Summary

  • Rain delay ends Superchargers innings at 76-3 after 73 balls

  • Dunkley unbeaten 50 as Brave reach revised target of 89 with 13 balls left

  • Brave now three points clear of Superchargers at top of table

  1. Postpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    Thanks, Ffion.

    We're still not 100% sure what Southern Brave's target will be, 'cos DLS remains ridiculously complicated.

  2. Postpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    So with around five minutes to go until play resumes, here's Amy Lofthouse to take you through the rest of the action.

  3. Postpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    For anyone here who may be new to the game, in cricket they use something called the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to work out what happens in rain-affected games. I wouldn't even know where to begin explaining how it works but it's basically a mathematical formula that's used to work out revised scores for teams when it rains.

  4. Play to restart at 17:37 BSTpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    So, this is where it can get a bit confusing.

    Play is going to restart at 17:37 if there's no more rain, and Northern Superchargers' innings has finished because we've lost so much time.

    Southern Brave's innings will be just 75 balls, and the powerplay will be just 19 balls (instead of the usual 25).

    They're still trying to work out what their target will be - because Superchargers didn't face their full 100 balls, they need to work out a revised target for the Brave to chase.

  5. Postpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    The full covers are on now and we've lost a fair bit of time, so we'll start to lose balls from here on in.

    We'll update you as soon as we have any news.

  6. Postpublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    Might as well just copy and paste my post from last time. Except this time Joe Root has a hundred, so you can catch the Test action between England and India here.

  7. It's rainingpublished at Ball 73

    Superchargers 76-3

    Yep, you've guessed it. We're off again.

  8. Postpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    Charles Dagnall
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That is a glorious shot from Laura Wolvaardt. It's her go-to and she plays it so beautifully.

  9. Superchargers 76-3published at Ball 73

    A glorious straight drive from Laura Wolvaardt gets her four more. Shot of the day for me, that.

  10. Postpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I'd like to see these two start showing that positive intent score. The best in the world, regardless of format, always look to score, and that's what they have to start doing.

  11. Superchargers 71-3published at Ball 71

    Alice Davidson-Richards gets a lucky edge for four - not a convincing shot but it's a boundary. They'll be hoping for a few more of those, no matter how they come.

  12. Postpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    Charles Dagnall
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Northern Supercharges have really got to step on the accelerator. They bat deep, but this is the partnership that has to get them to a total.

  13. Superchargers 66-3published at Ball 68

    Coming off and on again is so frustrating for batters. Laura Wolvaardt and Alice Davidson-Richards were just settling in when the rain fell, so this will be a real challenge for them to get back into the flow of batting.

  14. Postpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    And we're back on!

    It wasn't a particularly long delay so we shouldn't have lost any balls - there should still be 35 left.

  15. Postpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    Southern Brave's players are showing some innovation in sheltering from the rain, though!

    Paige Scholfield and Sonia OdedraImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    It seems the rain has got a bit lighter but it does look rather grey. Who'd play an outdoor sport in the UK in August?

  17. Postpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

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  18. Postpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    I think it's going to be a frustrating on-off day.

    While we wait for the rain to hopefully stop at this game, there is still play in the Test match which you can keep up with here.

  19. Postpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 7 August 2021

    Charles Dagnall
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    There is a lot of grey around...

  20. It's rainingpublished at Ball 65

    Superchargers 65-3

    And there is the familiar hum of the covers being dragged out to the middle.

    The umpires tried to keep the players out there, but it is very heavy now and not looking great.