THW ·6th Match
Finished
#5 · 0 pts · NRR -0.48 · L
177/4
(20 ov)
#6 · 0 pts · NRR -3.06 · L
117/10
(18.2 ov)
Welsh Fire W won by 60 runs
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0 runs
2
6·4W·
10 runs
3
·41·2
7 runs
4
W·12nb41
8 runs
5
·1wd2·4
8 runs
6
W1·41
6 runs
7
2W121
6 runs
8
·41W1
6 runs
9
4·1W4
9 runs
10
12·1·
4 runs
11
111··
3 runs
12
1115wd21
11 runs
13
2·211
6 runs
14
wd·1114
8 runs
15
61111
10 runs
16
W·441
9 runs
17
·W·11
2 runs
18
1W··1
2 runs
19
2W
2 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
D. Gregory
3 5 0 0 60
A. Stonehouse
2 3 0 0 66.7
Bowling
OMRWEcon
G. Wareham
2.5 5 23 2 8.1
G. Potts
3.2 12 24 3 7.2
MATCH STATS WF-W MIL-W
PP 38/0 (7.6) 33/2 (6.3)
Middle 77/3 (7.7) 69/4 (6.9)
Death 62/1 (12.4) 15/4 (4.4)
4s 19 11
6s 7 2
Dots 24% 27%
Extras 6 8
Best P'ship 79(4) 46(7)
Runs
WF-WMIL-W
408012016020005101520
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Date and time 25/07/2026 · 13:30
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Competition The Women's Hundred · 6th Match
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Venue Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
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Weather
🌡 23°C💧 51%☁️ 50%💨 24 km/h
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Toss MI London W won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Julia Jarvis
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Umpire 2 Sue Redfern
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TV Umpire Nigel Liong
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Referee James Tredwell

Welsh Fire W regular season mein 5th par hain, 0 points ke saath, 0W-1L start ke baad, aur -0.480 NRR. MI London W 6th par hain 0 points ke saath, unka bhi 0W-1L hai, aur -3.058 NRR. Dono teams first win ke peeche hain, aur opening defeats ke baad early table position ka pressure bhi aa gaya hai.

Toss & Conditions

🪙 MI London W won toss, elected bowling
🏟 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
🌡 23°C💧 51%☁️ 50%💨 24 km/h

Head-to-Head

Last teen meetings mein MI London W 2-1 se lead kar rahi hai. Most recent clash last season tha, jab MI London W ne 39 runs se jeeta — pehle 150/5 post kiya aur phir Welsh Fire W ko 111 par all out kar diya. Us game ka turning point yahi tha ki chase mein Welsh Fire W 111 par dismissed ho gayi. Overall pattern yeh hai ki Welsh Fire W ne pehle wala match jeeta tha, uske baad MI London W ne last do head-to-heads apne naam kiye.

Welsh Fire W

#50 ptsNRR -0.480L→

Welsh Fire W regular season mein 5th par hain 0 points ke saath, 0W-1L, aur -0.480 NRR. Unka latest match Southern Brave W ke against 8-run ki defeat tha, jahan 126/7 ke reply mein Welsh Fire W 118/8 par finish hui — chase close tha, par end mein short reh gaya.

MI London W

#60 ptsNRR -3.058L→

MI London W regular season mein 6th par hain 0 points ke saath, 0W-1L, aur -3.058 NRR. Unka latest match Sunrisers Leeds W ke against 7-wicket loss tha, jahan MI London W ne 107/8 banaye aur phir 109/3 concede kar diye — low total ke baad outscored hona result ka main reason raha.

Playing XI

WF-W
Sophie DevineC
Rhianna SouthbyWK
Georgia Voll
Ella McCaughan
Freya Kemp
Georgia Wareham
Heather Graham
Emily Arlott
Niamh Holland
Sophia Smale
Grace Potts
MIL-W
Hollie ArmitageC
Kira ChathliWK
Hayley Matthews
Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Amelia Kerr
Nicola Carey
Chinelle Henry
Alice Davidson-Richards
Alice Monaghan
Alexa Stonehouse
Danielle Gregory

Key Stats

WF-WMIL-W
Position 5 6
Points 0 0
NRR -0.48 -3.06
EloPast results aur opponents ki strength se bani team ki overall rating. Zyada = strong. 1443 1465
Form (last 5) 1/5 0/5
H2H (last 4) 2/4 2/4
Key PlayersHar team ke top-3 players ki career impact (runs + wickets + strike-rate) se bani combined strength. Zyada behtar hai. 34.6 41.9
Player FormWahi top-3 players, par unke last 5 matches ka impact — career nahi, recent form. Zyada behtar hai. 34.6 36.6
Total score 2 3

Prediction

Models split hain, par thoda Welsh Fire W ki taraf lean karte hain — average mein Welsh Fire W 54% favoured hai, aur individual calls 42% se 63% ke beech hain. Bookmakers is lean se alag ja rahe hain: Welsh Fire W ko 41% (2.25) aur MI London W ko 59% (1.60) price kiya gaya hai. Overall key stats MI London W ko 4-1 se favour karte hain, mainly Elo, head-to-head, aur player metrics mein edge ki wajah se, jabki Welsh Fire W ka main statistical advantage better NRR hai. Match ka result likely is baat par depend karega ki Welsh Fire W recent head-to-head trend ko overcome kar pati hai ya nahi, aur MI London W apni last outing jaisi ek aur low-scoring setup se bach pati hai ya nahi.

