Summary

  • Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers, Utilita Bowl

  • With five to win, Clark hits final ball for six to secure Superchargers win

  • Superchargers 141-7: Clark 38* (24); Overton 3-29

  • Brave 139-5: Evans 53 (34), Coles 49* (36); Duffy 3-26

  • Brave suffer first defeat of season and are third in the table

  • Superchargers go level on points, but slightly behind on net run-rate

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Matthew Henry

  1. Samit Patel
    Former Trent Rockets & England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Just so we're clear - Laurie Evans is so far back as wicketkeeper. He is nearly on the 30-yard circle!

    Nice shot from Michael Pepper. He uses the pitch and whacks it hard!

  2. Superchargers 7-1

    133 runs needed

    An excellent delivery to start from Jofra Archer, cutting between Michael Pepper's bat and pad with strong seam movement after the ball passed the Superchargers number three.

    Archer's first four balls are scoreless, but Pepper whips his final ball square with a pull shot, picking up the first four of the innings.

  3. Originals begin chase of 74 to beat Fire

    Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport

    Australia's Beth Mooney - the number one ranked T20 batter in the world - is opening for Manchester Originals, with just 74 to chase.

    Welsh Fire are going to have to find something special.

  4. Superchargers 3-1

    137 runs needed

    Michael Pepper comes to the crease inside the first set, and can't score off his first ball.

    Here comes Jofra Archer for Southern Brave...

  5. Samit Patel
    Former Trent Rockets & England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A nice start from Craig Overton. He's done a really good job for the Brave.

    He's a wicket-taker, and he does do that for the Southern Brave.

    Unfortunately for Dawid Malan, he has missed it and it's the horrid noise of the timber going.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Malan b Overton 1 (Superchargers 3-1)

    Bowled around his legs!

    Dawid Malan steps across his stumps to try and help the ball fine and sees Craig Overton's fourth ball slip past his calves and strike middle stump.

    An early blow to Superchargers' chances.

    Northern Superchargers' Dawid Malan is bowled out by Southern Brave's Craig OvertonPA Media

  7. Samit Patel
    Former Trent Rockets & England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Zak Crawley plays the pace really well and that's all he's going to be getting here.

    I am sure that he will be going at the bowlers.

  8. Northern Superchargers opener Zak Crawley is striding confidently out to the middle.

    He made 67 from 38 balls in his first innings this year, but was dismissed for two against Trent Rockets on Sunday.

    Dawid Malan takes the non-striker's end, Craig Overton opens the bowling for Southern Brave.

  9. Daniel Bell-Drummond
    Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

    Mahika Gaur of Manchester Originals celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Tammy BeaumontGetty Images

    It's been such a good performance by the Manchester Originals. From start to finish Welsh Fire haven't been able to get going. Kathryn Bryce has finished off the innings brilliantly. A symbolic end to the Welsh Fire's innings. Good contact made by Freya Davies but just fell safely in the fielder's hands. Sums up the Fire's innings. Fire will need a miracle to defend that.

  10. Ashwanth R Kavuluri
    CricViz analyst

    Welsh Fire's 73-9 today is the lowest score in the history of The Hundred women's competition without the team being bowled out.

  11. wicket

    Fire post 73-9

    Davies c Ecclestone b K Bryce (Fire 73-9)

    Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport

    Rather fittingly, the Welsh Fire innings ends with a wicket - Freya Davies chipping Kathryn Bryce straight down Sophie Ecclestone's throat at long-on.

    At least they didn't get bowled out, eh.

  12. Daniel Bell-Drummond
    Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

    Really poor batting from Welsh Fire today. Brilliant bowling from Kathryn Bryce making sure Katie George stayed on the stumps, didn't give any width. George had to go for it. All she could do is swing and miss.

  13. Yep, it's another Welsh Fire wicket

    George b K Bryce 4 (Fire 72-8)

    Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport

    Welsh Fire finished top of the women's table last year and were beaten by London Spirit in the final.

    They are getting nowhere near this year, on this evidence.

    Katie George with an ugly hack, she misses and Kathryn Bryce cleans up the stumps.

  14. Here I am.

    Thanks Matthew - an intriguing second innings in store for us...

  15. So that's the first innings of the men's game done. The Fire's innings is almost over in Cardiff.

    Here's Mike Peter...

  16. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Southern Brave with less runs that we thought they would end with, but it still feels like a good first innings score.

  17. Interval - Brave 139-5

    Into the block hole by Matthew Potts.

    The Brave get back for two. Their score feels a little under par but a decent effort from where they were.

    Andrew Flintoff, Head Coach of Northern Superchargers, speaks to his teamGetty Images

  18. Brave 137-5

    Santner is having to cover a lot of ground. He's panting with his hands on his knees after Bracewell gets back for two.

    Big finish?

  19. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Marvellous fielding.

    Mitch Santner adjusted his feet and hands to make sure it didn't rearrange his teeth and to make sure it didn't hit the boundary!

  20. Brave 135-5

    More good fielding from Santner protects the boundary and his teeth.

    Two balls to go.