Summary

  • Southern Brave won by 23 runs

  • Brave 133-5 - recover from 57-5

  • Taylor 45* (31), Shrubsole 40* (30)

  • Sciver 2-33, Johnson 1-13

  • Rockets 110-7: Sciver 44 (29),

  • Shrubsole 4-13, Bell 2-23

  • Trent Bridge; Rockets won toss

  • First of four games on Saturday

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Kal Sajad

  1. Rockets 87-4

    Need 47 from 18 balls

    More of these! Heather Graham dances down the pitch and launches Tara Norris for a one-bounce four.

  2. Lydia Greenway
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Southern Brave have bowled brilliantly, especially Wellington. Trent Rockets haven't been clear where their boundary have been.

  3. There's a strategic timeout happening right now. I'm not sure what can be said or done to change Trent Rockets' fate.

  4. Lydia Greenway
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I'm surprised we haven't seen Sarah Glenn - in that pinch hitter role.

  5. Rockets 52-4

    Need 52 from 20 balls

    It was so good that Wellington is kept on for five more, and they're also just as good.

    Wellington has gone for 10 runs from her 20 balls. She may not have a wicket but she's been the unsung hero for Southern Brave in this match.

  6. Rockets hopes fading fast...

    WormBBC Sport

  7. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That is a really good set of five. This is really dire stuff for the Trent Rockets.

  8. Rockets 79-4

    Need 55 from 25 balls

    Abi Freeborn is the new batter in and can't get ball off the square as AJ Wellington concedes three from her set of five.

    Rockets need something special. And they need it now.

    25 ballsBBC Sport

  9. Harry Gurney
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It's amazing how many times you see one wicket following another. In hindsight, it might have been for Brunt to remain in her shell and let Graham take the risks.

  10. Rockets 77-4

    Need 57 from 30 balls

    A wicket and just one run conceded form five balls. Well bowled, Stafanie Taylor.

  11. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Things are looking very dire indeed for the Trent Rockets.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Brunt c Bouchier b Taylor 22 (Rockets 73-4)

    OK, maybe it is over? Katherine Brunt looks to play an expansive sweep and the ball loops up to the fielder at square leg.

    Stafanie Taylor has taken some punishment with the ball today but has a wicket to her name.

  13. Rockets 76-3

    Need 58 from 35 balls

    As we have seen so far in this competition, it's not over until it's over.

  14. Harry Gurney
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    If you can dry up boundaries for the next 15 or 20 balls, you're going to leave too much for the Rockets to do.

  15. Next batter: Heather Graham

    Heather GrahamBBC/ECB

  16. Harry Gurney
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That is a really, really important scalp.

  17. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    She is delighted with that - and why wouldn't you be?

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Sciver b Bell 44 (Rockets 75-2)

    Big wicket! Nat Sciver looks to advance down the pitch, Lauren Bell bowls full and straight, and Sciver finds herself in a bit of a mess. Clever bowling and this game has swung back into Southern Brave's favour.

  19. Harry Gurney
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    This outfield is like a billiard table.

  20. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    She gave herself room and tried to cut it, and it went finer than anyone else thought.