Welsh Fire vs Sunrisers Leeds Match 27 Full Commentary

Live · Aug 09 2026, Sun - 07:00 PM (IST)

Match 27, - Headingley

WEF

12/0 (2.1)

201/4 (20.0)

Welsh Fire need 190 runs in 89 balls at 2.13 rpb

CRR:5.45 | RR: 10.67

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We are back for Welsh Fire's reply with the bat! The players have already taken over the field. Phil Salt and Matthew Short will be opening the innings for the Fire. It will be spin to start for Sunrisers Leeds as Abrar Ahmed has the new ball in hand. Away we go...
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... THE RUN CHASE ...
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A mountain to climb for the Welsh - However, it was Zak Crawley who stepped up and was the one who tore into the bowling for a blistering 34 off just 12 balls. Dan Lawrence and Matthew Revis then finished things off in style, ensuring the innings never lost momentum. For Welsh Fire, only Lockie Ferguson kept things tight, while Sam Cook had a night to forget, going for 60 in his four overs. With 201 on the board and sixes flying out of the ground all evening, Welsh Fire now face a daunting chase to stay in the contest. It promises to be an electric finish as they try to keep pace with a rampant Sunrisers Leeds side.
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Up for a quick chat - Lockie Ferguson says he is not sure about the score, maybe it is par on a small ground, but he thinks the boys stuck at it really well. He acknowledges the opposition has a strong top order and says they are happy with the result. On Mitch Marsh’s batting, he says Marsh is at the top of the world for a reason, but the plan is to execute skills and keep the stumps in play. He adds the boys did that and Marsh played some good shots, calling it a good tussle. On the chase, he says 201 is plenty of runs but he backs the boys to get it once they get on a roll, and he is happy with how they went tonight because it is not an easy ground to bowl at. On bowling at small grounds like this, he says sometimes you think you need to change a lot, but top of off is still a good area and they just try to keep it there as much as possible. He says it came out well tonight and he is looking forward to watching the boys chase it down.
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The start that every team wishes for - The carnage started early with Mitchell Marsh and Ryan Rickelton putting on 89 for the first wicket, before Harry Brook chipped in with 23. It was the dismissal of Ryan Rickelton that came first, after scoring 40 off 22 deliveries. After that wicket, the run rate dropped a bit, and with that, Welsh's bowling unit charged on to get two more wickets, all within 16 deliveries. Mitchell Marsh's name also falls under this elimination, scoring 50 off 34 balls.
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The middle order capitalized well - After the Sunrisers lost both their openers and the scoring slowed, questions began to crumble. Is it going to be another innings where the openers play their part, but the middle order fails to finish things off? But Zak Crawley's quickfire 34 off 12 balls revived the game for the Orange Army and posted 201 on the board.
19.5

Sunrisers Leeds post 201 for 4 after 100 balls. On a length, around the pads, Matthew Revis tickles this to the right of deep square leg and runs for it. The ball was going to the fence but Sam Cook moves well to his right, flicks this back inside the playing area and saves a run for his side. Three runs taken on the final ball.
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FOUR! Revis finds the fence again for four more. Good length, around off, Matthew Revis stays leg side, slashes hard at it and gets this away tot he sweeper cover fence for four runs.
19.3

Too full, on off, Dan Lawrence jas this to the lft of the bowler and takes a quick run.
19.2

On a length, around middle and leg, Matthew Revis drills this down the ground to long on for a single.
19.1

FOUR! Starts the final set of 5 with a boundary. Full and on off, Matthew Revis gets right underneath the ball and hits this past the left of long off for a boundary.
18.6

Short and wide of off, Dan Lawrence cuts this to deep cover for a single. This was a slower one by Lockie Ferguson.
18.5

NO BALL AND SIX! Around the waist full toss, on the pads, Dan Lawrence gets inside the line of the ball and just helps this with a flick over the deep square leg region for a biggie more. This has been referred upstairs for a check on height by the officials. The verdict is that the ball was over the waist of Dan and it will be a No Ball and a Free hit awaits for Sunrisers Leeds.
18.4

Good length, on off, Dan Lawrence chips this behind mid off for a couple of runs.
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Welsh Fire have exceeded the innings timer and they will now be aksed to have a minimum of 5 fielders inside the inner circle.
18.3

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Matthew Revis pulls this to deep square leg for a strike rotation.
18.2

Yorker, on off, Dan Lawrence rolls this down the ground for a single.
18.1

Full toss, around off, Matthew Revis chips this to long on for a run.
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Lockie Ferguson comes into the attack.
17.5

Full and around off, Matthew Revis pushes this to long off for a single.
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OUT! CAUGHT! Hard length, on middle and off, Zak Crawley goes for a slog across the line but gets it sliced towards the long off fence and Jordan Cox runs in from the fence and holds onto a good catch.
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SIX! Good length, on middle and off, Zak Crawley gets in line with the ball and slogs this over the fence towards the cow corner region for another massive biggie.
17.2

SIX! Good length, on middle and leg, Zak Crawley gets right behind the line of the ball and slogs this over the long on fence for a huge six. These two are just going tonk and hammers.
17.1

Full and on the pads, Dan Lawrence milks this through the square leg region for a single.
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Chris Woakes to bowl out here.
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FOUR! Sam Cook has leaked plenty in this game as he gives away 60 off his 20 balls. Full and around off, Dan Lawrence smashes this past the left of mid off for a boundary.
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WIDE! Full and way too wide on off. Wided.
16.4

On a length, around the pads, Zak Crawley tucks this through mid-wicket for one.
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SIX! Make it 16 off 3 balls post the break. Good length, on the pads, Zak Crawley collapses his back leg and flicks this high in the air. The ball goes beyond the deep square leg fielder and lands on the other side of the fence for six more runs.
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FOUR! Boundary follows the biggie. Pitched up, around off, Zak Crawley plants his back foot deep inside the crease and lofts this over the bowler for a boundary down the ground to long off.

2.1

1 run.
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Matthew Potts is introduced into the attack.
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FOUR! Full and on the pads, Matthew Short goes for a flick, gets it clipped off the inside edge and the ball nutmegs the batter for a boundary behind the stumps towards the fine leg region.
1.4

Full and around off, Matthew pushes this to mid off for no run.
1.3

Hard length, around off, Phil Salt swings at it, gets it edged off the inside edge and the ball rolls to the left of Abrar Ahmed at short leg. Abrar puts in a dive and fields this to his left. Single taken.
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Good length, around off, Salt punches this to cover-point for no run.
1.1

On a length, wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Phil Salt swings through the line but gets beaten on the outside edge.
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Brydon Carse will bowl the next set of 5.
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Darted on the pads, Phil Salt looks to work this around square leg but misses out and get hit on his pads.
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FOUR! First boundary of the chase comes off the bat of Phil Salt. Tossed up, around off, Phil Salt back away and smashes this through the mid off region for a boundary.
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Tossed up, on middle and leg, Matthew Short works this through mid-wicket for a single.

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Flicker around off, Phil Salt goes deep inside the crease and punches this through covers for a single.
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Floated on middle and leg, Phil Salt rocks back onto the pads and tucks this to square leg for no run.