Welsh Fire Stats
Welsh Fire Playing XI: Last XI and Batting Order
The XI from 9 Aug 2026 v Sunrisers Leeds
Updated 12 August 2026, after the London Spirit game
Philip Salt
Keeper, batted 1
13 14 balls
2
Matthew Short
All-rounder, batted 2
43 29 balls
3
Joe Root
Batter, batted 3
31 22 balls
4
Jordan Cox
Keeper, batted 4
12 11 balls
5
Rachin Ravindra
All-rounder, batted 5
2 2 balls
6
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Batter, batted 6
13* 10 balls
7
Marco Jansen
All-rounder, batted 7
1 2 balls
8
Chris Woakes
All-rounder, batted 8
13* 10 balls
9
Samuel Cook
Bowler
0-60 bowling
10
Lockie Ferguson
Bowler
1-22 bowling
11
Jordan Clark
All-rounder
1-27 bowling
Last match: Sunrisers Leeds won by 71 runs, 9 Aug 2026. The scorecard →
Welsh Fire Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 23 matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stevie Eskinazi | 5 | 28.6 | 185.7 | J. Clarke (5), P. Salt (4) |
| 2Jonny Bairstow | 5 | 34.2 | 133.6 | T. Banton (4), M. Short (3) |
| 3Ben Duckett | 4 | 36.8 | 133.6 | J. Bairstow (3), J. Clarke (3) |
| 4Tom Abell | 8 | 24.4 | 118.4 | B. Duckett (4), G. Phillips (3) |
| 5Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 5 | 31.5 | 161.5 | G. Phillips (5), D. Miller (3) |
| 6David Willey | 3 | 29.5 | 115.7 | L. du Plooy (2), T. Kohler-Cadmore (2) |
| 7Ben Green | 2 | 20.5 | 164.0 | D. Willey (2), M. Critchley (2) |
| 8Saif Zaib | 2 | 6.0 | 120.0 | D. Payne (2), D. Pretorius (1) |
| 9David Payne | 2 | 0.5 | 14.3 | N. Ahmad (1), M. Henry (1) |
| 10David Payne | 2 | 9.0 | 128.6 | M. Henry (1), M. Crane (1) |
| 11Riley Meredith | 1 | - | 140.0 | J. Ball (1), D. Payne (1) |
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.
Welsh Fire Selections
Every player Welsh Fire picked in the last 23 matches, the most first
Welsh Fire Hundred Lineups Questions
What was Welsh Fire's last XI?
Welsh Fire's last XI, from 9 Aug 2026 against Sunrisers Leeds: Philip Salt, Matthew Short, Joe Root, Jordan Cox, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Marco Jansen, Chris Woakes, Samuel Cook, Lockie Ferguson, Jordan Clark.
Who opens the batting for Welsh Fire?
Over the last 23 matches, Stevie Eskinazi batted at one 5 times and Jonny Bairstow at two 5 times.
Who bats at three for Welsh Fire?
Ben Duckett, 4 times in the last 23 matches, then Jonny Bairstow (3).
Who has played every match for Welsh Fire recently?
Nobody played all of Welsh Fire's last 23 matches. David Payne played the most, 19.