Summary

  • Brave go top of men's table; Fire eliminated

  • Vince & De Kock take down Fire with devastating partnership

  • Banton top-scores with 36 for Fire after Brave won toss

  • Brave's spinners - Briggs & Lintott - take two wickets apiece

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Amy Lofthouse

  1. New batter: Ben Duckett

    Ben Duckett

  2. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    That is a big wicket for the Brave. They are back in it.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Banton c Davies b Lintott 36 (Fire 69-2)

    Big wicket!

    Tom Banton goes for a huge six that, frankly, sounds amazing off the bat. It's got plenty of height but not enough distance, and Alex Davies does incredibly well in the deep to shuffle to his left, judge the ball's path and take a comfortable catch.

  4. Fire 68-1

    Jake Lintott returns and is promptly hoicked over the infield and away for four by Ian Cockbain. It is greeted with absolute silence by the Ageas Bowl crowd.

  5. Fire 64-1

    Banton 36, Cockbain 21

    Ian Cockbain takes half a second to line up Chris Jordan before cutting his second delivery hard to the point boundary.

  6. Here's Chris Jordan!

  7. This is one way to get off the mark in the tournament...

  8. Fire 56-1

    Danny Briggs twirls through another excellent set of five, conceding a smattering of singles.

  9. 6 runs

    Fire 52-1

    Ooft.

    Ian Cockbain bookends Jake Lintott's first set of five with boundaries, launching his last delivery straight down the ground for a towering six. Massive!

  10. Fire 44-1

    Left-arm spinner Jake Lintott enters the attack and is promptly reverse-pulled by Ian Cockbain for four.

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  12. Fire 40-1

    Banton 31, Cockbain 2

    Mills cracks down an 89mph delivery that Tom Banton fiddles at, before he takes the next ball and ramps it back over his shoulder for four.

  13. Here's Tymal Mills, who has been superb in this tournament.

  14. Fire 32-1

    Banton 25, Cockbain 1

    Tom Banton just takes a single off the next ball, much to George Garton's relief.

    Garton then torments Ian Cockbain with a couple of deliveries that the batter can't get near.

  15. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    I tell you what Tom Banton fancies it tonight. He will be desperate for a big score.

  16. 6 runs

    Fire 31-1

    Back-to-back sixes!

    This time Tom Banton hoicks George Garton over the leg side and four separate people in the crowd fail to catch it.

  17. 6 runs

    Fire 25-1

    Ooft! Tom Banton dances forward, has a huge swing of the arms and shovels yet another six over the ropes. Wallop.

  18. Thankfully, Tom Banton opted to use a cricket bat today, rather than a golf club.

    George Garton is coming back on.

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  19. Fire 19-1

    That's a good recovery from Danny Briggs after being pumped for six.

    BriggsGetty Images

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    That is a good strike from Banton.