Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne & Matthew Henry

  1. Phew, the covers are coming off.

    Superchargers will resume on 55-2, needing another 61 off 62 balls.

    WinViz gives Superchargers 82% chance of victory, Brave 18%CricViz

  2. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport cricket writer at Lord's

    And now the sun is shining again. Get them back out there...

  3. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Litchfield averages 49 and strikes at 197 when playing with reverse hands across her career.

    In The Hundred, her strike rate increases to 215.

  4. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport cricket writer at Lord's

    That downpour has come from nowhere.

    Nothing to raining pretty heavily in a few seconds.

    Thankfully, it is already much lighter so hopefully this is only a brief delay.

  5. rain stops play

    Rain stops play

    Here we go again...

    Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland of Northern Superchargers make their way off as play is delayed due to rainGetty Images

  6. Superchargers 62-2

    Target 116

    Switch-hit alert!

    Phoebe Litchfield nails it for four, as usual.

  7. Sam Drury
    BBC Sport cricket writer at Lord's

    Oh no. It's raining again...

  8. Superchargers 49-2

    Superchargers' trio of Perrin, Litchfield and Sutherland is essentially like looking into the future of women's cricket.

    We are going to watch them score a lot of runs over the next 10 years at least.

  9. Amanda-Jade Wellington
    Oval Invincibles bowler on BBC Two

    There is 100% still a game on. Southern Brave's two quick wickets here have made the game so wide open once again.

    They have a really good bowling attack who they can rely on to just squeeze Northern Superchargers. Lauren Bell can make the impact here, they know this batting partnership is crucial.

  10. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    What a strange dismissal! It comes off the wicketkeeper's pads and onto the stumps. An accidental wicket there for Rhianna Southby.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Davidson-Richards st Southby b Villiers 7 (Superchargers 48-2)

    You don't see this very often!

    Alice Davidson-Richards tries to emulate Phoebe Litchfield with the reverse sweep but misses, and the ball ricochets off the keeper's pads and on to the stumps with the batter well out of her crease.

    Mady Villiers of Southern Brave celebrates after taking the wicket of Alice Davidson-RichardsGetty Images

  12. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Two

    That is absolute perfection from Phoebe Litchfield, look at how parallel her bat is with the ground as she plays that sweep. There is no chance of a top edge because she rolls her wrists on it.

    That kind of shot will give Southern Brave's captain Georgia Adams a real headache when trying to stem the flow of runs.

  13. 6 runs

    Superchargers 47-1

    Target 116

    Somewhere to be, Phoebe?

    A conventional sweep, straight off middle stump, races away for four more before a stunning lofted drive down the ground for the first six.

    This could be over in a hurry.

  14. Superchargers 37-1

    Target 116

    My word, she is talented.

    Litchfield reverse-sweeps her second ball - and Mady Villiers' first - for four. Straight out of the middle of the bat.

    Phoebe Litchfield of Northern Superchargers hits outGetty Images

  15. Superchargers 33-1

    Target 116

    Stop it, Phoebe Litchfield.

    The left-hander gets off the mark with a classy late dab down to deep third for a boundary.

  16. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Two

    Davina Perrin was looking to go big on the leg side there. She was looking to pick up where she finished off yesterday, but the experience of Sophie Devine and the experience of Maia Bouchier were too much this time.

    We could hear Georgia Adams shouting 'please catch it'. Sophie Devine loves that one, and rightly so. Northern Superchargers were just starting to turn the screw.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Perrin c Bouchier b Devine 17 (Superchargers 28-1)

    Relief for Sophie Devine!

    Davina Perrin played some wonderful shots in her 17 but can't kick on today. She takes on a shorter delivery from Devine but gets a top edge and Maia Bouchier takes a simple catch at mid-on.

    Sophie Devine of Southern Brave celebratesGetty Images

  18. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    You feel that when you're defending the lowest total, these chances have to be taken...

  19. dropped catch

    Davidson-Richards dropped on 6

    Superchargers 26-0

    Oh, that's a shocker.

    Alice Davidson-Richards times the ball quite nicely but straight to Freya Kemp for what should be a simple chance at deep square leg.

    Kemp barely has to move but can't hang on.

  20. Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    It’s fitting Northern Superchargers are chasing in this game, allowing both sides to perform their strongest suit in the business end of the match.

    Superchargers have been the best batting side in the competition (Avg 31 & SR 136). Southern Brave have been the best bowling unit, with 71 wickets at an average of 11.