Matt Henry achieved a big achievement in The Handrade, just became the second bowler to do so

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|21-08-2025

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The match remained exciting for the last moments, but the Welsh Fire missed out on achieving the target.

Delhi: In the 21st match of The Hundred Tournament 2025 played in Cardiff on Wednesday, Southern Brave won by defeating Welsh Fire by four runs. The match remained exciting for the last moments, but the Welsh Fire missed out on achieving the target.

Batting of Sauedran Brave

Batting first after losing the toss, Sauadran Brave scored 129 runs losing 8 wickets in the prescribed 100 balls. Welsh players bowled tightly, but Sauadran’s team took advantage of the opportunity and scored a respectable score.

Matt Henry’s affordable spell

Even though the result of the match did not go in favor of Welsh Fire, his fast bowler Matt Henry made a big achievement. Henry took 2 wickets in 20 balls, spending just 5 runs. He sent important batsmen like Luca Do Ploy (02) and Jason Roy (04) to the pavilion. With this great performance, Henry became the second most affordable bowler in the history of the Hundred Hundred. Beyond him, only Australia’s star fast bowler is Spencer Johnson, who took three wickets for just one run in 20 balls in 2023.

Welsh fire received defeat

Chasing the target, the Welsh Fire team also batted struggling, but could only score 125 runs for 8 wickets in 100 balls. In this way, the team faced a close defeat of four runs.

Even though the victory in the match came part of the Southern Brave, Matt Henry’s affordable bowling was recorded in the history of the tournament. This match once again proved that not every over in The Hundred, but every ball can change the attitude of the game.

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