Match 4, Leeds, July 24, 2021, 07:00 PM
Welsh Fire Women
130/8(20.0ov)
Northern Superchargers Women
131/4(17.0ov)
Northern Superchargers Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 6 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Jemimah Rodrigues
Commentry
So, that is it from this game and the two games of the first double-header of the Women's 100! Two more games coming your way on Sunday with the first one starting at 1100 local (1000 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye!
Jemimah Rodrigues, HERO OF THE MATCH, says that she feels like England is her second home. Says that it was a calm and comfortable innings. Adds by thanking her mom and dad for supporting her. Admits that the run out was her mistake and had to take full responsibility. Adds by thanking the crowd to support them. Says that pressure is always there on an overseas player but her team is always supporting.
Earlier in the day, after electing to field, Northern Superchargers Women did really well to restrict the opposition to 130. Welsh Fire Women looked all set for 150 after the start Hayley Matthews provided but wickets at regular intervals kept them to the 130-run mark. That too at one stage seemed like would be enough but the brilliance of Jemimah Rodrigues took her side over the line.
Welsh Fire Women were really good with the ball to begin with but that was that! After that, they had no answers to the hitting by Jemimah Rodrigues. Also, it just kept going wrong for them, a lot of misfields, some wayward bowling, no balls at wrong times and they had to pay for all those mistakes as they went onto lose the game.
4-19 is what her team's score was when she walked out to bat! It seemed all over but we were in store for something special. She along with Alice Davidson-Richards combined for over a 100-run stand to take their side over the line. Most of the runs in that partnership were scored by Jemimah Rodrigues but take nothing away from Alice Davidson-Richards' innings! She hardly dotted and just kept turning the strike over and that is exactly what was needed at that moment. Jemimah Rodrigues on the other hand smashed the bowlers, picked her spots and did extremely well. An innings of a lifetime one has to say.
WHAT AN INNINGS! Jemimah Rodrigues take a bow! We really do not care what you're doing, where you're, just take a moment, stand up and give this player a standing ovation! That is what the crowd is doing here and that is what her teammates are doing. Absolute magic.
In over# 17
1
0
1
4
1
Bryony Smith 26/1(4)
85
1
There it is, Northern Superchargers Women win by 6 wickets! A short ball on middle. Alice Davidson-Richards rocks back and hits the winning runs to mid-wicket for a single.
84
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On middle. Alice Davidson-Richards works it to mid on.
83
1
Full on middle. This is flicked to mid-wicket for one.
82
4
MISFIELD AND FOUR! Ohh dear, everything is going wrong for Welsh Fire Women! Full ball outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues drives it to long off. The fielder lets it through to the fence for a boundary. Just 2 runs needed now.
81
1
On the pads. This is flicked to mid-wicket for one.
In over# 16
4
0
4
1
1
Alice Macleod 10/0(1)
80
4
FOUR! Freebie to Jemimah and she takes full toll of it! A short ball, too short and on middle. Jemimah Rodrigues waits for it and pulls it through square leg for another boundary. Just 7 runs needed now.
79
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A low dipping full toss outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues smacks it straight to covers.
78
4
FOUR! Up and over! On off, this is lofted over mid off for a boundary. Into the 80s.
77
1
Outside off, this is guided towards short third man for one.
76
1
On the pads, this is worked behind square leg for one.
In over# 15
4
3nb
1
0
4
1
Alex Griffiths 17/0(2)
75
4
FOUR! Finds the gap! Another boundary! Takes full toll of the Free Hit! Shuffles in and this is fuller and on middle, it is whipped through square leg for a boundary.