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Defending champions Oval Invincibles escaped with a 10-run win over Welsh Fire in a low-scoring The Hundred Men’s 2024 thriller on Sunday, July 28 at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens.
Batting first, Oval Invincibles lost opener Dawid Malan and No. 3 Tawanda Muyeye to David Willey (2/23) early in the innings. Will Jacks hit a 15-ball 25 at the top before holding out to Mason Crane off Josh Little. Joining forces at 46/4, Sam Curran (20 off 21 balls) and Donovan Ferreira (30 off 23 balls) unfurled handy knocks to take Oval Invincibles at the brink of the 100-run mark.
However, some tight bowling in the death overs by David Payne (2/20) and Jake Ball (3/24) ensured the Invincibles' charge was restricted to 113/9 from 100 balls.
In the run-chase, Oval Invincibles fast bowlers Spencer Johnson and Sam Curran rocked Welsh Fire early by getting rid of dangermen Jonny Bairstow and Joe Clarke. Tom Kohler-Cadmore (22 off 33 balls) found some rhythm with captain Tom Abell before both were knocked over by Adam Zampa as Welsh Fire slipped to 51/5. Zampa also dismissed David Willey a while later to bag figures of 3/24.
David Payne clubbed 28 off 15 balls but his late resistance made little difference amidst Nathan Sowter (2/12) and Zampa’s brilliant 20-ball spells. They eventually restricted Welsh Fire to 103/8 to secure a 10-run win for the Oval Invincibles.
The Hundred Men's 2024 Most Runs List
London Spirit batter Liam Dawson tops the run-scoring charts of The Hundred Men’s 2024 season with 81 runs. He is followed by the explosive Trent Rockets opener Tom Banton (66 runs), Birmingham Phoenix’ Jacob Bethell (65 runs) and Southern Brave’s James Vince (56 runs).
Only two runs separate Andre Russell (50 runs), Sam Hain (49 runs) and Ben Howell (48 runs) at number five, six and seven respectively on the standings. Daniel Hughes has tallied 45 runs from his sole innings so far, while Ben Dwarshuis and Tom Kohler-Cadmore occupy the final two slots in the top 10 with 40 runs each to their name.
The Hundred Men's 2024 Most Wickets List
Oval Invincibles spinner Adam Zampa registered his second successive match-winning three-fer to move to the top of the wicket-taking charts with six wickets from two innings. The Australian is followed by fast bowlers David Willey (5 wickets), Sean Abbott (4 wickets), Tim Southee (4 wickets) and Jake Ball (4 wickets) as the five most successful bowlers of the season so far.
Chris Green, Craig Overton, David Payne, Nathan Sowter and Josh Little have also struck thrice each in The Hundred Men’s 2024 season to round up the top 10 wicket-takers.
