London Spirit v Welsh Fire
match 31 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff · 12 Aug 2026
London Spirit won by 6 runs
London Spirit innings131/820 overs
Welsh Fire innings125/720 overs · target 132
The worm
London SpiritWelsh Fire
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
London Spiritwicket
Welsh Firewicket
London Spirit innings 131/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG Pretorius | c JM Cox b LH Ferguson | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 |
| JM Bairstow | c JM Cox b CR Woakes | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 178.9 |
| LS Livingstone | c PD Salt b M Jansen | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| D Brevis | c R Ravindra b LH Ferguson | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 94.1 |
| JM Coles | c T Kohler-Cadmore b R Ravindra | 29 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 131.8 |
| J Moores | c MW Short b SJ Cook | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 137.5 |
| DJ Willey | b M Jansen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| J Overton | c M Jansen b CR Woakes | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 190.9 |
| AF Milne | not out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.3 |
| MS Crane | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 3 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets, 20 overs | 131 | ||||
Did not bat: HT Crocombe
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (LG Pretorius, 4.3 ov), 34-2 (LS Livingstone, 5.2 ov), 53-3 (JM Bairstow, 8.4 ov), 80-4 (D Brevis, 12.4 ov), 103-5 (J Moores, 15.4 ov), 103-6 (JM Coles, 16.2 ov), 125-7 (DJ Willey, 18.4 ov), 126-8 (J Overton, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR Woakes | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Cook | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| M Jansen | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| LH Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| R Ravindra | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 23 | LG Pretorius 6, JM Bairstow 22 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | JM Bairstow 0, LS Livingstone 4 |
| 3 | 19 | 17 | JM Bairstow 12, D Brevis 7 |
| 4 | 27 | 20 | D Brevis 9, JM Coles 17 |
| 5 | 23 | 15 | JM Coles 12, J Moores 11 |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | JM Coles 0, DJ Willey 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 12 | DJ Willey 1, J Overton 21 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | J Overton 0, AF Milne 1 |
| Unbroken | 5 | 4 | AF Milne 3, MS Crane 2 |
Welsh Fire innings 125/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD Salt | c LG Pretorius b HT Crocombe | 26 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 123.8 |
| MW Short | b DJ Willey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JE Root | c DJ Willey b JM Coles | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| JM Cox | c J Overton b AF Milne | 44 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 157.1 |
| R Ravindra | c & b DJ Willey | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.0 |
| T Kohler-Cadmore | c LS Livingstone b AF Milne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Jansen | c J Overton b DJ Willey | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| CR Woakes | not out | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350.0 |
| Extras | 7 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 20 overs | 125 | ||||
Did not bat: LH Ferguson, SJ Cook, J Clark
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (MW Short, 0.4 ov), 43-2 (PD Salt, 7.5 ov), 90-3 (JE Root, 14.1 ov), 117-4 (JM Cox, 18.2 ov), 117-5 (T Kohler-Cadmore, 18.3 ov), 118-6 (R Ravindra, 19.2 ov), 125-7 (M Jansen, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Willey | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| AF Milne | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| HT Crocombe | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| J Overton | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| JM Coles | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| MS Crane | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | PD Salt 1, MW Short 0 |
| 2 | 42 | 36 | PD Salt 25, JE Root 12 |
| 3 | 47 | 31 | JE Root 19, JM Cox 28 |
| 4 | 27 | 21 | JM Cox 16, R Ravindra 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | R Ravindra 0, T Kohler-Cadmore 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | R Ravindra 0, M Jansen 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | M Jansen 0, CR Woakes 7 |
Match details
- Toss
- Welsh Fire, chose to field
- Player of the match
- DJ Willey
- Ground
- Sophia Gardens, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- James Middlebrook, Rob White
- Match referee
- SG Hinks
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1521261