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The Welsh Fire hosts MI London in their first home game of the season in the 2026 Women’s Hundred at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Saturday, July 25. Both teams are coming off losses in their season openers. The Fire were beaten by the Southern Brave, squandering a dominant position where they needed 18 runs in 17 balls with seven wickets in hand, to lose by eight runs chasing 127. They will be looking to recover after capitulating to the Brave.
MI London were beaten comprehensively by the Sunrisers Leeds at the Oval in the opening match of the 2026. Batting first, they were bundled out for 107 despite a solid start, and failed to defend the total after being put to the sword by Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland. They will be looking to get their campaign off to a start with their first victory of the season.
Here are three player battles which could decide the outcome of this contest
Georgia Voll was one of the top performers for the Welsh Fire in their opener against Southern Brave. The opening batter from Australia scored a well-made 52 off 39 balls, a knock laced with six fours. She has started her season brilliantly after the T20 World Cup victory and will be looking to carry on her form into the next game. Her matchup will be against compatriot Nicola Carey, who has been a key all-rounder for MI London and has risen in prominence in the Australian side. The pair have met in four innings, with Voll scoring just 6 runs from 11 balls off Carey’s bowling, being dismissed once.
In a matchup between master and protege, Fire skipper Sophie Devine will be up against compatriot Melie Kerr, who took over New Zealand’s captaincy from Devine earlier in the year. Devine is one of the most feared batters in the women’s game, able to hit a long ball with ease. Kerr has established herself as one of the premier all-rounders in the sport and has become a strike bowler with her leg spin. The pair have met in 12 innings, with Devine scoring 65 runs in 57 balls against Kerr, while Kerr has dismissed her former New Zealand skipper just once.
Hayley Matthews has established herself as one of the premier all-rounders in women’s sport, contributing with both bat and ball. Playing for MI London at the top of the order, she scored a 22-ball 33 in the opener at the Oval, hitting four fours and a six. She is adept at hitting a long ball and can dominate matchups at will. Her matchup for the season will be against Georgia Wareham of the Welsh Fire. The Aussie leg-spinner has developed into a reliable strike bowler with her leg spin and would be looking to get off the mark after going wicketless in the first game. Matthews dominates this matchup, having scored 75 runs in 46 balls in 11 innings, having been dismissed just once.
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