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Marsh, Rickelton hit milestones as Sunrisers Leeds beat Welsh Fire
Cricket is a sport where players hit a ball with a bat and score runs.
In this game, two teams called Sunrisers Leeds and Welsh Fire played a special, shorter kind of cricket called The Hundred.
In The Hundred, each team gets exactly 100 balls to bat.
A player named Mitchell Marsh reached a very big number — he passed 7,000 runs in his whole T20 career.
His teammate Ryan Rickelton also reached a milestone by passing 5,000 T20 runs.
The two players started the batting together and made 89 runs as a pair.
Their team scored 201 runs, which is a lot for a short game.
Because of that big score, Sunrisers Leeds beat Welsh Fire.
These milestones are exciting achievements that the players will remember for a long time.
Australian batter Mitchell Marsh reached 7,000 runs in his T20 career during the match.
South African wicketkeeper-batter Ryan Rickelton crossed the 5,000-run mark in T20s.
Marsh and Rickelton put on an 89-run opening stand after Welsh Fire chose to field first.
Sunrisers Leeds posted 201/4 in 100 balls, powered by Marsh's 50 off 34 balls and Rickelton's 40 off 22.
Marsh is The Hundred's leading run-getter with 374 runs while Rickelton ranks fifth with 274 runs.
- Who
- Mitchell Marsh and Ryan Rickelton of Sunrisers Leeds, who reached T20 career milestones against Welsh Fire.
- What
- Sunrisers Leeds beat Welsh Fire, with Marsh reaching 7,000 T20 runs and Rickelton reaching 5,000 T20 runs; the team scored 201/4 in 100 balls.
- Where
- Leeds, UK.
- When
- Sunday's match during the ongoing men's The Hundred tournament, as reported on August 10.
- Why
- Welsh Fire opted to field first, but a strong 89-run opening stand by Marsh and Rickelton helped Sunrisers Leeds post a big total.
Key facts
- Match
- The Hundred — Sunrisers Leeds vs Welsh Fire
- Result
- Sunrisers Leeds won
- Venue
- Leeds, UK
- Sunrisers Leeds total
- 201/4 in 100 balls
- Mitchell Marsh milestone
- 7,000 T20 runs (scored 50 off 34 balls)
- Ryan Rickelton milestone
- 5,000 T20 runs (scored 40 off 22 balls)
- Marsh in The Hundred
- 374 runs in 7 innings — leading run-getter
- Rickelton in The Hundred
- 274 runs in 7 innings — fifth-leading run-getter








