to Mark Chapman, no run, c TK Cadmore b RP Meredith, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Mark Chapman is out.
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Paul Walter to Heinrich Klaasen, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and caresses punch to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Heinrich Klaasen c LWP Wells b CJ Green 11 (12) Chris Green to Heinrich Klaasen, no run, c LWP Wells b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Heinrich Klaasen goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Luke Wells, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Heinrich Klaasen.
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Saif Zaib to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! off break ball is delivered on the stumps, full length and Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering it to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Short and well outside the leg stump. Lewis Gregory goes back, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Lewis Gregory goes back, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Jos Buttler c TB Abell b CJ Green 57 (34) Chris Green to Jos Buttler, no run, c TB Abell b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Tom Abell, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Jos Buttler is out.
Lewis Gregory c TB Abell b CJ Green 21 (19) Chris Green to Lewis Gregory, no run, c TB Abell b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Tom Abell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Lewis Gregory.
Tom Hartley c PI Walter b DA Payne 1 (3) David Payne to Tom Hartley, no run, c PI Walter b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Tom Hartley as the batter goes forward to strike it towards long on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Paul Walter for a soft dismissal.
Scott Currie c & b DA Payne 1 (2) David Payne to Scott Currie, no run, c & b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Scott Currie who goes back to play it towards that goes straight to David Payne, who makes the catch for Scott Currie's dismissal.
Noor Ahmad c CJ Green b DA Payne 2 (3) David Payne to Noor Ahmad, no run, c CJ Green b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Noor Ahmad hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Chris Green, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Noor Ahmad is out.
Sonny Baker b RP Meredith 1 (3) Riley Meredith to Sonny Baker, no run, b RP Meredith, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Sonny Baker as batter goes back, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
David Payne to Ben McKinney, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ben McKinney hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Philip Salt c CJ Green b RP Meredith 3 (4) Riley Meredith to Phil Salt, no run, c CJ Green b RP Meredith, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Chris Green, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Phil Salt.
Ben McKinney c S Smith b RP Meredith 10 (10) Riley Meredith to Ben McKinney, no run, c S Smith b RP Meredith, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Ben McKinney as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards mid on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Steven Smith for a soft dismissal.
Mark Chapman c TK Cadmore b RP Meredith 0 (5) Riley Meredith to Mark Chapman, no run, c TK Cadmore b RP Meredith, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Mark Chapman is out.
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays punch in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Paul Walter to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Paul Walter to Heinrich Klaasen, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Heinrich Klaasen hangs in the crease and caresses punch to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Heinrich Klaasen c LWP Wells b CJ Green 11 (12) Chris Green to Heinrich Klaasen, no run, c LWP Wells b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Heinrich Klaasen goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Luke Wells, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Heinrich Klaasen.
Josh Hull to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Saif Zaib to Jos Buttler, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Chris Green to Jos Buttler, Six, Six !! off break ball is delivered on the stumps, full length and Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering it to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Josh Hull to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, Short and well outside the leg stump. Lewis Gregory goes back, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Paul Walter to Lewis Gregory, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Lewis Gregory goes back, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Jos Buttler c TB Abell b CJ Green 57 (34) Chris Green to Jos Buttler, no run, c TB Abell b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, Jos Buttler hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Tom Abell, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Jos Buttler is out.
Lewis Gregory c TB Abell b CJ Green 21 (19) Chris Green to Lewis Gregory, no run, c TB Abell b CJ Green, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lewis Gregory hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Tom Abell, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Lewis Gregory.
Tom Hartley c PI Walter b DA Payne 1 (3) David Payne to Tom Hartley, no run, c PI Walter b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Tom Hartley as the batter goes forward to strike it towards long on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Paul Walter for a soft dismissal.
Scott Currie c & b DA Payne 1 (2) David Payne to Scott Currie, no run, c & b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Scott Currie who goes back to play it towards that goes straight to David Payne, who makes the catch for Scott Currie's dismissal.
Noor Ahmad c CJ Green b DA Payne 2 (3) David Payne to Noor Ahmad, no run, c CJ Green b DA Payne, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Noor Ahmad hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Chris Green, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Noor Ahmad is out.
Sonny Baker b RP Meredith 1 (3) Riley Meredith to Sonny Baker, no run, b RP Meredith, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Sonny Baker as batter goes back, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!