Opening batter: Daniel Bell-Drummondpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
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Brave reach target of 152 with three balls to spare
Vince 60 off 38 balls c Tahir b Moeen
Phoenix 151-3: Livingstone 68* off 44 balls, Hammond 44* off 29
Livingstone & Hammond put on stand of 104
Moeen bowled for 0 as Phoenix slip to 47-3
Brave win toss & bowl
Southern Brave lost their opening two games
Birmingham Phoenix won one and lost one
Opening batter: Daniel Bell-Drummondpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Image source, BBC/ECBOpening batter: Finn Allenpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Image source, BBC/ECBPostpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
The sun is shining and the fireworks and flames are popping. Here we go...
Postpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Here are the teams...
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Birmingham Phoenix captain Moeen Ali at the toss: "We would've bowled too, yeah.
"Hopefully we can get a competitive score on the board and put them under pressure."
Postpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Southern Brave captain James Vince at the toss: "I'm smiling at Mo because we were both going to bowl. It's a hybrid pitch, we've not played on it before and want to see how it reacts.
"Our first game at home and hopefully we can get on a winning run."
Brave win the toss and will bowl firstpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
With dark clouds in the sky and serious breeze whipping around the Ageas, James Vince opts to stick the Phoenix in.
Overton missing for Bravespublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Craig Overton has been called up by England to replace Stokes in the Test squad and so will miss tonight's game as a result.
Giles on Stokespublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
Managing director of England men's cricket, Ashley Giles, said: "Ben has shown tremendous courage to open up about his feelings and wellbeing. "Our primary focus has always been and will continue to be the mental health and welfare of all of our people. The demands on our athletes to prepare and play elite sport are relentless in a typical environment, but the ongoing pandemic has acutely compounded this.
"Spending significant amounts of time away from family, with minimal freedoms, is extremely challenging. The cumulative effect of operating almost continuously in these environments over the last 16 months has had a major impact on everyone's wellbeing." "Ben will be given as long as he needs, and we look forward to seeing him playing cricket for England in the future."
Stokes to take indefinite break from cricketpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
There is every chance you will have already seen the news regarding Ben Stokes, who has decided to take an "indefinite break from cricket with immediate effect".
The all-rounder, who has been captaining the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred, has withdrawn from England's Test squad ahead of the Test series against India starting next week to prioritise his mental wellbeing and to rest his left index finger, which has not fully healed since his return to competitive cricket earlier this month.
Postpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
The Southern Brave women's team are 3-0 for results far in the Hundred. They lead the way.
The men, though, have suffered back-to-back defeats to sit bottom of their table. Time for them to show up to this party.
In their way are the Birmingham Phoenix, who have points on the board but are hungry for more.
We go again...published at 18:13 British Summer Time 30 July 2021
We've already been spoiled today at the Ageas Bowl...
Is it cheeky to ask for more of the same this evening?