Summary

  • 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

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Phil Dawkes

  1. Michael Carberry
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Vince has always had the ability to make batting look ridiculously easy at times.

  2. Brave 26-0

    Moeen brings himself on in an attempt to stop the flow of runs but, after a brief halt, Vince hits another to the fence.

  3. Michael Carberry
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I have to say, that is poor bowling from Helm. He has done nothing different. He has run in and bowled five balls in the same spot. You have to bowl wicket to wicket. You certainly can't bowl short and wide.

  4. Brave 19-0

    Need 133 more runs to win

    Four more!

    Scratch the idea of this being a good start for the fielding side.

  5. Michael Carberry
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    One phrase sums that up: return to sender.

    It sounded sweet. It was Ricky Ponting-esque.

  6. 6 runs

    Brave 15-0

    BIG! James Vince clears the seats over the leg-side, hitting the ball onto the concourse.

  7. Michael Carberry
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Little bit surprised at the change to bring Tom Helm on. I thought Adam Milne bowled well. Was there not an argument for keeping him going and build a platform? This is were James Vince is dangerous. You give him width and he will smash you all day long.

  8. Brave 9-0

    After all that hard work...

    Vince cracks Helm's first two deliveries for four.

  9. Brave 1-0

    Good start from Milne, who concedes just one from his opening five deliveries. The wind is still blowing at the Ageas. It's whipping away at Tom Helm's shirt. The seamer will continue proceedings.

  10. Michael Carberry
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Whew. There is some serious pace on display tonight.

  11. Brave 1-0

    Target 152

    Quinton de Kock is in my top five favourite international players. So much fun. He's up against the pacey Adam Milne here.

  12. Opening batters: James Vince & Quinton de Kock

    James Vince
    Quinton de Kock

  13. Moeen Ali is leading his Birmingham Phoenix team out to the middle. Ready?

  14. So Southern Brave need 152 to win this match. Their women's side chased 141 with 18 balls to spare earlier.

  15. Livingstone is a run machine at the moment...

    Livingstone 68 not out

  16. Thanks Phil!

    Liam Livingstone is in good nick isn't he?

  17. I will leave you now and make room for Matt Henry to come in and guide you through the Brave run chase.

  18. Michael Carberry
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Beautifully played by Liam Livingstone again. He rode his luck but that is what you have to do. Partnerships win games. Birmingham had two guys in and didn't give it away. The floodgates really opened at the end. This is a near international bowling line-up. Livingstone and Hammond have given Birmingham an opportunity.

  19. I think Birmingham Phoenix would have snapped your hand off for that total at halfway, when they were 54-3.

    All credit to Miles Hammond and Liam Livingstone.

    This will be a fascinating chase.

  20. Phoenix 151-3

    Phoenix sneak over the 150 mark as Livingstone hits to leg and the unfortunate diving fielder can't get his hand out of the way, it touching the ball as his foot makes contact with the rope. Four.

    And that is that.