- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 picks out long-on! 89mph, angling in towards the stumps. Davies looks to swing him down the ground over the short straight boundary but the connection isn't great, and Henry takes a good tumbling catch 55/113.2 taken by a diving TKC at long leg! Slower ball, back of a length, angling in towards the right shoulder. Not a great connection on the pull, and TKC runs in and takes a good tumbling catch. Nice cameo from du Plooy 97/214.4 chops on! Evans gets low and across looking to scoop over his left shoulder, but can't lay bat on ball. Wells is full, flat and straight, and makes an important breakthrough 103/318.1 steps outside leg stump, Rauf goes to his slower ball and Pollard's attempted leg-side heave can only find Phillips, who rushes in from deep midwicket to complete the catch 129/419.5 flubbed down to long-off, good catch from Willey. Goes fuller this time, slower ball again. Jordan is through the shot early and skies it miles up into the air, down the ground. Willey races in off the rope, covering 15-20 yards, and slides to get underneath it. 140 to win! 139/5Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL139/5 (20 Overs, RR: 6.95 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Alex Davies, 8.2 ov), 2-97 (Leus du Plooy, 13.2 ov), 3-103 (Laurie Evans, 14.4 ov), 4-129 (Kieron Pollard, 18.1 ov), 5-139 (Chris Jordan, 19.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.1 full and dragged into the stumps! Two in three balls for Brave. Mills starts with one pitched up in the channel, Wells has a dip at it but only manages a thick inside edge that wrecks his stumps. Things getting tougher fast for Fire 29/25.4 scooped... but taken at short fine leg! Mills with the flying catch and this one will be out, I think. Bairstow doesn't often play the ramp and he didn't really get hold of this as he walked across. The ball ballooned up fine of Mills, running back from the edge of the circle, but he throws himself full length to hold on. Super stuff 29/111.1 raps him on the back pad - given! Briggs again targets the stumps to good effect. No inclination to review from Clarke, which tells you plenty. Playing back in front of middle and off, struck just above the knee roll. Ball-tracking confirms it was good 53/410.4 straight through 'im, middle stump! Suffocating lines from Briggs, Abell goes for the slog-sweep and misses. That is another blow to Fire's chances 51/312.2 back of a length and seaming in... given out caught behind! TKC doesn't seem sure but reviews, only for UltraEdge to back up Russell Warren's on-field call! There was a sound as the ball went through past the inside edge, over middle stump, although the appeal from Mills was on the hopeful side. Davies seemed more confident and the technology backs him up 57/514.2 top-edged straight to the edge of the circle! Phillips knows everything must go but can't prevent his attempted slap down the ground from looping into the off side for a simple catch to Evans at cover point 75/618.1 slower ball, plonked into the hands of long-on! Willey's brief salvo comes to an end as he swipes Mills back down the ground but without any timing. Pollard sets himself for the skier after coming in off the rope, then poses for the home crowd behind him - who have perhaps been having a few words 93/914.5 length in the channel, nicked behind! Flaccid swipe from Payne without moving the feet and this one is very nearly cooked 77/716.1 walks down and is stumped by a distance! Henry takes the straightforward option of trying to charge the spinner but doesn't lay bat on ball as Briggs turns it away wide of off stump, and Davies does the rest 83/818.5 crashed straight up and down, that's it, Red Rover! Rauf throws the bat again and the ball comes down with snow on it for a diving catch at point. Brave win by 42 runs, a thumping result that takes them clear at the top of the standings 97/10Extras13 (b 4, lb 2, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL97 all out (19 Overs, RR: 5.1 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Jonny Bairstow, 5.4 ov), 2-29 (Luke Wells, 6.1 ov), 3-51 (Tom Abell, 10.4 ov), 4-53 (Joe Clarke, 11.1 ov), 5-57 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 12.2 ov), 6-75 (Glenn Phillips, 14.2 ov), 7-77 (David Payne, 14.5 ov), 8-83 (Matt Henry, 16.1 ov), 9-93 (David Willey, 18.1 ov), 10-97 (Haris Rauf, 18.5 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Welsh Fire (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
05 August 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Southern Brave (Men) 2, Welsh Fire (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 0 wicket)
- Southern Brave (Men): 50 runs in 38 balls, Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (AL Davies 14, JM Vince 36, Ex 1)
- JM Vince: 50 off 34 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Southern Brave (Men) - 83/1 in 60 balls (JM Vince 52, JL du Plooy 14)
- Southern Brave (Men): 100 runs in 71 balls, Extras 2
- Innings Break: Southern Brave (Men) - 139/5 in 100 balls (JM Vince 73)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 28 runs, 0 wicket)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 52 balls, Extras 5
- Balls 62: Review by Welsh Fire (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Warren, Batter - T Kohler-Cadmore (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Men) - 75/5 in 70 balls (GD Phillips 8, DJ Willey 7)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsJames Vince stars again to take Southern Brave clear at the top
Captain bats through another innings unbeaten before Mills and Briggs extinguish Fire