Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
More of these from India superstar Smriti Mandhana and it could be over soon...
Summary
Mandhana anchors Brave's run-chase with unbeaten half-century
Matthews (33) top-scores for Fire
First-ball duck for Taylor
Two wickets apiece for Bell and Wellington
Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Brave 61-2published at 50 balls left
Need 50 from 50 balls
Hayley Matthews bowls to her West Indies team-mates Stafanie Taylor. What a battle, this is what I love about The Hundred.
After a couple of balls to settle in, Taylor is off the mark with a single. Just three from the set of five but, despite that wicket, Southern Brave are in the driving seat.
Image source, BBC SportNew batter: Stafanie Taylorpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Image source, BBC SportPostpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt's amazing how often you see that - a poor ball that gets a wicket. It was a full toss and Sophia Dunkley will be fuming with herself.
WICKETpublished at 56 balls left
Dunkley c Hennessy b Harvey 16 (Brave 53-2)
Mandhana may have been dropped but Sophie Dunkley is heading back to the dugout! The Brave batter misses out on a full toss and it's a very easy catch for Hennessy on the leg side.
Mandhana dropped on 26published at 57 balls left
How costly could this be?! It's a straightforward catch for Alex Griffiths at mid-wicket but she juggles the ball like Krusty the Clown before spilling it.
Postpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt should be straightforward for Southern Brave from here but you never know. Welsh Fire are bowling too much to the strengths of the opposition batters at the moment. Both these batters have made the wicket look very good. I wasn't sure if that was the case based on the Welsh Fire's innings, but they just lost wickets at key times.
Brave 57-1published at 59 balls left
I don't think even rain can save Welsh Fire here as Smriti Mandhna smashes Harvey down the ground for four.
Postpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Those clouds look ominous...
Image source, Getty ImagesBrave 53-1published at 60 balls left
There's not many fans in today; the crowd has been limited to a few thousand on order of the Welsh Public Health authorities. But kudos to the one chap sat alone wearing a dragon hat.
Nicole Harvey somewhat stops the flow of runs, just four from her set of five.
Brave 49-1published at 65 balls left
Need 62 runs from 62 balls
Georgia Hennessy is brought into the attack and is dispatched to the leg-side boundary by Mandhana. It's important to bowl according to where your field is set, something which Hennessy did not do.
Postpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraSouthern Brave still have plenty of batting, including the big-hitting Stafanie Taylor who I hope we'll get a chance to see bat.
Brave 43-1published at 80 balls let
Hayley Matthews, baseball cap firmly placed on her head as she floats in her off-spinners, concedes four singles before beating the outside edge of Mandhana's bat.
Brave 39-1published at 75 balls left
Smriti Mandhana shows her international pedigree with an elegant drive through the covers. Beautiful batting.
Image source, BBC SportBrave 34-1published at 77 balls left
Another thick outside edge and it's four more to Dunkley. Southern Brave are finding the boundary with ease, something Fire didn't really manage to do.
Brave 30-1published at 79 balls left
The sun stayed for less time that some of Welsh Fire's batters earlier, we're back to the murky clouds.
Dunkley edges Cleary through the slip region, to the right of the wicketkepeer, for four.
Brave 26-1published at 83 balls left
HUGE! Smriti Mandhana takes a couple of paces down the track and launches Bryony Smith for the first six of the day.
Brave 20-1published at 85 balls left
Sophia Dunkley is a real talent, and she's off the mark with a single.
In good news, there's some sunlight piercing through those dark clouds.
Postpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt's a fine nick and a great catch by Sarah Taylor who shows why she is world class and the greatest wicketkeeper in the women's game. It's a massive wicket as we saw how dangerous Danni Wyatt is.
New batter: Sophia Dunkleypublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
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