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| Men’s Hundred, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| London Spirit 163-5 (100 balls): Inglis 72 (45), Cracknell 35 (24); Higgins 3-21 |
| Welsh Fire 165-7 (98 balls): Phillips 80 (35), Cobb 28* (15); Wheal 3-30 |
| Welsh Fire won by three wickets |
| Scorecard; Table |
Welsh Fire ended their men’s Hundred campaign on a high by beating London Spirit in Cardiff in a gripping final game of the group stages.
Glenn Phillips hit a blistering 80 off 35 balls as Fire chased down an imposing 164 with two balls to spare.
In a battle of the two lowest-placed teams in the competition, Josh Inglis had earlier smashed 72 off 45 balls for Spirit.
Welsh Fire got off to the worst possible start, falling to 2-2 and then 20-3 before Phillips’ fireworks.
The New Zealander at one stage looked well set to become the first player to score a hundred in The Hundred.
Needing seven runs from the final five deliveries, Qais Ahmad hit consecutive boundaries to see his side home.
Eoin Morgan’s Spirit end the tournament bottom of the group…
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