Match 17, Cardiff, August 05, 2024, 11:00 PM
Southern Brave
139/5(20.0ov)
Welsh Fire
97/10(19.0ov)
Southern Brave beat Welsh Fire by 42 runs
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James Vince wins the Player of the Match award. He says the pitch was tricky but the way they bowled was just exceptional. Adds the bowlers are in a nice rhythm and the batters are doing a really good job as well. Tells it is tricky to see who to leave out if Jofra Archer comes in but they'll play according to the conditions.
Earlier, just like Welsh Fire, Southern Brave too kept on losing wickets but the captain played a valuable innings as he anchored the game right till the end. James Vince's unbeaten 73 proved to be the gamechanger. Welsh Fire needed someone to play similar kind of innings but no one stood up for the job.
A nothing show really from Welsh Fire and they have been well beaten by some dominating bowling performance from Southern Brave. Chasing a par total, we thought Welsh Fire would at least push for the win but the way Southern Brave started with the ball just set the tone. Akeal Hosein and Craig Overton bowled tight lines and lengths to give the start Southern Brave were looking for. Welsh Fire were off to a slowish start and kept on losing wickets later on. Southern Brave brought Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan, Danny Briggs just to showcase what they possess in their armoury. A frightening collection even without Jofra Archer! Once Glenn Phillips fell, it was all but over for Welsh Fire.
In over# 19
0W
0
4
0
0W
Tymal Mills 16/4(4)
OUT! GONE! Tymal Mills end with four wickets! Very full and outside off, Rauf flashes his blade and slices it to short third man. Leus du Plooy keeps his eyes on the ball, runs to his right and takes a brilliant catch. Southern Brave win by 42 runs.
95
W
OUT! GONE! Tymal Mills end with four wickets! Very full and outside off, Rauf flashes his blade and slices it to short third man. Leus du Plooy keeps his eyes on the ball, runs to his right and takes a brilliant catch. Southern Brave win by 42 runs.
94
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A slower length ball on leg, Rauf looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the hips.
93
4
FOUR! On a length and wide of off. Rauf slashes his blade and hits it over backward point for a boundary.
92
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A length ball, around off, Haris Rauf keeps it out.
OUT! GONE! Too full and on middle, Willey lofts it but does not get underneath the ball quite well, hits it down to long on where Kieron Pollard makes no mistake.
91
W
OUT! GONE! Too full and on middle, Willey lofts it but does not get underneath the ball quite well, hits it down to long on where Kieron Pollard makes no mistake.
In over# 18
1
0
4
4
1
Chris Jordan 19/2(3)
90
1
Willey keeps the strike as he flicks this full ball to mid-wicket.
89
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Drops it short and on middle, Willey looks to pull but misses.
88
4
FOUR! MORE! Short of a length and on middle, Willey looks to pull but gets a top edge and it flies behind the keeper for a boundary.
87
4
FOUR! Shorter and outside off, Willey gets on top of the bounce and slams it down to long off for a boundary.
86
1
Length and on middle, this is flicked to mid-wicket for a single.
In over# 17
0
0
0
0
0W
Danny Briggs 14/3(4)