Wareham fifty steers Welsh Fire to 15-run win over London Spirit at Sophia Gardens
Georgia Wareham hit her first fifty of this year's Hundred as Welsh Fire beat London Spirit by 15 runs at Sophia Gardens in The Hundred women's competition on 12 August 2026. Both teams had already been eliminated from contention, leaving only pride and final placings at stake.
The match came on the last day of the group phase, with the competition pausing on Thursday before the knockouts begin on Friday. The women's Eliminator will be held at The Oval when Sunrisers Leeds face Southern Brave from 14:15 BST, while Manchester Super Giants will play in the men's Eliminator at 18:00; the finals at Lord's follow on Sunday with Trent Rockets' men's and women's sides awaiting the winners. Ball-by-ball commentary is available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.
Welsh Fire finished on 138-7 from their 100 balls, with Wareham 50 (34) and Harris 3-15 listed in the scoreline. The written report described Wareham's fifty as a 33-ball effort, a late surge that proved decisive after a fast opening period had given way to a lull.
London Spirit were bowled out for 123 in 99 balls, with Charlie Dean top-scoring 27 (20) and Grace Potts returning figures of 3-23. Fire seamer Grace Potts removed the top three inside the powerplay, including two wickets in two balls that accounted for Grace Harris and Marie Kelly.
Charlie Dean provided resistance for Spirit, building useful stands first with Charis Pavely and then with Nadine de Klerk, but her dismissal for 27 left Spirit 75-6. Deandra Dottin's presence offered some late hope, but she was dismissed with five balls remaining and that wicket ended Spirit's chances of a comeback.
The result leaves Welsh Fire fifth in the Hundred table while London Spirit finish sixth. With the group stage complete, attention turns to Friday's Eliminators at The Oval, starting with Sunrisers Leeds v Southern Brave from 14:15 BST and the men's Eliminator at 18:00 involving Manchester Super Giants.
