01/08Result
11th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Southampton, Aug 1 2024
Brave won by 7 wkts (22b rem)
Player of the Match
Craig Overton
Craig OvertonSouthern Brave (Men)
01/08Result
11th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Southampton, Aug 1 2024
Brave won by 7 wkts (22b rem)
Player of the Match
Craig Overton
Craig OvertonSouthern Brave (Men)

8.55pm: Originals walk off with stony expressions, they've lost for the third time in a row. Not the start to the season they were after, particularly with their regular captain, Jos Buttler, absent as well. They started badly with the bat, started badly with the ball - and didn't do a lot better either side, to be honest

Craig Overton is Match Hero: "Great win, we enjoy playing here. Bashing the top of the stumps, little bit two paced. Make them play as much as possible, make it hard for them. Home games are massive, then try to get a few on the road and you'll be there for the finals."

Okay, that's yer lot for one night. Just a regular double-header tomorrow, Superchargers vs Invincibles at T'Oval. Join us then. Bye!

15.3
2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Evans, 2 runs, slower ball, tip and run to cover... who misfields and allows them to come back for two! Brave win by seven wickets and go joint top of the table

"116 just not close to enough," muses DaWolf, here to the bitter end. "Comfortable chase."

15.2
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Evans, no run, goes for the wide yorker and gets it through
15.1
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Evans, no run, round the wicket, pitched up straight, poked to cover

Farooqi again, sun setting on Originals

END OF OVER:
15 | 16 Runs | SB-M: 115/3 (2 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 7.66, RRR: 0.40)

  • Laurie Evans23 (12b)
  • James Coles10 (10b)
  • Paul Walter0.5-0-16-0
  • Tom Hartley1.5-0-16-1
14.5
4
Walter to Evans, FOUR, dabbed through third, this is coming home, Brave on the verge after Evans rocks back and opens the face on a short one
14.4
1
Walter to Coles, 1 run, punched to mid-off, Evans is sent back, drops his bat... and then gets one on the overthrow
14.3
1
Walter to Evans, 1 run, short and slashed down to deep third
14.2
4
Walter to Evans, FOUR, slashed away, four more, Evans makes it back-to-back boundaries through deep backward point
14.1
6
Walter to Evans, SIX, short and clubbed over deep midwicket! Evans sits back on an aerial thwack that lands right on the toblerone for six

Brave closing in now, 18 needed from 30. Paul Walter on to bowl

"You'd think this total should be fairly simple to chase, but again, they aren't making it look easy. Have the surfaces in this tournament been unusually bowler-friendly? If so, I'm not sure that's in keeping with the whole 'shop window' idea..." It's a bowler-friendly format, Pete. But yes, whatever the reasons, not been a vintage one (for the men) so far

END OF OVER:
14 | 9 Runs | SB-M: 99/3 (18 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.07, RRR: 3.00)

  • James Coles9 (9b)
  • Laurie Evans8 (8b)
  • Tom Hartley1.5-0-16-1
  • Sikandar Raza1.5-0-10-0
13.5
2
Hartley to Coles, 2 runs, straighter line, nudged leg side and they will run hard for two more
13.4
4
Hartley to Coles, FOUR, reverse-swept for four! Nicely played by the 20-year-old, down on one knee to steer into the gap through point
13.3
1
Hartley to Evans, 1 run, flat outside off, Evans dinks it softly towards point. Looking for two but Coles says no
13.2
0
Hartley to Evans, no run, pushed through straight, 55mph and driven to cover

Brave 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st35JM VinceAL Davies
2nd33JM VinceJL du Plooy
3rd8JL du PlooyJM Coles
4th41LJ EvansJM Coles