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Best performances - Batsmen

D Perrin
D Perrin
52(43) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 15 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
6 0 7 4 18 11 4 2
ME Bouchier
45(31) 8x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 12 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
4 0 0 0 12 5 13 11

Best performances - Bowlers

S Molineux
S Molineux
O4
M0
R24
W2
Eco6
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LK Bell
O4
M0
R16
W1
Eco4
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Abhimanyu Bose

END OF OVER:
20 | 6 Runs | BP-W: 116/5 (25 runs required, RR: 5.80)

  • Fatima Sana5 (4b)
  • Ellyse Perry16 (11b)
  • Lauren Bell3.5-0-16-1
  • Sophie Molineux3.5-0-24-2

5.50pm Right then, that's all from us as Brave keep up their winning start to the season. There's more Hundred action from Southampton, with the men's game lined up next, so don't miss out on that. On behalf of Sreshth, Ranjith and everyone else at Cricinfo, it's Abhimanyu signing off.

POTM Lizelle Lee: "I think it was probably better to bat against the new ball. Came off the surface easier and it got harder to play as the ball got softer. And then Jemi at the end, getting those runs, that's what set us apart. Our bowlers have got us out of tough situations and they did that again today. Everybody's gelling pretty well and with Sophie Molineux as captain there's just a calm presence on the field and it shows."

Sophie Molineux: "It's just cricket, it's momentum. When you learn how to win early in a competition it goes a long way into the back end of the tournament. We just have to stay calm under pressure. I'm really lucky there are some experienced bowlers. I don't really have to do much out there. [On their score] I think with our start, it looked like 160-170 was on the cards. But as soon as the ball gets soft, it gets really hard to score here. The ball sort of holds a little bit. You have to cash in at the start of the innings and that's what Lizelle did. If one of the players misses out the next person steps up. That's the best thing about this team. Boundary sizes and everything is a bit above my paygrade, but it does suit us. Lizelle would probably like some shorter boundaries but she plays them nicely. [On Corteen-Coleman] She's a ripper. Great person. Loved getting to know her. She's like a sponge. Loves to learn, asks lot of questions. Really enjoyable playing with her. She's so competitive. She'll have a long and successful career."

5.45pm Well, a rather professional display from Southern Brave will keep them on top of the table. They had a slowdown after a good opening stand, but found momentum at the end of their innings. They dropped three catches in the space of ten balls having not yet taken a wicket while defending 141, but came back to see out the chase comfortably. They are the team that have laid down the marker early on in the season, and continue to be the team to beat. For Phoenix, there were positives in the form of how their bowlers dragged things back and how Perrin batted, but are still left with many questions to answer.

19.5
0
Bell to Fatima Sana, no run, Sana again skips down to the slower ball but can't connect and that's the game. Four in four for Southern Brave, and Birmingham Phoenix are left still searching for their first win of the season
19.4
4
Bell to Fatima Sana, FOUR, Sana skips out to this full and wide slower ball and drills it through the gap at cover
19.3
1
Bell to Perry, 1 run, Another slower ball, on a length around off, Perry pulls it down to long-on
19.2
1
Bell to Fatima Sana, 1 run, Slower ball on the stumps, Sana drives it down to long-on
19.1
0
Bell to Fatima Sana, no run, There's the dot first up and now Phoenix can't even miraculously tie the game. In the block hole and she can't get it away. Squeezed back to the bowler

Bell will bowl this over knowing she just needs to avoid bowling a no-ball, and even one dot will do the trick

END OF OVER:
19 | 1 Run 2 Wkts | BP-W: 110/5 (31 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.78, RRR: 31.00)

  • Ellyse Perry15 (10b)
  • Sophie Molineux3.5-0-24-2
  • Tilly Corteen-Coleman3.5-0-19-1
18.5
W
Molineux to Spence, OUT, Two in two for Molineux! Jemima Spence looks to reverse-sweep this length ball and gets a top edge that just lobs up to short third

J Spence c Glenn b Molineux 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Phoenix 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st73TT BeaumontD Perrin
2nd14A CapseyD Perrin
3rd5EA PerryD Perrin
4th18EA PerryA Dercksen
5th0EA PerryJ Spence
6th6EA PerryFatima Sana