• Home
  • Match Hub
  • Watch Dunkley Brings Out Her Innovative Side Plays Pant Style Reverse Sweep

[Watch] Dunkley Brings Out Her Innovative Side Plays Pant Style Reverse Sweep

Sophia Dunkley played a brilliant reverse sweep against Manchester Originals [X]Sophia Dunkley played a brilliant reverse sweep against Manchester Originals [X]

The Welsh Fire are chasing down a total of 114 runs in the third match of the Women's Hundred 2024. The Manchester Originals won the toss at the Emirates Stadium in Old Trafford and went put 113 on the board at the end of their 100 balls. 

The Welsh Fire started of the chase on a good not with Sophia Dunkley and Tammy Beaumont opening the innings for them. The duo set a nice pace to the innings. They stitched a partnership of 65 runs from 55 balls and put the Welsh Fire in the driver's seat. 


Sophia Dunkley brings out her a innovative side

Sophia Dunkley is playing a good innings and guiding her team towards a win. The English top order batter treated the audience with a full range of shots. 


On the fourth delivery of the 9th set, Sophia Dunkley spotted a fullish delivery by Sophie Ecclestone pretty early. She changer her grip and played a reverse sweep that reminded the spectators of the Indian dynamic keeper batter, Rishabh Pant. 

At the time of writing the game is well placed for the Welsh Fire. Though they have lost Hayley Matthews after Beaumont, they have put 72 runs on the board and are only 42 runs away from the win.