- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 sliced to short third, this time taken running back! Same bowler-fielder combo does for Brave's other opener. Back of a length and du Plooy loosed the hands, trying to hit over the leg side... but a looping top edge is well held by Curran 23/21.5 slashed to short third! Booming drive from Vince but it brings about his undoing. Looks at the pitch suspisciously. The ball just kept going across him on the angle, left him reaching for the shot. Thick-edged and well held low down by Tom Curran, who celebrates enthusiastically 11/17.2 full and dipping on leg, Roy reverse-sweeps... the ball ends up in Billings' gloves as he runs around the stumps. Not given immediately but we're going to have a review. What did this come off? He looked to have bottom-edged the ball down into the pitch, but was there boot? From side on, it seems to have rebounded up off Roy's left foot. And the third umpire is happy that it didn't hit the ground at all... so the decision is: out! What a way to go, Brave four down in unfortunate circumstances 42/44.5 smashes the top of off! Evans looks to make room and loses his castle. Deep third had just been brought up, encouraging the attempt to go over the off side. Curran made sure to keep his line tight, cramping the shot as Evans stepped outside leg and pinging the bails 32/37.5 skids one into the knee roll, Rashid is begging for the decision! Will Invincibles review again...? Yes! Definitely hit the pads as Coles went back and attempted to paddle it away, only question is whether the ball straigthened enough to hit leg stump. Yes again! Tonking into the top of leg, Rashid has three in the set and Brave are in bits here 44/67.3 bowled behind his legs! Bracewell gone first ball! Floated up full, he went right across and looked to paddle the ball fine. Might have brushed the gloves, but then went straight into his stumps. No doubt about this one. Bad execution from Bracewell 42/517.5 yorks him, pace on and leg stump rattled! Curran bellows in celebration. He's pumped. Brilliantly bowled, spotting Cartwright had walked across on to off stump. Ends up nutmegging him. Still, that was a useful innings from the Australian, saved his side from complete ignominy 120/812.3 full in the channel, nicked behind! Thompson has a wild yahoo and his little counterattack comes to an end. Some nip from Curran, 77mph and the ball just holding its line. Thompson stares accusingly at the bottom of his bat, but will have to go 81/719.1 super slow-mo, picks out deep midwicket! Loopy moon ball, 50mph and although it reaches Archer on the full, he can't get any power behind his slog into the leg side. Well held low down in front by Ferreira. The jig is almost up for Brave 129/919.3 slower ball down leg, Mills swings himself past it... and is then run out at the other end! Overton wanted strike for the last couple but Billings relayed to the bowler, Curran underarmed into the stumps and that's a wrap for Brave's batting tonight 133/10Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL133 all out (19.3 Overs, RR: 6.78 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (James Vince, 1.5 ov), 2-23 (Leus du Plooy, 3.1 ov), 3-32 (Laurie Evans, 4.5 ov), 4-42 (Jason Roy, 7.2 ov), 5-42 (Michael Bracewell, 7.3 ov), 6-44 (James Coles, 7.5 ov), 7-81 (Jordan Thompson, 12.3 ov), 8-120 (Hilton Cartwright, 17.5 ov), 9-129 (Jofra Archer, 19.1 ov), 10-133 (Tymal Mills, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JP Behrendorff 4 0 20 2 5 9 2 0 0 0 J Clark 2 0 13 0 6.5 5 1 1 0 0 TK Curran 4 0 37 1 9.25 4 4 1 2 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 20 3 5 10 2 0 2 0 NA Sowter 2 0 20 0 10 3 2 1 2 0 SM Curran 3.3 0 21 3 5.83 7 2 0 1 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Jacks goes! Charges, blazes high but not very far... and Archer takes an excellent catch at mid on. Right off the toe 2/13.2 Overton gets his revenge! And it's another excellent catch by Archer at mid on, this one hard and flat, Archer stoops and thrusts his hands of to his left, gathers it at the second attempt 18/216.1 Cox nails to cover! Mills figures get a little prettier, as this one sits up in the pitch - 78mph - and Cox hammers that superbly but straight at Cartwright at extra cover. Excellent catch even though it went straight to him. Cox quite can't believe it, it's probably the best he's hit the ball this evening 119/3Extras5 (b 1, lb 1, w 3)TOTAL134/3 (17.4 Overs, RR: 7.52 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Will Jacks, 0.5 ov), 2-18 (Tawanda Muyeye, 3.2 ov), 3-119 (Jordan Cox, 16.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C Overton 4 0 21 2 5.25 9 3 0 0 0 JC Archer 4 0 19 0 4.75 10 2 0 3 0 TS Mills 3 0 37 1 12.33 5 5 2 0 0 JA Thompson 2.4 0 31 0 11.07 2 6 0 0 0 JM Coles 3 0 16 0 5.33 6 0 1 0 0 MG Bracewell 1 0 8 0 8 2 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Oval Invincibles (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.50, Second Session 19.50-20.55
Match days
18 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Oval Invincibles (Men) 4, Southern Brave (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 3 wickets)
- Balls 40: Review by Oval Invincibles (Men) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BJ Debenham, Batter - JM Coles (Upheld)
- Southern Brave (Men): 50 runs in 45 balls, Extras 3
- Southern Brave (Men): 100 runs in 77 balls, Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Southern Brave (Men) - 107/7 in 80 balls (HWR Cartwright 32, C Overton 3)
- Innings Break: Southern Brave (Men) - 133/10 in 98 balls (C Overton 9)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 27 runs, 2 wickets)
- Oval Invincibles (Men): 50 runs in 33 balls, Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Oval Invincibles (Men) - 58/2 in 40 balls (JM Cox 27, SM Curran 18)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (JM Cox 27, SM Curran 23, Ex 2)
- Oval Invincibles (Men): 100 runs in 69 balls, Extras 4
- JM Cox: 50 off 33 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 62 balls (JM Cox 49, SM Curran 48, Ex 3)
- SM Curran: 50 off 32 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
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