22/07Result
2nd Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Southampton, Jul 22 2026
Fire won by 6 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Phil Salt
Phil SaltWelsh Fire (Men)
22/07Result
2nd Match (D/N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Southampton, Jul 22 2026
Fire won by 6 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Phil Salt
Phil SaltWelsh Fire (Men)

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

PD Salt
PD Salt
47(37) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 8 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
3 0 3 5 12 3 9 12
DA Miller
DA Miller
44(35) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 17 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
11 0 0 6 7 15 2 3

Best performances - Bowlers

M Jansen
M Jansen
O4
M0
R17
W2
Eco4.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
N Chaudhary
O3
M0
R19
W2
Eco6.33
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Matt Roller

9.25pm: That's all from us for tonight. Thanks for tuning in, and we'll be back with more Hundred action tomorrow night from Lord's. See you then!

Phil Salt is player of the match. He tells Sky: "[Conditions?] Certainly weren't easy. That was a good toss to win for us, chasing a target. Really pleased with the outcome there. [How long to size up?] I get a bit of an advantage when I keep... you always have to give yourself a few balls in low-scoring games like that... [Rachin cameo?] Massive, especially at that stage of the innings. I dropped anchor... Such an important knock for us. [Bowling and fielding?] Electric, some real good catching. We put the balls in the right areas. Did we do it for long enough? That's one for the coaches. [Captaining Welsh Fire?] Just enjoyment. I've only played one game but I'm enjoying the group of lads we've got."

Chris Woakes tells the BBC: "Really pleased. Proper captain's knock by Phil Salt. It wasn't a great pitch... To get over the line in the first game is really nice. It looked like a used surface but with a green tinge through the middle. We adapted really quickly. We did well, I thought. It's hard to keep someone like David Miller quiet. [Salt?] It's not always you can go out in the Powerplay and dong it to all parts. He gauged the style of innings he needed to play tonight, showed his experience. [Hundred?] Really excited to be with a new team and a new group."

9.20pm: Cameos from Short, Root and Rachin through the Fire innings, but it was Salt's hard work that got them home. Brave kept things tight throughout but ultimately couldn't take enough wickets: you don't win many games when the opposition opener bats through the run chase.

Rose: "Just about worked, but what a bizarre innings from a bloke who strikes at 164 in international T20 - really shows how tricky the pitch was to bat on. A brave captain might have given Chaudhary the last set..." -- Can't fault his intent, just a reflection of the surface as you say.

19.3
6
Jordan to Salt, SIX, swung over midwicket with a six to win it! Salt keeps a cool head and dumps Jordan over the leg side to seal the game with two balls to spare. He wasn't at his fluent best by any means, but dug deep on a tricky surface and dragged his team across the line. Winning start for him as Welsh Fire captain

4 off 3 balls. One hit will win it. Wood comes into short midwicket, with a huge gap at fine leg.

19.2
1
Jordan to Tribe, 1 run, yorker, dug out to Chaudhary at extra cover on the edge of the ring

5 off 4. Fire massive favourites now.

19.1
4
Jordan to Tribe, FOUR, in the slot, picks the gap between midwicket and long-on! Tribe finally gets one away. Clears his front leg and muscles it over the leg side. Jordan misses his yorker and gets punished

Jordan to close out. 9 off 5 is the equation. Can Tribe get Salt back on strike? Field set deep on the leg side.

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | WF-M: 127/4 (9 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 9.00)

  • Asa Tribe6 (10b)
  • Phil Salt41 (36b)
  • Jofra Archer3.5-0-22-0
  • Jofra Archer3.5-0-22-0
18.5
2
Archer to Tribe, 2 runs, flies down to Worrall on the deep third boundary, but he can't get underneath it! Didn't quite pick it up, and couldn't reach it on the full diving forwards. Width outside off, threw his hands at it, but gets away with it. Archer not best pleased with Worrall's effort
18.4
0
Archer to Tribe, no run, huge swing and no connection! Brainless cricket, just get the senior man back on strike! Clears the front leg and has a huge swipe at thin air. Nipped away late off the seam

11 off 7.

18.3
2
Archer to Tribe, 2 runs, in the slot, smeared back over his head but only as far as long-on... McKinney's poor throw lets them back for two

Fire 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st29MW ShortPD Salt
2nd31JE RootPD Salt
3rd49PD SaltR Ravindra
4th8PD SaltJM Cox
5th21PD SaltAM Tribe