Summary

  • Victory takes Brave through to final but Fire eliminated

  • Fire fall well short in difficult run-chase

  • Brave openers put on 107 for first wicket; finish on 166-3 (tournament record score)

  • Mandhana 78, Wyatt 53

  1. Brave 108-1published at Ball 70

    You get Danni Wyatt out and then out walks Sophia Dunkley, who has been smashing this competition.

    Cricket.

  2. New batter: Sophia Dunkleypublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    Sophia DunkleyImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
  3. Postpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

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

    Dani Wyatt has put on a show for everybody. The way she used her feet to spin was very impressive. She took the right risks and has put her team into a fantastic position.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at Ball 69

    Wyatt c Cleary b Harvey 53 (Brave 107-1)

    A wicket!

    Danni Wyatt looks to go big down the ground but this time, to the relief of every Welsh Fire fielder, the catch is held by Piper Cleary at long-on.

  5. Brave 107-0published at Ball 68

    Nicole Harvey has a little pause in her action as she strolls in to bowl. It's almost like a split second of thinking time.

    She gets pulled away by Danni Wyatt but it's kept to two.

  6. Postpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    Emily Windsor
    Trent Rockets player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    This was an important competition for Dani and she has really shone, which some of the other England players have struggled to do.

  7. Brave 104-0published at Ball 65

    The four that brought Danni Wyatt her half-century also brought up the century partnership between this opening pair.

    That 151 record might be on it's way out...

  8. Postpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    Stephan Shemilt
    Commentator on BBC Red Button

    It's been a classy knock.

  9. 50 runs

    50 for Wyattpublished at Ball 62

    Danni Wyatt gets to her half-century with a four!

    Another lovely late cut goes flying away to take the England batter to 50 from 29 balls, with eight fours and one six. That's an excellent day's work.

  10. Brave 98-0published at Ball 61

    A brilliant, tumbling stop from Sarah Taylor stops four byes being added to the total. What a piece of keeping that is. She makes it look so easy.

  11. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    Piepa Cleary, who had Smriti Mandhana caught on five before a late no-ball call, is back.

  12. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

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

    It's hard to call that a chance - she's probably saved a four. Sometimes they stick, but more often than not you're happy just to get out of it without being injured.

  13. dropped catch

    Mandhana dropped on 46published at Ball 60

    Brave 96-0

    Another life for Mandhana!

    She hammers the ball back to Nicole Harvey, the ball rising up towards the bowler's shoulder, but it's hit so hard that it bursts through her hands. Those catches are so hard to take but it'll go down as a chance.

  14. Postpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    These are some of the shots that have propelled Southern Brave along in the sunshine.

  15. Postpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    Emily Windsor
    Trent Rockets player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Welsh Fire are missing a good quick bowler up front. Katie George is a good fast bowler with an England contract but she's not able to bowl because of injury.

  16. Brave 93-0published at Ball 55

    Mandhana 45, Wyatt 45

    This has been a chastening afternoon for the Fire so far.

    The run map shows Danni Wyatt scored 45 with 1 six, 7 fours, 1 two, and 9 singles for Southern Brave Women
  17. Brave 90-0published at Ball 52

    Ooh, is that a drop? Smriti Mandhana goes for a late cut but instead ends up deflecting it into Sarah Taylor's thigh. That would have taken some catching, and actually, Taylor's done well to stop it trickling for runs.

    We're back to business as usual as Mandhana works a four off Hayley Matthews' next delivery.

  18. Postpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    Welsh Fire, wisely, take a strategic time-out.

  19. Postpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 11 August 2021

    50 ballsImage source, BBC Sport
  20. Brave 85-0published at Ball 50

    Sarah Taylor applauds as Alex Griffiths logs a dot ball, but there's absolutely no stopping this dinky little dab from Danni Wyatt that absolutely races for four.

    This is carnage.