James Vince sparkles as Southern Brave claim dominant opening-night win
Defending champions strangle Welsh Fire innings, with Ben Duckett the only batter to pass 11
Defending champions strangle Welsh Fire innings, with Ben Duckett the only batter to pass 11
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Alan Gardner
9.30pm: Superb stuff from Vince, finishing unbeaten on 71 from 41 - and he can be doubly happy, after marshalling an excellent performance with the ball, each and every one of his bowlers doing what was asked of them. Mahela Jayawardene's team debrief will be short tonight, while Gary Kirsten had better start searching for a place to buy several cans of kerosene. Anyway, thanks for dropping in, as ever we'll be back for another night in the Hundred tomorrow. Cheerio!
Unsurprisingly, James Vince is the Hero of the Match: "It was nice, obviously chasing that target, the bowlers did a fantastic job. The gameplan was simple, not a lot of scoreboard pressure and we got a partnership going. We found it tough with the time, taking wickets adds a bit of pressure. Only one game but nice to get off to a winning start. Bowlers found some seam movement early on, which we thought might happen, and we put them under pressure. I know this ground really well, try to hit the pockets and leave the sixes for the big guys."
One to finish this off nice and early
"Is the lowest number of match sixes in Hundred history? Fireworks having night off!" That data I don't have to hand, Tim. But good for the environment, I suppose?
Ball to bowl out his balls for the night. If Brave need that many
Missing stars, a lack of boundaries and no tension in the result. This wasn't the opener the ECB was after
Defending champions strangle Welsh Fire innings, with Ben Duckett the only batter to pass 11
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