Perry's 62 helps Phoenix end campaign on winning note
Posted on August 12, 2026 by cbtfhome

Welsh Fire finished their Hundred campaign on a high with a 15-run win over London Spirit in Cardiff, ending the season fifth after finishing bottom last year. Fire raced to 49 for 1 in the powerplay after being sent in, with Georgia Voll and Freya Kemp providing the early impetus, but lost momentum after Kemp's 26 off 14 and Sarah Bryce's dismissal left them 74 for 3 at halfway. Georgia Wareham then took charge late on, smashing a 34-ball half-century, including 22 from her final eight balls, to lift Fire to 138 for 7.

Spirit's chase unravelled early as Grace Potts removed Grace Harris and Marie Kelly in her opening two balls, and then returned to dismiss Amy Jones and finish with 3 for 23. Charis Pavely's three successive fours and Charlie Dean's 27 offered some resistance, but wickets continued to fall as the required rate climbed. Deandra Dottin briefly raised hopes with a six off Wareham, but Spirit were bowled out for 123 with one ball remaining, leaving Fire comfortably ahead in fifth place.

Ellyse Perry's unbeaten 62 helped Birmingham Phoenix end their Hundred campaign with a five-wicket win over MI London, chasing down 121 with six balls to spare. Phoenix slipped to 48 for 4 after Kirstie Gordon struck twice in the Powerplay, but Perry found an ideal partner in Pakistan captain Fatima Sana, who made 36 off 32. The pair added 66 for the fifth wicket before Sana fell with seven still needed, leaving Perry to finish the chase.

MI London had made 120 for 6 after being sent in, with Hayley Matthews' 21 providing an early burst before she fell to a fine catch from Davina Perrin off Sana. Hollie Armitage and Chinelle Henry then rebuilt the innings with a 56-run stand, Henry making 42 off 33, but Alana King and Eva Gray helped restrict the visitors at the death. Gray finished with 2 for 29 and MI London ended a disappointing campaign with their sixth defeat, while Phoenix moved up to seventh.

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