Invincibles beat Brave by seven wickets to go outright top
Cox (56 off 37) and S Curran (50* off 32) share 101 to break back of chase
Invincibles were 18-2 in chase of 134
Brave 133: Cartwright 42 (30); Rashid 3-20, S Curran 3-21
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Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
In this format, you need 10 top deliveries in 100 balls to be bowled out. That's how modern teams look at things, so even if you lose a wicket here and there you still don't stop and you still keep playing your shots.
Jordan Cox dives over one at mid-off to give Leus du Plooy four. He'll be disappointed with that.
This is hardly a chance - Jason Roy punching ball back to the bowler's follow-through - but Jordan Clarke got his handy there and I'm a grumpy man.
That's not going to stop Leus du Plooy swinging. This one only just evades Donovan Ferreira on the leg-side boundary.
Vince c T Curran b Behrendorff 7 (Brave 11-1)
A four and then out! James Vince pulls Jason Behrendorff to mid-wicket but, when chasing a wide one next up, he gets a thick edge to Tom Curran lurking at a deep gully/short third position.
Invincibles have the early wicket they were after.
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I'm looking forward to this game. Oval Invincibles are top of the table and Southern Brave are coming in off back-to-back losses so it's a big game for them.
Southern Brave haven't won a game this season batting first so let's see how they get on.
This is the same pitch on which Southern Brave's women scored 161 earlier before dismissing Invincibles for 72.
You can obviously read into that both ways but I'd say it's a good batting surface.
Behrendorff is going to keep going.
Deep Dasgupta
Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Invincibles blast record total to claim huge win over Fire
Jordan Cox put out a spectacular performance the other day, hitting 360 degrees. He has the ability to access all around the dial which is kind of rare as of now, but more and more players are coming to the seam with that kind of ability.
He is a match-winner, you know that when he comes good he will win you games.
Will we see more of Jordan Cox's thrilling batting today? For now he's in the field as Jason Behrendorff runs in for the first ball.
Invincibles can put themselves on the brink of another top-three finish with victory today.
Southern Brave will join the three teams at the top of 12 points if they can win.
It's set up nicely.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles are two of the more settled men's Hundred sides.
Since the start of the 2024 edition, Invincibles have used only 18 players while the Brave have used 20 - Spirit, Superchargers and Rockets have all used 26 different players by contrast.
Southern Brave: James Vince, Leus du Plooy, Jason Roy, James Coles, Laurie Evans, Hilton Cartwright, Michael Bracewell, Jordan Thompson, Craig Overton, Tymal Mills, Jofra Archer.
Oval Invincibles: Will Jacks, Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Sam Billings, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Curran, Rashid Khan, Jordan Clark, Nathan Sowter, Jason Behrendorff.
Oval Invincibles piled up a record 226 the other night but tonight they're going to have a chase.
Image source, Getty ImagesTwo former champions.
The Currans, Will Jacks and Jordan Cox v Jofra Archer, James Vince and Jason Roy.
Could be a good 'un.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
du Plooy,caught T Curran, bowled Behrendorff du Plooy, caught T Curran, bowled Behrendorff | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 185.71 |
Vince,caught T Curran, bowled Behrendorff Vince, caught T Curran, bowled Behrendorff | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Roy,caught Billings, bowled Rashid Roy, caught Billings, bowled Rashid | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 45.45 |
Evans,bowled T Curran Evans, bowled T Curran | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 114.29 |
Coles,leg before wicket, bowled Rashid Coles, leg before wicket, bowled Rashid | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 116.67 |
Bracewell,bowled Rashid Bracewell, bowled Rashid | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Cartwright,bowled S Curran Cartwright, bowled S Curran | 42 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 140.00 |
Thompson,caught Billings, bowled S Curran Thompson, caught Billings, bowled S Curran | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 184.62 |
Overton,not out Overton, not out | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 81.82 |
Archer,caught Ferreira, bowled S Curran Archer, caught Ferreira, bowled S Curran | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 166.67 |
Mills,run out Billings Mills, run out Billings | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 200.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 9 | |||||||
Total,133 all out 98 balls Total,133 all out 98 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Behrendorff | 20 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
Clark | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.80 |
T Curran | 20 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11.10 |
Rashid | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
Sowter | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12.00 |
S Curran | 18 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
11 for 1 (10 balls) | Vince |
23 for 2 (16 balls) | du Plooy |
32 for 3 (25 balls) | Evans |
42 for 4 (37 balls) | Roy |
42 for 5 (38 balls) | Bracewell |
44 for 6 (40 balls) | Coles |
81 for 7 (63 balls) | Thompson |
120 for 8 (90 balls) | Cartwright |
129 for 9 (96 balls) | Archer |
133 for 10 (98 balls) | Mills |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacks,caught Archer, bowled Overton Jacks, caught Archer, bowled Overton | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00 |
Muyeye,caught Archer, bowled Overton Muyeye, caught Archer, bowled Overton | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 100.00 |
Cox,caught Cartwright, bowled Mills Cox, caught Cartwright, bowled Mills | 56 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 151.35 |
S Curran,not out S Curran, not out | 50 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 156.25 |
Billings,not out Billings, not out | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 185.71 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 5 | |||||||
Total,134 for 3 89 balls Total,134 for 3 89 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overton | 20 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.30 |
Archer | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.70 |
Mills | 15 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14.80 |
Thompson | 14 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13.28 |
Coles | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.40 |
Bracewell | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
2 for 1 (5 balls) | Jacks |
18 for 2 (17 balls) | Muyeye |
119 for 3 (81 balls) | Cox |
