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Wyatt c Taylor b Cleary 21 (Brave 16-1)
Great review! The UltraEdge technology shows a spike as the ball passed Wyatt's glove. A huge wicket for Welsh Fire, Wyatt had her eye in.
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
WICKETpublished at 90 balls left
Fire reviewpublished at 90 balls left
Has the Danni the danger woman gone? Cleary strays down leg side and Fire are convinced Wyatt has gloved it into the hands of Sarah Taylor behind the stumps.
Postpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraWhen chaing low totals it's important to push and get above the rate early on so you can make life easier for the batters who are coming in later in the innings.
Brave 16-0published at 93 balls left
It's the same treatment for seamer Piepa Cleary as Wyatt takes a step forward and carves her through the off side.
Brave 9-0published at 95 balls left
Wyatt could make short work of this! Straight back down the ground for another boundary.
Postpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraReally good footwork from Danni Wyatt. We spoke about putting the bowler under pressure early and she's done that. She is confident enough to know if she hits straight she can find the boundary.
Brave 5-0published at 98 balls left
Up and over! It's vintage Danni Wyatt as the opener is off the mark with a four.
Postpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt's a below-par score and you would think Southern Brave would fancy this. I think spin will be Welsh Fire's best hope.
Brave 1-0published at 99 balls left
Spinner Bryony Smith with the ball in hand and Mandhana kicks off the Brave reply with a single.
Opening batters: Danni Wyatt & Smriti Mandhanapublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
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Urgh, the clouds are grey but the rain seems to have stopped and the players are out in the middle.
Let's do this!
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Mark Puttick: There have been 7 instances of two wickets in two balls in the women's Hundred so far, but no hat-tricks as yet.
Postpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Lauren Bell starred with the ball, taking two wickets in consecutive balls...
Postpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Fire were poor with their running, while Brave were on point with their fielding...
Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Cheers Tim!
A bit of a strange innings that, it went like a flash and Welsh Fire never really seemed to get going. I fancy Southern Brave to knock these off with ease, but you never know!
Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
The Brave will be out shortly to begin the chase and my colleague Kal Sajad will guide you through it.
Postpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Matthews played superbly. She really opened up that off side by stepping away and giving herself room while backing her eye.
Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Hayley Matthews was the only Welsh Fire batter to truly get into some sort of groove today and all but one of her runs were scored in front of the wicket.
Postpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
That feels like a very gettable total for the Brave but the pitch looks quite slow. Spin will be crucial again, you feel.
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Mark Puttick: Piepa Cleary is the 100th batter to be dismissed in the women's Hundred: 47 caught, 18 bowled, 14 stumped, 9 LBW, 8 run out, 4 caught & bowled.
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