The Hundred 2023: Welsh Fireplace beat Southern Courageous in high-scoring thriller - CayPress

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The Hundred 2023: Welsh Fireplace beat Southern Courageous in high-scoring thriller


The Hundred, women’s competition: Southern Brave v Welsh Fire
Welsh Fire 165-3: Matthews 65 (38); Tryon 1-28
Southern Brave 161-4: Mandhana 70 (42); Griffith 2-26
Welsh Fire won by four runs
Scorecard; Table

Welsh Fire only narrowly beat Southern Brave despite scoring the second-highest total in the Women’s Hundred.

Tammy Beaumont and Hayley Matthews combined for an opening partnership of 80 as Fire reached 165-3.

Smriti Mandhana and Danni Wyatt replied with 96 runs from the top of the order to set a strong Brave platform.

An unbeaten Mandhana (70*) accelerated towards the close, but Matthews held the home side to five runs from the final set as Fire won by four runs.

What else do you need to know?

  • Welsh Fire won just once in the 2022 tournament as they finished bottom of the table, but are the early leaders of this year’s standings.
  • Brave suffered their first home defeat in Hundred history, having been undefeated in 10 previous matches.
  • Kalea Moore didn’t bowl for Southern Brave in their…



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