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

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse and Ffion Wynne

  1. Rockets 46-4

    Jake Lintott, Southern Brave's surprise leading wicket-taker, is on for his first spell.

    Samit Patel takes a big swing that runs away for four, beating a valiant effort from Paul Stirling, who was chasing it.

  2. Rockets 42-4

    And, as expected, it's a good start.

    Patel and Gregory are happy to just run the singles, try and get a bit of a partnership together before they bring the big shots out.

  3. Southern Brave's bowling attack is relentless. Here's Chris Jordan ...

  4. Split loyalties here.

    ShirtsGetty Images

  5. Rockets 39-4

    The Oval looks absolutely rammed, which is pretty incredible considering there's two neutral teams playing.

    Just a few singles taken from Tymal Mills' first over.

  6. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    The fancy dress is in the house.

    Mario

  7. Rockets 36-4

    A couple of defensive shots in there from Patel and Gregory, who are in, well, a bit of a tricky situation.

    It's been ruthless bowling from Southern Brave, though.

  8. From the press box

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

  9. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Sounds

    What a ball to get first up...

  10. Rockets 35-4

    It's all happening! Lewis Gregory gets a vicious bouncer first up that just avoids his head and runs away for four. What a welcome!

    Next ball he chips one up in the air but Craig Overton can't get there to catch it in his follow through.

  11. New batter: Lewis Gregory

    Lewis GregoryECB/BBC Sport

  12. 75 balls to goBBC Sport
  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Short c Mills b Garton 6 (Rockets 31-4)

    No, he can't. An incredible start from Southern Brave and George Garton in particular, who has three wickets already.

    Big task ahead for the Rockets if they're to recover from this.

  14. Rockets 31-3

    D'Arcy Short helps himself to a thumping four down the ground. Can he get the Rockets out of trouble?

  15. New batter: Samit Patel

    Samit PatelECB/BBC Sport

  16. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That's a big swing and a big miss from Mullaney. The Rockets are stalling at the moment.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Mullaney b Overton 5 (Rockets 24-3)

    Oh dear. A big swing and a miss from Steven Mullaney and he's been bowled.

    Tough start for the Rockets - Brave well on top after just 20 balls.

  18. Rockets 22-2

    Mullaney gets a four from his second ball. Rockets' opening pair have scored so many of their runs, this will be a tricky period for Mullaney and Short to negotiate.

    Brave seem to know that, they look buzzing in the field.

  19. New batter: Steven Mullaney

    Steven MullaneyECB/BBC Sport

  20. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    The Brave's celebrations told you all you need to know about how big a wicket that is.