Summary

  • Brave ease to seven-wicket win over Spirit

  • Birmingham Phoenix men end Trent Rockets' 100% record

  • Smeed gets Phoenix off to thrilling start with 36 off 13 balls

  • Rockets 144-6 - Malan 51, Hales 38

  1. Farewellpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Thanks for joining us for two comprehensive wins, albeit in different styles, this afternoon.

    Earlier, Birmingham Phoenix ended Trent Rockets' winning run with a six-wicket win at Edbgaston in men's Hundred.

    You can read the report of that match here.

    And then Southern Brave made it four wins from four, by beating London Spirit by seven wickets in the women's Hundred.

    The report of that game is here.

    The last game of the day sees Spirit take on Brave at Lord's in the men's tournament. And we'll be back with live coverage of that match at 17:45 BST. See you then.

  2. Postpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Trent Rockets coach Andy Flower had a positive test last week and now London Spirit coach Shane Warne has too.

    Covid-19 has not caused any disruption to the tournament so far and organisers will be hoping it stays that way.

  3. Postpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Shane Warne will be absent from the men's game between London Spirit and Southern Brave game, after returning a positive lateral flow test this morning.

  4. Postpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It's important to get yourself at the top of the rankings early, and start to cement your place at the top. Southern Brave showed their class, and they are starting to look like the team to beat in the women's competition.

  5. Postpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Southern Brave have won that in convincing fashion.

    They got to the target very, very easily in the end. It was a polished innings from Stafanie Taylor.

  6. BRAVE WIN BY SEVEN WICKETSpublished at 8 balls left

    Brave 97-3

    Stafanie Taylor guides it deftly through point for four to complete another fine win by Southern Brave.

    They are undoubtedly the team to beat in the women's Hundred, having won all four of their games so far. They move ahead of Northern Superchargers to the top of the table.

    London Spirit still have just one win from their four games.

  7. Brave 93-3published at 9 balls left

    Scores level

    Stafanie Taylor bats it back to Freya Davies. No run.

  8. Postpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    10 balls to goImage source, BBC Sport
  9. Brave 93-3published at 10 balls left

    Scores level

    Yep. Another single. Just one off the last 10 needed for the Brave to secure their fourth win from four.

  10. Brave 92-3published at 11 balls left

    Target 94

    More singles.

  11. Brave 90-3published at 13 balls left

    Need four runs to win

    Brave are happy to do this in singles now.

  12. Brave 88-3published at 15 balls left

    Target 94

    Ooh. Just a hint of a spike as the ball passed the glove. It must've grazed it very lightly.

    It's enough for Stafanie Taylor to remain not out though.

  13. Postpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I don't think there's any glove or bat, but I think it may have hit her outside the line.

  14. Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It is very close to the glove, so we'll need UltraEdge.

  15. Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    It's close to the glove, but looks to just miss it.

  16. Spirit reviewpublished at 15 balls left

    Big lbw shout against Stafanie Taylor off Deepti Sharma.

    Not given. But Heather Knight sends it upstairs...

  17. Brave 88-3published at 16 balls left

    Need six runs to win

    Southern Brave are just one big hit away now...

  18. Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It's all over Red Rover. You can't afford to misfield when you're defending a low total.

  19. Brave 86-3published at 19 balls left

    Target 94

    Ouch. A poor misfield hands Stafanie Taylor a four off Deepti Sharma.

    Matter of time now.

  20. Brave 82-3published at 20 balls left

    Need 12 runs to win

    Bit by bit, Brave keep chipping away.