Summary

  • Vince's 45 off 26 balls sees Brave to emphatic win & place in Saturday's final

  • Brave will play Birmingham Phoenix in the final at Lord's

  • Rockets never recover from falling to 31-4 & bowled out for 96

  1. Brave 85-3published at 40 balls left

    12 runs needed

    That's a genuinely excellent, fast, hostile spell from Marchant de Lange.

    He bowls a maiden and finishes his night's work with figures of 2-16. His final delivery of the tournament was clocked at 92mph. Amazing.

  2. Postpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Heather Knight
    London Spirit captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

    De LangeImage source, Getty Images

    It must be so hard to bowl 10 balls in a row as a fast bowler! Especially someone like De Lange who bowls every ball trying to hit 90mph.

  3. Postpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Marchant de Lange will also bowl 10 in a row.

  4. Brave 83-3published at 47 balls left

    14 runs needed

    Ross Whiteley hoicks his head out of the way of an 88mph Marchant de Lange bouncer first up.

  5. New batter: Ross Whiteleypublished at 20:31 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Ross WhiteleyImage source, ECB/BBC Sport
  6. Postpublished at 20:31 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Alison Mitchell
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Alex Davies never looked settled, he looked jittery and couldn't quite find his groove.

  7. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 48 balls left

    Davies c Moores b De Lange 3 (Brave 83-3)

    A big inside edge from Alex Davies, and the umpire raises his finger.

    Marchant de Lange looks a bit chirpier now.

  8. Postpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Nicked it? He's smashed it!

  9. Postpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Heather Knight
    London Spirit captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

    This is just about pride now for Trent Rockets. They'll want to take a few more wickets and try to finish on a bit of a high.

  10. Rockets reviewpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Has Alex Davies nicked behind?

    Lewis Gregory sends it upstairs...

  11. Postpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Alison Mitchell
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That wasn't any easy catch. It was very high, Alex Hales was running back and had to try and take it over his shoulder in the end.

  12. dropped catch

    Davies dropped on 3published at 20:30 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Oh dear...

    Alex Davies tries to go big but ends up just lashing the ball into the air and Alex Hales has the unfortunate job of running backwards and trying to judge the catch. Those sort of grabs are so difficult, especially when you've got the floodlights beaming down on you.

  13. Postpublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    A thoroughly unimpressed-looking Marchant de Lange is back.

  14. Postpublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    50 balls to goImage source, BBC Sport
  15. Postpublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Every little 1% has gone Southern Brave's way tonight.

  16. Rockets 81-2published at 50 balls left

    16 runs needed

    James Vince sweeps and Marchant de Lange, diving despairingly, ends up parrying the ball into the ropes.

    We're at the halfway stage.

  17. Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Heather Knight
    London Spirit captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think James Vince wants to get home for a good night's sleep.

  18. 6 runs

    Brave 77-2published at 53 balls left

    20 runs needed

    James Vince, meanwhile, looks as relaxed as ever as he bends one knee and heaves Rashid Khan about five rows back into the stands.

    VinceImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    It's Mexican wave time at The Oval. It's a decent one too.

  20. Postpublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 20 August 2021

    Rashid Khan is going to bowl 10 in a row.