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Welsh Fire chased down a target of 85 runs against the Southern Brave to emerge victorious in the 17th fixture of the 2024 Women’s Hundred on August 5, Monday. Windies international Hayley Matthews was deemed the Player of the Match thanks to her herculean (3/16) bowling performance.
With the league 17 games in, let's sneak a peek into how the teams are poised on the points table:
Welsh Fire, after their win over Southern Brave in today’s encounter, occupy the top spot in the 2024 Women’s 100 standings. Having won four out of their five games, they have accumulated a total of four points with a net run rate of +0.198.
The Northern Superchargers sit pretty in second place on the points table with two wins, one loss, and a tie. They have managed to score five points so far this campaign with a net run rate of +1.350.
London Spirit and Oval Invincibles too have managed to put up a decent performance in the four games played this season. With five points each and net run rates of +0.230 and -0.265, Spirit and Invincibles occupy the third and fourth spots, respectively.
Birmingham Phoenix (-0.575) and Manchester Originals (-0.599), with almost equitable net run rates, are in the fifth and sixth places, respectively. They have earned four points in four matches.
Trent Rockets languish in seventh place on the Hundred Women’s standings, having won just one solitary game in four matches. The Southern Brave, with just one point to their name, are dead bottom on the points table. They occupy the eighth spot with four losses and one tied game with a net run rate of -0.451.
Matthews stars as Fire beat Brave in a low-scoring encounter
The decision to bat first proved costly to the Southern Brave Women. They could only put up a total of 84 runs before they were bowled out in 91 deliveries at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, against Welsh Fire. The first inning saw no real batting contributions. Hayley Matthews (3/16), Freya Davis (2/12), and Jess Jonassen (2/14) of the Welsh Fire wreaked havoc through the Brave batting lineup.
Skipper Tammy Beaumont (34 off 36) and Sarah Bryce (20* off 27) led the charge to ensure that Fire crossed the finish line with no turbulence. They won the game by seven wickets and 10 deliveries to spare.
Southern Brave bowlers Lauren Cheatle (2/8) and Tilly Corteen-Coleman (1/21) helped their side derail the opposition but in vain.
