Men's Hundred LIVE: Welsh Fire v Southern Brave score, commentary & updates

Summary

Brave's reply stalls after Vince out for 40
Bairstow (72) & Duckett (53) post first 100 partnership of competition for Fire
Fire won their opener, Brave lost

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad and Timothy Abraham

Postpublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
It's been a few very good sets from Welsh Fire. Southern Brave are right up against it. Both these players are no mugs with the bat, though.
Brave 139-7published at 10 balls left
Overton on stike, Jake Ball given the responsibility with the ball.
And it's wide! 27 needed from 10.
Brave 138-7published at 10 balls left
Need 28 from 10 balls
Yorker-length delivery and Briggs can't dig it out. Dot ball! Jimmy Neesham may have bowled his team to victory.
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Postpublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Jimmy Neesham is going to be the hero of the match at this rate. Superb bowling. It's going to need something brilliant for Southern Brave to win this match from here.
New batter: Danny Briggspublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
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WICKETpublished at 11 balls left
Whiteley b Neesham 24 (Brave 137-6)
What a fantastic over from Jimmy Neesham! Ross Whiteley drags the ball into his stumps.
Postpublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Ross Whiteley has to be the man for Southern Brave now. His side need boundaries.
Brave 137-5published at 12 balls left
A single to Overton. Southern Brave need to find the boundary.
Postpublished at 21:09 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Smart bowling from Jimmy Neesham. Wide and took pace off it first up, but that ball was pace on. Massive wicket. Massive massive wicket. It's advantage Welsh Fire now.
New batter: Craig Overtonpublished at 21:09 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
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WICKETpublished at 13 balls left
Jordan c Cobb b Neesham 6 (Brave 137-5)
Advantage Welsh Fire! Jimmy Neesham strikes as Chris Jordan slices it to Josh Cobb at extra cover.
They need 29 from 13 balls.
Brave 137-5published at 14 balls left
Need 29 form 14 balls
Neesham bowls, Jordan throws the kitchen sink at it but it's a swing and a miss.
Brave 137-5published at 15 balls left
Need 29 from 15 balls
A single into the leg side. Good comeback from Ahmad!
Brave 136-5published at 16 balls left
A cherished dot ball for Ahmad and Welsh Fire.
Brave 136-5published at 17 balls left
It's mis-hit and falls just short of mid-on! The batters run two.
Brave 134-5published at 18 balls left
Need 32 from 18
Short, flat and clipped through the leg side for four.
Brave 130-5published at 19 balls left
Qais Ahmad to bowl. The leg-spinner has taken some punishment today and again bowls on the pads but Jordan misses out. Just a single.
Postpublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
These fielding errors will be disappointing for Welsh Fire. If they lose this game they might look back on these errors as being very costly.
Brave 129-5published at 20 balls left
Need 37 from 20 balls
Jordan and Whiteley go for a quick single. There's a direct hit and the TV umpire takes 0.00000001 seconds* to confirm it's not out.
*slight exaggeration.
Postpublished at 21:02 British Summer Time 27 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Good comeback from the bowler. Alex Davies will be disappointed as he will have thought he could get his team home from this point. It's a gearing up for a really close finish.