Watch Hundred eliminators from Kia Oval live on Sky Sports on Saturday (womens game at 2.30pm, mens at 6pm); Welsh Fire face Northern Superchargers in womens match before Manchester Originals take on Southern Brave in the mens; Hundred finals take place at Lords on Sunday
The 2023 season has seen a dramatic upturn in fortunes for Fire after they finished bottom of the standings across the first two campaigns. Inspired by the batting of England duo Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley and pace of the searing former South Africa seamer Shabnim Ismail, the Cardiff-based side have won more games this term than they did in 2021 and 2022 combined .
Beaumont tops the Fire run-scoring charts with 253 in seven innings, 118 of which came in one knock against Trent Rockets as she amassed the highest total in the history of the competition. Dunkley, meanwhile, has chipped in with 224 runs, reaching at least 24 and scoring two half-centuries since being picked up in the inaugural women's draft earlier this year. Dunkley and Beaumont are some opening combination.
With the ball, Ismail has bagged two three-wicket hauls, including a hat-trick from the last three deliveries of the game against Birmingham Phoenix to secure a thrilling three-run win. Phoenix needed four from three only for Ismail to knock over Tess Flintoff, Erin Burns and Issy Wong.Southern Brave beat Manchester Originals by six wickets
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