END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | WF-W: 118/8 (9 runs required, RR: 5.90)

  • Sophia Smale3 (3b)
  • Rhianna Southby1 (1b)
  • Tilly Corteen-Coleman3.5-0-22-2
  • Sophie Molineux3.5-0-14-3

5:41pm That will be all from us for this game. But there is another game lined up in the men's comp, and that will begin in less than an hour from now. Until next time, from Ranjith, Thilak and myself (Shashwat), it is goodbye!

Sophie Molineux, Player of the Match: The girls were brilliant today - we were never really out of it. Nice feeling to get a close win early. Nice to get back out here and play in front of the home fans. Have heard they (the Brave fans) always turn out in massive numbers and today was no different. (Message during Kemp-Voll partnership) Just to hang in there. They were batting well, but they were going hard, so we knew chances were coming. Glenn's spell was really good and for Tilly to do that at the back end, it was awesome. (On the dropped catches) Hopefully we have gotten them out of the way. It happens. It is not a technical thing, about getting back into the swing of things. (On the buzz around this season) Loved it. Definitely been a vibrant atmosphere. It always is but feel it has picked up a notch. Southern Brave have been amazing. Looking forward to watching the boys and hopefully we can get two out of two today.

5:35pm Wow. What a turnaround. The Welsh Fire had the win in the palm of their hands, especially when Voll and Kemp were at the crease. They still had it under control when Wareham was out in the middle alongside Voll. But then, things unraveled and they unraveled rather dramatically for them. They kept losing wickets and the Brave's strong bowling attack squeezed the life out of what was a routine run-chase.

Each of the hosts' bowlers played their part, picking up wickets when their team needed them to. And all of that means that the Southern Brave, despite seemingly being second-best for much of this game, begin their campaign with two points.

19.5
1
Corteen-Coleman to Smale, 1 run, there it is! The Southern Brave snatch an opening-game win away from the Welsh Fire! Back of a length on the stumps. Smale punches it feebly down the ground, and that brings to an end one of the more extraordinary games of cricket in this comp. How have the Welsh Fire lost this game from where they were? Well, perhaps only they will know!
19.4
2
Corteen-Coleman to Smale, 2 runs, fullish on middle and leg. Smale charges down the track and lifts it over mid off. Not enough juice to get to the fence, though
19.3
0
Corteen-Coleman to Smale, no run, back of a length on middle and leg. Not much room on offer and Smale jabs it towards extra cover

Smale on strike now

Fire 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5EM McCaughanG Voll
2nd75FG KempG Voll
3rd7SFM DevineG Voll
4th22G WarehamG Voll
5th2H GrahamG Wareham
6th0H GrahamEL Arlott
7th3H GrahamNF Holland
8th1H GrahamR Southby
9th3R SouthbySAE Smale