Summary

  • The Hundred: Southern Brave v Welsh Fire men, Utilita Bowl

  • Brave restrict Fire, chasing 168, to 163 and win final group game by four runs

  • Fire 163-6 (100 balls): Kohler-Cadmore 84 (46); Overton 3-22

  • Brave 167-7 (100 balls): Roy 70 (39); Payne 2-17

  • Both sides had already been eliminated from contention for knockouts

  • Brave finish fourth in eight-team table and Fire finish bottom

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Mike Peter

  1. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Toby Albert was kicking the ground in frustration before that catch had even been taken.

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

    Riley Meredith completely crunched Toby Albert for room. That was not good batting and not a debut that he will want to look back on.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Albert c & b Meredith 4 (Brave 9-1)

    Woops.

    Toby Albert's first Hundred batting stint is not a long one - he tries a tennis-style forehand and sends the ball straight back to Australian seamer Riley Meredith.

    The 23-year-old batter goes into a 360-spin in his follow-through and kicks at the crease in frustration as he completes it.

  4. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    David Payne is usually such a reliable powerplay performer for Welsh Fire, but has struggled up top so far this year.

    He’s bowled 80 deliveries in the first phase and is yet to take a wicket.

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

    James Vince has not had a good run this year but that happens. You want to see your big stars fire and get your team off to a good start ideally.

  6. Brave 3-0

    Toby Albert gets his Hundred career under way with a single to mid-off from his third ball.

    James Vince then sends David Payne into the covers for two - the Brave skipper has five single-figure scores from seven matches this season, with a top score of 41.

  7. Right then, Brave debutant Toby Albert is straight into the action on his home ground.

    He's going to face the first ball from Fire seamer David Payne, with his captain James Vince - also a team-mate at Hampshire - at the other end.

  8. Line-ups

    Southern Brave: James Vince (c), Toby Albert, Jason Roy, James Coles, Laurie Evans (wk), Leus du Plooy, Michael Bracewell, Jordan Thompson, Craig Overton, Danny Briggs, Tymal Mills

    Welsh Fire: Tom Abell (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Steve Smith, Ben Kellaway, Saif Zaib, Stephen Eskinazi, Chris Green, David Payne, Josh Hull, Riley Meredith

    Welsh Fire are unchanged, while Southern Brave make three changes with Danny Briggs and Tymal Mills replacing Joffra Archer and Reece Topley, while Toby Albert makes his Hundred debut in place of Australian Hilton Cartwright.

  9. Fire win the toss and bowl

    Their women's side failed to chase a manageable target, but Fire men are going to have another go in Southampton.

    Captain Tom Abell has won the toss and has chosen to bowl first.

    His side will move off the bottom of the table with a win, moving above London Spirit into seventh, while a victory for Brave will see them replace Birmingham Phoenix in fourth.

    Neither side can qualify for the weekend's knock-out matches.

  10. Hello there.

    It's the final match of the Hundred group stage.

    Fifth-placed Southern Brave v bottom side Welsh Fire.

    Onwards!