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Summary

  • Fire post 123-6 after Bryce makes 36 and Sutherland hits 31 not out

  • Superchargers look comfortable in chase, with Wolvaardt (41) and Armitage (40) set and only 22 needed off 17

  • But they lose four wickets for six runs to crumble to defeat

  • Fire already eliminated but claim their first win in fifth match

  • Superchargers need other results to go their way to make knockouts

  • Saturday's matches: London Spirt v Oval Invincibles women (15:30 BST) & men (19:00)

  1. Postpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Charlie Taylor
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio

    A fantastic start for the Welsh Fire but there's still a lot of work to do here.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 97 balls left

    Healy c Beaumont b Nicholas 4 (Superchargers 4-1)

    After stroking the second ball for four down the ground, Healy miscues and is caught at mid-wicket. A great start for Fire.

  3. Superchargers 0-0published at 100 balls left

    Target 124

    The Fire are in a huddle after making their way onto the field and have a score to defend

    Claire Nicholas has the ball in hand and is at the top of her mark to get the innings underway.

  4. Intervalpublished at 100 balls left

    Target 124

    Alyssa Healy and Laura Wolvaardt are expected to open the batting for the Superchargers.

    Wolvaardt is having a great tournament so far and should be in confident mood, she is the second highest run scorer going into today’s match.

  5. Intervalpublished at 100 balls left

    Target 124

    Thanks Josef.

    The burning question is will Welsh Fire be able to register their first win of the competition or will Superchargers chase down the target? We will know the answer in about an hour from now.

  6. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Right, I'm off to grab some food folks.

    I'll leave you in the very capable hands of Tawhid Qureshi who will take you through the Superchargers' chase.

  7. Postpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Charlie Taylor
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio

    Welsh Fire have got the runs on the board now, but can they defend them?

  8. Postpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    We hadn't seen a six at all across the first 96 deliveries. We finished with two maximums off the last four balls.

    Momentum is a funny old thing in cricket. Surely the Welsh Fire will be the happier of the two sides at the interval.

    Welsh Fire battersImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Charlie Taylor
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio

    Filer finishes the innings in style! A beautiful shot off the penultimate ball.

  10. Superchargers need 124 runs to winpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 26 August 2022
    Breaking

    The Welsh Fire have done all they can, posting a competitive score as they chase their first win of this year's competition.

    The Northern Superchargers know they must realistically beat the Fire to keep their hopes of making the eliminator alive.

    We're set up for a tense chase folks.

  11. 6 runs

    Fire 123-6published at 100 balls

    Finished with a six.

    Filer smashes the ball over the off side to end the Fire's innings in style.

  12. Fire 117-6published at 99 balls

    Lauren Filer chips a two down the ground.

  13. Fire 115-6published at 98 balls

    Single.

  14. Postpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Charlie Taylor
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio

    Sutherland smashes into the sight screen and clears the boundary by some distance!

  15. 6 runs

    Fire 114-6published at 97 balls

    The first six of the innings. Sutherland launches Jenny Gunn down the ground for a maximum.

  16. Fire 108-6published at 96 balls

    Lauren Filer chips a single to give Sutherland the strike.

    Four balls to go.

  17. Postpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Tom Abell
    Somerset all-rounder on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ radio

    A bit of miscommunication from the batters there. At this point you have to take as many risks as you can and get the two runs.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 94 balls

    George run out (Higham) 0 (Fire 106-6)

    The Fire have to take risks now but Katie George hesitates running a two to keep Sutherland on strike.

    Easy run out.

  19. Fire 105-5published at 93 balls

    A single and a two. The Fire can't find the boundary.

  20. Fire 102-5published at 91 balls

    Heather Graham continues. Annabel Sutherland starts with a single to give new batter Katie George the strike.