The Hundred: Southern Brave v Welsh Fire women, Utilita Bowl
Brave win by 29 runs as already-eliminated Fire crumble to 77-9, chasing 107
Fire 77-9 (100 balls): Beaumont 28 (33); Bell 4-6
Brave 106-8 (100 balls): Adams 30* (26); Matthews 2-16
Brave are first team - men's or women's - to win every group stage game in a Hundred campaign
Brave will face winner of Eliminator between Superchargers v Spirit in Sunday's final
Thea Brookes
Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
There was a small flurry of boundaries for Welsh Fire at the beginning but Southern Brave have pulled it back well with plenty of dot balls.
This is not over until it's over and these games have gone to the wire so often.
68 runs needed
Tilly Corteen-Coleman returns and her five deliveries are a mirror image of Tryon's effort - three singles bookended by a dot ball from the first and last ball of the set.
The 18-year-old has 0-13 from her first 10 balls.
71 runs needed
Chloe Tryon is the fifth Southern Brave bowler and the spinner's five deliveries go for three singles.
Brave were 34-2 at this stage.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Tammy Beaumont has not looked to over-hit her boundaries but just time them and they have raced away.
She has looked in good rhythm but it is disappointing that this form has come so late in the tournament.
74 runs needed
Tammy Beaumont gets four off Mady Villiers' last delivery, sweeping through fine leg.
The opener is into the twenties for the first time in this campaign.
80 runs needed
Hayley Matthews arrives at three for Fire.
She stretches at her first delivery and almost chops onto her stumps, then takes a single to long-off from the next ball, amid a very brief flurry of rain.
We'll continue with Villiers to bowl another five, but with the fielders out as the powerplay has now come to an end.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It was mid-off enticing that shot for Sophia Dunkley but the length wasn't there. She could not get her bat to catch up in time.
Welsh Fire cannot lose their way here, they need to stay ahead.
Dunkley b Villiers 9 (Fire 26-1)
Advanced down the track... bowled!
Spinner Mady Villiers has a wicket with her third ball, beating the bat of Sophia Dunkley who'd moved way down the pitch trying to heave into the leg side.
It would have been an easy stumping had the ball missed the stumps too.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Lauren Bell’s average speed this year has been 108 kph (67 mph). Her pace has been steadily growing across the course of the competition’s history:
2022 - 99 kph
2023 - 101 kph
2024 - 106 kph
Bell spoke to the BBC last year about how tweaks in her action have helped increase her pace
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Welsh Fire have negotiated Lauren Bell and attacked her well at the other end. They know she is the main threat and she is the one who can get wickets rolling.
83 runs needed
A second set of deliveries for Lauren Bell, and like her first effort it goes for two runs.
No breakthrough though, for the tournament's leading wicket-taker.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Nice timing from Tammy Beaumont.
Sophie Devine was looking to get the ball to swing but Beaumont eased it over wide long-on. That will make her feel a lot better.
85 runs needed
Consecutive fours for Tammy Beaumont!
She cracks Sophie Devine over mid-on then slaps the next delivery through the covers with a tennis forehand-style shot.
She moves to 15, already her highest score of the season.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
No spinner has more wickets in the powerplay this year than Tilly Corteen-Coleman - she has four wickets at an average of just 11.50.
95 runs needed
Tilly Corteen-Coleman gets the second set of deliveries for Brave, and Sophia Dunkley sweeps her first delivery behind square for four.
Tammy Beaumont follows that up with a boundary of her own, cutting through third with a shot that's a tad edge-y.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Lauren Bell has six powerplay wickets in The Hundred this season - only Kate Cross has more (7).
105 runs needed
Both Fire openers take a single from Lauren Bell's first set of deliveries.
Tammy Beaumont's top score in this competition is 11, made in Fire's first game against Superchargers - she's been in single figures since.
Sophia Dunkley, however, has been in better form - she's made two half-centuries in her last four innings.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It will be spin it to win it here. This is a used pitch but there has been a bit of rain so there could be some moisture for the seamers.
Thanks Matthew.
Southern Brave are in a huddle on the outfield, while Tammy Beaumont has walked out whirling her bat around.
She'll start at the non-striker's end, with Sophia Dunkley facing the first ball from her England team-mate Lauren Bell.
The numbers suggest Southern Brave are below par but will Fire's out-of-form batting line-up get them over the line?
Mike Peter will take you through it.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bouchier,bowled Matthews Bouchier, bowled Matthews | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28.57 |
Wyatt-Hodge,caught Jonassen, bowled Levick Wyatt-Hodge, caught Jonassen, bowled Levick | 24 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 104.35 |
Wolvaardt,caught Bryce, bowled Ismail Wolvaardt, caught Bryce, bowled Ismail | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 200.00 |
Kemp,bowled Matthews Kemp, bowled Matthews | 18 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 94.74 |
Tryon,caught Beaumont, bowled Davis Tryon, caught Beaumont, bowled Davis | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 100.00 |
Adams,not out Adams, not out | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 115.38 |
Villiers,bowled Jonassen Villiers, bowled Jonassen | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 100.00 |
Devine,bowled Ismail Devine, bowled Ismail | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.00 |
Southby,run out Dunkley Southby, run out Dunkley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 3 | |||||||
Total,106 for 8 100 balls Total,106 for 8 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ismail | 20 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.60 |
Matthews | 20 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.80 |
Jonassen | 20 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.60 |
Levick | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 |
Davis | 15 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.00 |
Davies | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
5 for 1 (9 balls) | Bouchier |
14 for 2 (14 balls) | Wolvaardt |
53 for 3 (51 balls) | Wyatt-Hodge |
56 for 4 (56 balls) | Kemp |
74 for 5 (72 balls) | Tryon |
100 for 6 (93 balls) | Villiers |
104 for 7 (98 balls) | Devine |
106 for 8 (100 balls) | Southby |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunkley,bowled Villiers Dunkley, bowled Villiers | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 112.50 |
Beaumont,caught Villiers, bowled Bell Beaumont, caught Villiers, bowled Bell | 28 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 84.85 |
Matthews,caught Villiers, bowled Adams Matthews, caught Villiers, bowled Adams | 16 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 80.00 |
Jonassen,caught Kemp, bowled Bell Jonassen, caught Kemp, bowled Bell | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.33 |
Elwiss,run out Kemp Elwiss, run out Kemp | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 90.91 |
Bryce,bowled Corteen-Coleman Bryce, bowled Corteen-Coleman | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.33 |
Griffiths,caught Devine, bowled Bell Griffiths, caught Devine, bowled Bell | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 57.14 |
Davis,bowled Devine Davis, bowled Devine | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
Davies,not out Davies, not out | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 75.00 |
Ismail,caught Corteen-Coleman, bowled Bell Ismail, caught Corteen-Coleman, bowled Bell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 0 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 0 | |||||||
Total,77 for 9 100 balls Total,77 for 9 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 20 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
Corteen-Coleman | 20 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.60 |
Devine | 20 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.70 |
Villiers | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.40 |
Tryon | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 |
Adams | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
26 for 1 (23 balls) | Dunkley |
50 for 2 (56 balls) | Beaumont |
52 for 3 (60 balls) | Jonassen |
54 for 4 (64 balls) | Matthews |
56 for 5 (68 balls) | Bryce |
73 for 6 (89 balls) | Elwiss |
74 for 7 (91 balls) | Davis |
77 for 8 (98 balls) | Griffiths |
77 for 9 (100 balls) | Ismail |