- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 scuffs the pull, straight back to the bowler! That was telegraphed by Meredith's first ball. Albert was hurried by the short ball, and cramped as the bowler followed him down the leg-side. A big wind-up across the line was wellied high on the splice, straight back to Meredith who gathered in his followthrough 9/12.1 booming drive, splats his own stumps! Vince's bleak tournament ends with a whimper. Vince steps into the full length, unfurling his wrists in familiar fashion. But back goes middle as Brave sink further 9/215.5 pace off again, plops to mid-off! A tame end to a mighty innings. Roy looked to give it more humpty but Payne found his length well and turned off the afterburners. Smith wasn't going to drop that 128/65.2 makes room to leg, has a hack through the length ball, loses his middle stump! Canny stump-to-stump line from Kellaway, and the third wicket goes down 34/311.5 down on one knee, brilliantly caught at long-off! Du Plooy got right underneath his attempted launch, and the ball spooned high and slowly through the line, dying on Kohler-Cadmore as he skidded into the frame with his fingers under the ball. Superb 89/414.5 battered through the line, but straight at TKC! Evans looked for the launch as well, but though he timed it well enough, it was straight at long-off. A simpler take than the du Plooy dismissal 127/516.2 more loop, dipping on the full length, poked into the covers, direct hit! One stump to aim at for Abell, and gone by a metre! 129/7Extras10 (lb 1, nb 2, w 7)TOTAL167/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.35 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Toby Albert, 1.3 ov), 2-9 (James Vince, 2.1 ov), 3-34 (James Coles, 5.2 ov), 4-89 (Leus du Plooy, 11.5 ov), 5-127 (Laurie Evans, 14.5 ov), 6-128 (Jason Roy, 15.5 ov), 7-129 (Michael Bracewell, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DA Payne 4 0 17 2 4.25 11 0 1 0 0 RP Meredith 4 0 50 2 12.5 7 6 2 2 1 CJ Green 4 0 24 0 6 7 2 0 2 0 BI Kellaway 4 0 35 1 8.75 5 2 2 2 0 SA Zaib 1 0 16 0 16 0 0 2 0 0 J Hull 3 0 24 1 8 4 2 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 width, flashed straight to point! A limp, wristy waft through a loosener way outside off, and that sums up Fire's season in a shot! 0/10.5 good grief, thumped off the back foot, to Roy at point! Smith climbs into the wide line, can't get over his stroke, and it's scooped up with a dive, low to his left! 5/22.5 full length, tight line, Bairstow drives with flat feet, a regulation nick to the keeper. This innings is in freefall 13/38.1 attempts the ramp, feathered to the keeper! Golden arm does it again! Abell falls across to the off-side, looking to loft the ball over the head of the keeper. But he can't get a big enough piece of it, and Albert gathers a low unconventional snick off the glove 51/419.3 pace off, dragged on! What a response from Thompson! He was making a mess of it in those first few balls, but out comes the back-of-the-hander, perfect length, outside off, demanding aggression from TKC, but his flatfooted swing demolishes his own stumps! 161/615.5 on the back foot, punched to cover! Huge final ball! Vince dives forward in the covers to atone for his earlier drop. Kellaway couldn't get the elevation on his launch, a critical stand is broken! 132/5Extras9 (lb 3, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL163/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.15 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Stephen Eskinazi, 0.1 ov), 2-5 (Steven Smith, 0.5 ov), 3-13 (Jonny Bairstow, 2.5 ov), 4-51 (Tom Abell, 8.1 ov), 5-132 (Ben Kellaway, 15.5 ov), 6-161 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C Overton 4 0 22 3 5.5 10 2 0 1 0 JA Thompson 4 0 29 2 7.25 7 1 1 2 1 TS Mills 4 0 24 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 JM Coles 4 0 45 1 11.25 5 3 4 0 0 DR Briggs 3 0 28 0 9.33 1 2 1 0 0 MG Bracewell 1 0 12 0 12 1 0 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Welsh Fire (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
28 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Southern Brave (Men) 4, Welsh Fire (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 2 wickets)
- Balls 21: Review by Southern Brave (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Burns, Batter - JJ Roy (Upheld)
- Southern Brave (Men): 50 runs in 34 balls, Extras 3
- Balls 44: Review by Welsh Fire (Men) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - M Burns, Batter - JJ Roy (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Southern Brave (Men) - 85/3 in 55 balls (JJ Roy 39, JL du Plooy 29)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (JJ Roy 22, JL du Plooy 29, Ex 0)
- JJ Roy: 50 off 30 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Southern Brave (Men): 100 runs in 67 balls, Extras 4
- Southern Brave (Men): 150 runs in 96 balls, Extras 8
- Innings Break: Southern Brave (Men) - 167/7 in 100 balls (JA Thompson 16, C Overton 18)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 3 wickets)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 37 balls, Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Men) - 86/4 in 60 balls (T Kohler-Cadmore 28, BI Kellaway 24)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 100 runs in 64 balls, Extras 5
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (T Kohler-Cadmore 23, BI Kellaway 27, Ex 1)
- T Kohler-Cadmore: 50 off 28 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Total attendance: 11,684
- Welsh Fire (Men): 150 runs in 95 balls, Extras 7
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