A length ball on off stump, Ryana MacDonald-Gay bowls no movement. Charli Knott attempts an uncontrolled, mis-timed flick but is caught at mid-wicket off the delivery. Charli Knott departs for 21 runs off 18 balls.
Over 16. 7 runs. Bowler: Tilly Corteen-Coleman. The Blaze: 3-105(rr 6.56) The stock ball from outside off is met with a mis-timed drive that goes airborne and is caught at cover. Kathryn Bryce departs, caught out attempting that controlled shot. Kathryn Bryce goes for 34 off 34. The Blaze need just one run from 24 balls with seven wickets in hand, cruising towards victory.
The stock ball comes in on a length outside off stump, and Kathryn Bryce drives it crisply along the ground, picking up two runs despite a sharp run saved on the boundary.
The stock ball floats outside off on length, beautifully met with a late cut. Kathryn Bryce times it crisply, carving the ball past third man for four. Bryce reaches thirty off 29 balls, pushing The Blaze along to 102 for 2.
Over 15. 14 runs. Bowler: Kalea Moore. The Blaze: 2-98(rr 6.53) Kalea Moore bowls a full, outside off off break, and Bryce drives it neatly along the ground for a well-timed single. The Blaze require eight runs from thirty balls with plenty of wickets in hand as the chase progresses.
An off break pitched full and just outside off stump, driven crisply with perfect timing. Kathryn Bryce sends the ball racing through extra cover for a clean boundary. Kathryn Bryce adds another four to her tally, the second boundary in this over.
Kalea Moore pitches a back of a length off break just outside off stump. Charli Knott responds with a well-timed, controlled cut through backward point for four runs.
Over 14. 6 runs. Bowler: Dani Gregory. The Blaze: 2-84(rr 6) A full-length leg spin drifting outside off, met with a controlled drive through the off side that picks up a well-run single. The Blaze are chasing 22 runs from 36 balls with plenty of wickets in hand.
The leg spinner tosses up a length ball on leg stump, and Charli Knott executes a neat sweep, keeping the ball low and controlled as it is safely fielded at short fine leg. No run scored.
The leg spinner drops a length ball outside off stump, and Charli Knott swiftly cuts it away. The ball races through backward point and slips past for four amid a misfield.
Over 13. 9 runs. Bowler: Alice Monaghan. The Blaze: 2-78(rr 6) A swinging in yorker on off stump sees the batter attempt a defensive stroke but slice it away untidily. No run comes from that delivery. The Blaze require 28 runs from 42 balls with 8 wickets in hand, keeping the chase steady.
This full-length seaming-in delivery pitches down leg and is expertly guided away. Charli Knott times a neat glance perfectly through fine leg for four. Another boundary for Charli Knott, her second in this over.
Alice Monaghan delivers a length ball swinging in just outside off, met with a controlled drive from Charli Knott that’s fielded neatly at mid off for no run.
The length ball outside off presents a perfect opportunity, and the batter drives crisply. She gets a fine outside edge, racing away to third man for four.
