Summary

  • 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

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Matthew Henry

  1. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    The lowest successfully defended total in the women's Hundred is 109.

    115 is the lowest defended total at Southampton.

  2. Thea Brookes
    Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There was a bit left out there for the Southern Brave. They are definitely short and did not capitalise on the twos.

    There were areas of the ground that they could have targeted for boundaries but no batter got settled.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Southby run out (Dunkley) 1 (Brave 106-7)

    Rhianna Southby did the right thing in trying to get back for two off the last ball but a good, fizzing, accurate throw from Sophia Dunkley means she is an inch or two short.

    Fire will need 107 to win.

  4. Umpire review

    A run-out or a two?

  5. Brave 105-7

    A single to new batter Rhianna Southby gives Adams the strike for the last ball...

  6. Melissa Story
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    This has been an innings where Southern Brave have crawled through and they have just lost constant wickets.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Devine b Ismail 3 (Brave 104-7)

    A massive swing and a miss. Shabnim Ismail holds up her finger in celebration.

    Sophie Devine is out, which may well mean there is no big finish.

  8. Brave 104-6

    The fact Devine fails to time this means she is able to get back for two.

  9. Thea Brookes
    Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    You need intent between the wickets and should always be looking for that second run if you can.

    This pitch is big enough and there are enough gaps in this field to be running for those twos.

  10. Brave 102-6

    A single to Georgia Adams gives Sophie Devine the strike...

  11. Brave 101-6

    The win predictor is giving Fire a 61% chance. This score feels below par.

    Shabnim Ismail will finish the innings.

  12. Brave 101-6

    Now Sophie Devine finally does come in to bat - four places lower than initially carded.

  13. Melissa Story
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Mady Villiers stepped wildly into the off-side there and all Jess Jonassen had to do was to pitch the ball up.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Villiers b Jonassen 9 (Brave 100-6)

    Gone this time. Mady Villiers, looking for that boundary, steps outside off stump to spinner Jess Jonassen which is exposes her stumps. Once she misses, she has no chance.

  15. Brave 99-5

    Mady Villiers, casually chewing on her gum, twice gets back for two to keep the scoreboard moving.

    Villiers is a good cricketer. Her bowling is useful too. You just feel she needs to a couple more boundary options to take her game up a level.

    10 to go.

  16. Thea Brookes
    Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I would like to see at least 25 runs added from the remaining deliveries and Southern Brave need to score from every ball.

    Mady Villiers is swift between the wickets, such a quick player.

  17. Brave 92-5

    Adams 25, Villiers 4

    Georgia Adams skips down the pitch this time to the experienced Aussie Jess Jonassen and takes four to mid-wicket. Brave's skipper now has the highest score in the innings.

    I guess they'll say the decision to drop Devine down the order has paid off.

  18. Brave 85-5

    After a run of 10 balls without one, Georgia Adams pulls wide of short fine leg to get a rare boundary.

    Adams is a canny cricketer. She's rarely spectacular but almost always offers something when needed.

    She's up to 19.

  19. Brave 77-5

    Still no Sophie Devine, who may be about to become the world's best number 11 if she is pushed down the order any further.

    Mady Villiers gets off the mark first ball with a single.

  20. Thea Brookes
    Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Southern Brave are not looking particularly dominant. It was a good change of direction from Georgia Davis coming around the wicket.

    A great catch from Tammy Beaumont as it is hard when the ball is going out of your eyeline.