Welsh Fire Women vs Manchester Super Giants Women Live ஸ்கோர், Match 21 of The Hundred Women, 2026

Fight to be in the top 3 - This win propels Welsh Fire Women to the fourth spot, with 12 points, while Manchester Super Giants Women are still on third, fairly comfortably ahead of the teams below them. The Fire are getting some confidence seeping through, beating two sides back-to-back in the table above them while the Super Giants have now suffered their second loss in three games. Momentum is such a big thing in this format. The contest from the Women's game ends but the Men's game is just around the corner, with play scheduled to start at 2 pm GMT. But our buildup has already begun. So do hop into that matchcentre. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Welsh Fire Women's ORLA PRENDERGAST is given the award for her stunning bowling display of 4/18 in 20 balls. She says that she really enjoyed her performance and calls it a great end for her side, stressing that it is important to get those 4 points. On the plans being forced to change because of the conditions, Prendergast smiles and admits, saying that she struggled with the strong breeze and tried to keep the ball at the stumps. Credits Grace Potts for setting the tone and giving little to the batters to work with. Adds that got her side going and the confidence seeped in. On the close finish, Orla smiles again and says that her side should never have lost so many wickets but credits Manchester for bowling well. However, she is quick to add that her team won and that's all that matters. On Welsh's chances of finishing in the top 3, OP says that they have been enjoying their cricket over the past few days and philosophically states that things that are supposed to happen will happen. Ends by saying that their hopes are high though.

Too low a total - Earlier in the day, after being asked to bat first, Manchester Super Giants Women found themselves up against it, struggling to bat in blustery conditions. They could not even muster run-a-ball, which could have actually ended up being matchwinning on this deck. They stumbled to 85/9, with Orla Prendergast running through their batting lineup with a 4-fer.

Harakiri - That's the way the Welsh Fire Women's batting ended up performing. Despite chasing a small target, they could never get on top of the bowling. Every time a batter looked set, she ended up getting dismissed and towards the end, the batters just kept throwing their wickets away. Heather Graham used her experience though to guide her team past the finish line.

Fiery bowling performance - Well, it was Welsh Fire who were batting but Manchester Super Giants Women fought with all the fire. They endured a wicketless Powerplay but did not concede too many runs with the new ball, keeping themselves in the hunt. Grace Ballinger set the tone early on while Sophie Ecclestone stood out, picking up 3 wickets, also being on a hattrick at one stage. Towards the end, Kathryn Bryce's stunning 10-ball performance nearly helped the Super Giants snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat.

Superb captaincy - Have to don our hats to Meg Lanning. She just did not have enough runs on the board but she made the Welsh sweat it out to chase the total down. Unlike the belief that we should always use our best bowlers upfront while defending a small total, Lanning chose to mix and match her bowling options. She was so good at it that the Fire batters never could settle in against one bowler. Additionally, Lanning's bowlers supported her well and even though victory could not be attained, they can be proud of the way they fought.

CLIFFHANGER! We didn't expect that, did we? It was not the pitch. The blustery conditions made batting look way more difficult and in a game where both batting sides erred in execution and planning, the Fire just about manage to get home.

FOUR! There it is! The Fire just about manage to scrape through but are eventually through. On a length, outside off, Heather Graham keeps her cool and lofts it over the covers to finish the game off. WELSH FIRE WIN BY 3 WICKETS AND 9 BALLS TO SPARE!

Should be the final set of the match. Mady Villiers will bowl. 1/19 in 15 balls so far.

FOUR! JUST WIDE! Full, outside off, Rhianna Southby looks to loft it straight back. She gets it off the toe end and the ball just about evades the outstretched left hand of the bowler. Smriti Mandhana tries to get across to her right from mid off but the ball beats her too and races to the fence behind! Tough finish for Bryce after a runless first 6 balls!

Landed outside off, Rhianna looks to pull but misses. The ball just about shaves the off stump!

Short, outside off, pulled straight to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Relief for the Fire! A touch short, outside off, Southby rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket to get the first run off Kathryn Bryce!

Ooohh... on middle and leg. Rhianna Southby  nearly chips it straight to short mid-wicket! Lands just in front.

Bryce to continue? Undoubtedly!

Short, outside off, Southby pulls it straight to short mid-wicket. What a set!

Full, outside off, Rhianna Southby pushes it towards cover.

Rhianna Southby walks in next, at number 9, replacing Niamh Holland.

OUT! BOWLED! Two wickets in three balls! Fractionally short, outside off, Niamh Holland goes back to pull but the ball stays low, goes beneath the bat and crashes into the stumps! Manchester Super Giants Women are all pumped up and WELSH FIRE WOMEN are disintegrating here. 76/7!

Full, outside off, driven straight to cover.

Niamh Holland walks in next at number 8, replacing Grace Thompson.

OUT! GRACE THOMPSON IS RUN OUT! Excellent stuff from Kathryn Bryce but this is sheer harakiri from the batting side. On a length, outside off, Grace Thompson punched it towards long off and set off running blindly. The bowler got her hand to her left and half-stopped the ball. The ball went slightly further to her left but Thompson just did not want to stop running. Graham meanwhile, was waiting for the ball to get past the bowler and was not going anywhere. Now, Thompson applied the brakes but it was too late. The bowler got to the ball, picked up and fired a slightly wide throw to the keeper. But Richa Ghosh did well to collect it to her left and then get back to disturb the stumps with Thompson well short. WELSH FIRE WOMEN ARE 76/6 AND NEED ANOTHER 10 RUNS FROM 19 BALLS!

Kathryn Bryce to give it a shot now. Bowler number 7.

Very full, outside off, Grace drives it to long off for one.

Floated, outside off, from around the wicket, Heather Graham gets down on a knee and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Fuller, outside off, Thompson lunges to defend but the ball spins away, takes the outside edge and goes to the left of short third. Single taken.

FOUR! Dragged down, outside off, Grace Thompson tocks back and pulls it through wide long on for a boundary.

Outside off, punched down to long off for a single.

Panic time? Welsh Fire Women are playing some indifferent cricket at the moment. Mady Villiers is back on. 1/11 in 10 balls so far.

Down the leg side, Heather Graham looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads.