WF vs SFU Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! That's the game for Washington Freedom as they win by 5 wickets and 11 balls to spare. Good length, down the leg side, Nikhil Chaudhary flicks this behind square on leg for a boundary towards the long leg region for four runs.

Pitched-up delivery, around off, Obus Pienaar drives this through covers for a couple.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sort and around off, Steve Smith looks to seal the game with a boundary but his bat tilts in his hands as he strikes the ball. The white leather hangs to the right of Finn Allen at mid off. Allen takes it nice and easy, moves to his right. Steve Smith departs on 56 off 49.

FOUR! Short-pitched delivery, around middle and off, Steve Smith flat bats this through the mid-wicket region for another boundary.

Full and on middle and leg, Nikhil Chaudhary works this through the onside for one.

Good length, around off, Smith gets an inside edge that rolls through square leg for a run.

SIX! FIFTY FOR SMITH! Full-length delivery, on off and middle. Steve Smith yet again charges down the track and launches it over long on for six runs. The knock has been full of resilience and responsibility, but the skipper delivers without any hesitation.

Bumper, on off, Steve Smith comes down the track and hammers it long off for a single.

Back of a length, on off and middle, Nikhil Chaudhary walks down the track and dabs it to cover for a single.

Angling in, slower as well, fuller in length. Nikhil Chaudhary misses his flick and wears on the pad.

Short and on middle and leg, Steve Smith looks to slap this through covers but gets it edged off the underedge and rolls this to the left of the keeper. Takes a quick run.

A tad fuller, around off, Steve Smith jumps down the track and cuts this through point for a couple.

Good length, on off, Steve Smith punches this to covers.

Fuller, at the stumps, Steve Smith pushes it to mid-wicket for a single. 21 runs needed off 24 balls now.

Short, outside off, Steve Smith looks to pull it but the ball kicks off the deck and beates the batter.

WIDE! Bumper, but it sails way over the batter. The umpire calls it a wide.

Short of a length, outside off, Nikhil Chaudhary opens the face of the bat and guides it to deep third for one.

Back of a length, just outside off, Steve Smith punches it to deep cover for one.

Slower one outside off, fuller in length. Steve Smith checks his drive through cover and collects a brace.

Hard length, just outside off, Steve Smith looks to swat it across, but gets beaten on the inside edge.

Back of a length, on off, Nikhil Chaudhary tucks it with soft hands toward the vacant square leg region and gets a brace.

Full, on off, Steve Smith drives it to long off for one.

EDGED AND FOUR! Short of a length, on off and middle. Steve Smith makes room to defend it with an angular bat, but gets nicked on the inside edge. The ball races away to deep fine leg for four runs.

Short, on off, Steve Smith tries to pull it, but it climbs on the batter and Smith ends up droping his stance.

Just outside off, on a good length, Nikhil Chaudhary pushes it to cover-point for a single.

Good-length delivery, outside off, Nikhil Chaudhary comes down the track to slog it across, but misses.

Short, angling in, around middle, Nikhil Chaudhary nudges it to backward square leg for one.

Short and outside off, Nikhil Chaudhary looks to pull but misses on the top edge.

Slower one, on a length, outside off. Nikhil Chaudhary pushes it to backward point.

OUT! TAKEN! A crucial wicket for San Francisco Unicorns, but is it too late? Short of a length, on middle. Mark Chapman looks to take on the bounce and pulls it away, but doesn't quite connect underneath the delivery. The ball flies flat toward deep square leg. Hassan Khan runs to his right and takes a very good catch while staying in motion.

Full, on off, Steve Smith nudges it to the leg side for one.

Short, angling away. Mark Chapman works it to mid-wicket and gets a single.

FOUR! Streaky, but these counts. A touch fuller, outside off, Steve Smith looks to heave it downtown, but induces an outside edge. The ball rolls away through short third for four runs.

On a nagging length, outside leg, Mark Chapman clips it to long on for one.

Full, on middle, Steve Smith pushes it to long on for a single.

Short, on middle, Steve Smith pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Full, on middle, Mark Chapman punches it to long on for one.

Full, on off, Mark punches it to the right of long off for a couple of runs.

No run.

Short of a length, around leg. Mark Chapman looks to nudge it, but wars on the thigh pad. The ball rolls to square leg and gets a leg bye.

Full, at the stumps, Mark Chapman slogs it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

FOUR! With that boundary, Washington Freedom need 52 runs off 51 balls. Much fuller, wide outside off. Mark Chapman extends his hands to get some connection. The ball induces an outside edge, before it rolls through short third for four runs.

Bumper, over off, shaping away. Mark Chapman looks to pull it across the line, but gets beaten on the top edge.

Good length, outside off, Steve Smith turns it to deep mid-wicket for one.

SIX! BANG! Tossed up, fuller, around off. Mark Chapman clears off his front foot and launches it over long on for six runs. There is a fielder stationed in the region, but he can only watch the ball flying over his head.

Flatter and fuller, on middle, Steve Smith nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Fuller, just outside off, Mark Chapman punches it to the left of the long off fielder for a single.

Full-length delivery, just outside off, Mark Chapman punches it to the right of the long off fielder and gets a couple of runs.

Tossed up, fuller, on middle, Steve Smith drives it to long on for one.

Much fuller, outside off, Mark Chapman punches it to deep cover for one.

Full, around off, Steve Smith tucks it to short mid-wicket.

On a length, at the stumps, punches it to lon on for one.

FOUR! Some aggressive approach from these two batters. Good-length delivery, just outside off, shaping in a shade. Mark Chapman charges down the track and swats it to deep square leg for four runs.

Full, on off and middle, Steve Smith nudges it to deep square leg for one.

SIX! Up, up and over! Bumper, on middle and leg. Steve Smith hangs back and pulls it up and over the deep backward square leg for six more runs.

Good-length delivery, wide outside off, Steve Smith shuffles across the stumps to ramp it but misses.

Short, on middle, Steve Smith punches it downtown for one.

Full, outside off, Mark Chapman drives it to long on for one.

A touch fuller, around off, Mark Chapman comes down the track to flick it but misses and wears on the pad.

Full, outside off, Steve Smith shuffles across the stumps and drives it to long on for a single.

Fuller, outside off, Steve Smith comes down the track and drives it toward cover.

Fuller, just outside off, Mark Chapman flicks it to the left of mid-wicket for a single.

Full, on off, Steve Smith stabs it to cover.

Back of a length, shaping across the left-hander. Mark Chapman tries to lash it through cover, but catches the outside edge and it bounces off toward deep third. Single taken.

Much fuller, on off, Steve Smith digs it to long on for one.

Fuller in length, outside off, Steve Smith jams it to cover for no runs.

Shaping in, on off and middle, Steve Smith nudges it to mid-wicket.

Just a yard behind the good length, outside off, Steve Smith shuffles and defends it to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Mark Chapman is looking solid. Back of a length, just outside off. Mark Chapman rocks back and pulls it to the right of the diving deep backward fielder for four runs.

Swing and a miss! Good-length delivery, just outside off, Mark Chapman looks to slog it across, but it swings away a bit and beats the outside edge.

Hard length, on middle and off, Mark Chapman pulls it from the inner part of his bat to deep square leg for a brace.

Back of a length, just outside off, Mark Chapman pushes it to cover.

Good-length delivery, at the stumps, Steve Smith clips it to the right of short mid-wicket for a quick single.

On a length, just outside off, Smith fends it to cover.

Fuller, angling down the leg side. Steve Smith misses his flick and wears on the pad, before the ball rolls to short fine leg. Leg bye is taken.

On a length, at the stumps, Mark Chapman pushes it to mid on for a quick single.

SIX! Go fetch that, says Chapman. Half-volley delivery, attacking the stumps. Mark Chapman swings his blade and slogs it over the wide long on fence for half a dozen.

Full, on middle, Steve Smith tucks it to right of mid-wicket for a single.

A tad fuller, on middle and off, Mark Chapman pushes it to mid on and gets a single.

Slanting away, outside off, Mark Chapman drives it to cover.

Full, at the stumps, Steve Smith nudges it to the leg side.

A touch fuller, outside off, Steve Smith ramps it to deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Fuller again, just outside off. Mark Chapman walks down the track and punches it well, toward mid on. Hardie dives to his right and makes a half stop. Single taken.

On a nagging length, just outside off, Mark Chapman stabs it to cover.

Full, on off, Mark Chapman walks down the track and defends it to cover.

Pitches it up, on off and middle. Steve Smith nudges it to mid on and gets a quick single.

Attacking the middle stump, fuller in length. Mark Chapman blocks it from his front foot.

Fuller, on off, Mark Chapman pushes it to mid off.

Much fuller, on off, Mark Chapman digs it back to the bowler.

OUT! BOWLED' EM! The game is getting more and more interesting. That is certainly a thing that Washington won't like. Couch pitches it fuller, just outside off, swinging in pretty late. Andries Gous prods halfway and looks to go for an expansive drive, but the ball just beats the inside edge and hits the off stump to uproot from its position.

Full, outside off, Andries Gous pushes it to cover.

Back of a length, just outside off, Smith  dabs it to deep backward point for one.

Good length, at the stumps, Steve Smith bunts it to short mid-wicket and gets a quick single.

Pitches it up, on off and middle, Andries Gous nudges it to mid on for one.

Full, outside off, Andries Gous looks to drive at it, catches the inside edge and wears on the pad.

On a length, outside off, Smith guides it to the right of short third for a single.

Full, on off and middle, Smith defends it to mid on.

Pitches it on a good length, outside off, Smith looks to punch it away, covering the stumps. The ball beats the inside edge and the keeper pouches it. There's a very confident appeal for caught behind, but the umpire remains unmoved. San Francisco Unicorns goes for the review where the UltraEdge spots a spike, but it is when the ball grazes the flap of the back pad. Ball Tracking pops up and shows that the impact is way outside off. The on-field decision stands on.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary! Short and wide outside off, Andries Gous cuts it uppishly, over the cover-point region and gets four runs.

Short, on middle. Andries Gous pulls it to the left of deep fine leg for a brace.

Good-length delivery, on off, Andries Gous punches it wide of backward point for a couple of runs.

Good length, outside off, Andries Gous defends it to short cover.

On a length, outside off, Steve Smith rocks back and punches it to the right of backward point fielder and gets three runs.

OUT! TAKEN! Another wicket falls for Washington Freedom. Not the start they wanted. Fuller in length, on off, angling in. Jack Edwards hangs back and looks to flick it, but it looks like the ball holds a bit onto the track. Edwards plays the short early and catches the leading edge. The ball loops into the gap between mid on and square leg, where both the fielder converging toward the skier. Sanjay Krishnamurthi from deep square leg is the one who reaches the destination first as he slides to pouch the catch.

OUT! CASTLED! Bartlett gets the opening breakthrough in the very first over of the innings. This one is on a good length, on off and middle. Mitchell Owen looks to defend it on the bounce, but the ball skids through and stays low. The ball sneaks past the toe end of the bat and crashes into the stumps.

Shaping in, on leg, Jack Edwards looks to flick it away, but misses and wears on the pad. The ball rolls away to square leg and the batter gets a leg bye.

Fuller, outside off, Jack Edwards drives it to cover for no runs.

Angling in, on middle and leg, Jack Edwards flicks it toward the deep fine leg region and gets a couple of runs.

Full, on off, Mitchell Owen pushes it to cover for a quick single to get underway.

Beaten straightaway! Good-length delivery, pitching it just outside off and swinging it away. Mitchell Owen looks to punch it downtown, but gets beaten on the outside edge.