Seren Smale of Manchester Originals plays a sweep
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Manchester Originals produced a top-class bowling performance to dismantle their opponents before cruising to a seven-wicket win in The Hundred Women’s 2025, with 19 balls to spare, boosting their qualification hopes.
Match Analysis
An astonishing bowling performance from a high-class Manchester Originals attack saw them stroll to a facile seven-wicket win with 19 balls to spare to further their chances of progression as The Hundred women’s competition hots up.
With her side having elected to bowl first, England starlet Mahika Gaur backed up her spell against London Spirit, bowling 20 of the first 25 balls to leave Welsh Fire in disarray at 12 for 2. She saw the back of England teammates Sophia Dunkley and Tammy Beaumont in a spell where she made the ball talk and finished with 2 for 10.
Player of the match Mahika Gaur of Manchester Originals poses for a photo
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Incredibly, Gaur’s figures were not the best on display. Sophie Ecclestone was typically excellent, dismissing the dangerous Hayley Matthews and Georgia Elwiss while conceding just 11 runs from her allocation while the most economical figures of the afternoon went to Lauren Filer, who dismissed Sarah Bryce and Emily Windsor in successive balls to snuff out any chance of Welsh Fire posting a defendable target. She added the wicket of Jess Jonassen in the same set of five to return the remarkable figure of 3-8 in her 20 balls.
Kathryn Bryce took two wickets herself in the final set to finish with 2 for 10 as Fire ended with a hugely underwhelming 73-9.
When Originals batted, it was all about the win, Kathryn Bryce and Seren Smale taking their time to ensure there were no hiccups after the early dismissals of overseas stars Beth Mooney and Melie Kerr. Katherine Bryce was stumped late on by sister Sarah for a studied 45 off 41 with five boundaries but it was too little too late as the Originals made it two from four.
Meerkat Match Hero Mahika Gaur said: “It feels really good. It was a great effort by the bowlers. The conditions were good and it was swinging early so I’m really happy with that.
“The last game was so close; it just shows that when we play at our best, we can beat any team in this competition.”
Match Summary
Welsh Fire (Women) vs Manchester Originals (Women), Match 12
Welsh Fire (Women) 73/9 (100 balls)
Manchester Originals (Women) 76/3 (81 balls)
Manchester Originals (Women) won by 7 wickets
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Match Stats
Welsh Fire (Women) Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Sophia Dunkley – 1.1 ov), 2-2 (Tammy Beaumont – 1.3 ov), 3-35 (Georgia Elwiss – 9.1 ov), 4-54 (Hayley Matthews – 13.3 ov), 5-65 (Sarah Bryce – 17.1 ov), 6-65 (Emily Windsor – 17.2 ov), 7-66 (Jess Jonassen – 17.5 ov), 8-72 (Katie George – 19.3 ov), 9-73 (Freya Davies – 19.5 ov)
Manchester Originals (Women) Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Beth Mooney – 1.2 ov), 2-13 (Amelia Kerr – 3.1 ov), 3-70 (Kathryn Bryce – 15.1 ov)
Playing XI
Welsh Fire (Women)
Manchester Originals (Women)
Match Details:
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 15:00
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Toss: Manchester Originals (Women) elected to bowl
Umpires: Ian Blackwell (England), Rose Dovey (England), Mike Burns (England TV)
Match Referee: Sarah Bartlett (England)
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