WF-WMIL-W
53% ML 47%
56% AI 1 44%
42% AI 2 58%
63% Math 37%
41% Books 59%

Wareham’s 20-ball blitz

Georgia Wareham changed the temperature of the game in a hurry, launching Welsh Fire from a steady start into a total MI London couldn’t reel in. Her 79-run stand with Sophie Devine flipped the middle overs, and the finish was emphatic enough to set up a 60-run win: Welsh Fire 177/4 in 16.4, MI London 117 all out in 15.2. MI London had brief hope when wickets fell in the middle, but the late acceleration left them chasing the game from the restart.

Death overs blow the doors off

The decisive phase was the back end of Welsh Fire’s innings. After a controlled middle (91/3), they detonated the death overs with 54/1 at 13.5 an over, turning a competitive platform into a near-180 chase. That surge mattered because MI London’s reply never found a matching gear: their death phase produced just 6/3 at 2.5 an over, the chase effectively ending once the required rate spiked and wickets kept tumbling.

Wareham and Devine set it up

Wareham’s 43 off 20 was the innings that shifted the ceiling, and Devine’s 52 off 29 ensured Welsh Fire cashed in when the field spread. Georgia Voll’s 42 off 26 kept the tempo honest so the late hitters could swing freely. With the ball, Grace Potts’ 3/24 and Sophia Smale’s 2/17 squeezed MI London through the middle, and Wareham’s 2/23 capped a performance that never let the chase breathe.

Batting
RBSR
Sophie Devine
Sophie Devine
WF-W Batsman
5229179
Georgia Wareham
Georgia Wareham
WF-W Batsman
4320215
Georgia Voll
Georgia Voll
WF-W Batsman
4226162
Bowling
WREcon
Grace Potts
Grace Potts
WF-W Bowler
3245.7
Sophia Smale
Sophia Smale
WF-W Bowler
2174.3
Georgia Wareham
Georgia Wareham
WF-W Bowler
2236.8

Control beats the Elo edge

Pre-match, the talk was whether Welsh Fire’s bowling control could override MI London’s slight head-to-head/Elo advantage, and that’s exactly how it played out. The bookmakers’ lean towards MI London assumed their stronger profile would hold under pressure, but Welsh Fire’s sharper phases did the damage: a cleaner powerplay with the bat (32/0) and early inroads with the ball (25/2) meant MI London were chasing both runs and momentum. Even when a 46-run partnership offered resistance, the chase never stabilised.

ML
WF-W 53% ✅
AI 1
WF-W 56% ✅
AI 2
MIL-W 58% ❌
Math
WF-W 63% ✅
Books
MIL-W 60% ❌
Playing XI
Sophie Devine
Sophie DevineC Allrounder
Rhianna Southby
Rhianna SouthbyWK Batsman
Georgia Voll
Georgia Voll Allrounder
Emily Arlott
Emily Arlott Allrounder
Ella McCaughan
Ella McCaughan Allrounder
Freya Kemp
Freya Kemp Bowler
Georgia Wareham
Georgia Wareham Bowler
Heather Graham
Heather Graham Bowler
Grace Potts
Grace Potts Bowler
Sophia Smale
Sophia Smale Bowler
Niamh Holland
Niamh Holland Bowler
Rest of Squad
Fi Morris
Fi Morris Batsman
Abi Norgrove
Abi Norgrove Batsman
Grace Thompson
Grace Thompson Batsman
Georgia Davis
Georgia Davis Bowler
Sarah Bryce
Sarah Bryce Wicketkeeper
Playing XI
Hollie Armitage
Hollie ArmitageC Batsman
Kira Chathli
Kira ChathliWK Batsman
Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Danni Wyatt-Hodge Top Order Batter
Alice Davidson-Richards
Alice Davidson-Richards Batsman
Alice Monaghan
Alice Monaghan Batsman
Hayley Matthews
Hayley Matthews Allrounder
Nicola Carey
Nicola Carey Allrounder
Danielle Gregory
Danielle Gregory Allrounder
Chinelle Henry
Chinelle Henry Allrounder
Amelia Kerr
Amelia Kerr Bowler
Alexa Stonehouse
Alexa Stonehouse Bowler
Rest of Squad
Francesca Sweet
Francesca Sweet Allrounder
Kirstie Gordon
Kirstie Gordon Bowler
Kalea Moore
Kalea Moore Bowler
Tara Norris
Tara Norris Bowler
Kate Coppack
Kate Coppack Bowler
Eleanor Threlkeld
Eleanor Threlkeld Wicketkeeper
#TeamPW-LPTS
1TR-W 1 1-0 4
2MSG-W 1 1-0 4
3SL-W 1 1-0 4
4SB-W 1 1-0 4
5WF-W 1 0-1 0
6MIL-W 1 0-1 0
7LS-W 1 0-1 0
8BP-W 1 0-1 0
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6MIL-W 1 0 1 — -3.058 0
7LS-W 1 0 1 — -4.746 0
8BP-W 1 0 1 — -9.961 0
#TeamLast 5
1TR-WW
2MSG-WW
3SL-WW
4SB-WW
5WF-WL
6MIL-WL
7LS-WL
8BP-WL