A full toss on middle stump, Emma Jones pulls it with perfect timing and control. The ball flies cleanly over deep square leg for six! That's the first six of the innings.
Over 14. 12 runs. Bowler: Liv Barnes. The Blaze: 3-113(rr 8.07) Liv Barnes bowls a length ball on middle stump, and Charli Knott expertly pulls it low and well-timed towards deep square leg for a quick single. The Blaze face a modest target with seven wickets in hand and six runs needed from 36 balls.
Liv Barnes bowls a full, down leg stock ball. Charli Knott flicks a reverse sweep, connecting on the bottom edge, and races through for a quick two runs.
Liv Barnes bowls her stock ball on a length, right over middle stump, and Emma Jones meets it with a well-timed drive, picking up a quick single to extra cover.
Over 13. 10 runs. Bowler: Charlie Dean. The Blaze: 3-101(rr 7.77) A full toss off break outside off, met with a beautifully timed drive. Charli Knott sends it racing through long off for four runs. Charli Knott reaches her fifty off 38 balls with a strike rate of 139. The Blaze inch to 101 for 3, needing 18 runs from 42 balls with seven wickets in hand, comfortably positioned with a 99% win probability.
Emma Jones drives a full-length off break on off stump with excellent timing, nudging it gracefully for a single. Emma Jones gets on the scoreboard with that crisp shot.
This full-length off break on the outside off stump tempts the batter into a drive, but Sarah Bryce edges it wide of the off side and is caught at backward point. Sarah Bryce departs for 29 off 33.
Over 12. 11 runs. Bowler: Chloe Skelton. The Blaze: 2-91(rr 7.58) Knott pushes a well-timed length ball on middle stump, taking a single guided comfortably to deep mid-wicket. Chase underway with The Blaze needing 28 from 48 balls and eight wickets in hand.
An off break drifting outside off, pitched at length, and driven crisply. Charli Knott times it beautifully, sending the ball racing to extra cover for four.
An off break drifting outside off, perfectly met with a crisply timed late cut. The ball races through third man, fetching two runs with neat precision.
Over 11. 9 runs. Bowler: Niamh Holland. The Blaze: 2-80(rr 7.27) A length ball outside off, with no movement, sees the batter attempt a late cut but miss, resulting in a dot ball. The Blaze require 39 runs from 54 balls with 8 wickets in hand, maintaining a required run rate of 4.3.
Niamh Holland delivers a length ball just outside off, expertly met by Sarah Bryce who plays a well-timed late cut. The shot races finely past third man for four runs.
This length ball outside off presents the perfect opportunity for a late cut. Charli Knott times it exquisitely, sending the ball racing past backward point for four.
