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

Live Reporting

Jack Skelton

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

    Charlie Dean did really well to stop a couple of runs there. There is a nice applause from the people behind her.

  2. Brave 80-3

    Stafanie Taylor powerfully cuts through point and Charlie Dean does well, diving to keep it to two.

  3. England captain Heather Knight has conceded just three runs from her five balls so far.

    But the off-spinner isn't bringing herself back on and instead turns to South Africa all-rounder Chloe Tryon.

  4. 25 balls to goBBC Sport

  5. Brave 77-3

    Need 17 runs to win

    Sophie Munro returns and Stafanie Taylor and Maia Bouchier can't really get her away.

    But they still scrape together three singles, before a sharp run out chance leads to overthrows as Tammy Beaumont misses the stumps.

    Bouchier clips the last away to deep point for one more.

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

    That was a beautiful shot, and it's come out of nowhere. It just releases the pressure when you felt something was building for London Spirit.

  7. 6 runs

    Brave 71-3

    Target 94

    Hello! After a scrappy four balls of batting, Maia Bouchier clatters a mighty blow over long-on for six

    Important hit for the Brave. Pressure released.

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

    That was a very fortuitous moment for West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor!

  9. Brave 63-3

    More nervy batting from Windies captain Stafanie Taylor as she skies a sweep shot off Danielle Gibson.

    But it drops safe between three fielders.

  10. Brave 62-3

    Stafanie Taylor swipes Danielle Gibson just short of a diving Chloe Tryon and scampers two.

  11. Brave 60-3

    Need 34 runs to win

    Bouchier gets off the mark with a single.

  12. Next batter: Maia Bouchier

    Maia BouchierBBC/ECB

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

    I'm trying to get my head around why Sophia Dunkley has played that shot. She's just ended up putting pressure on her team-mates when set. London Spirit are right in this.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Dunkley c Dottin b Sharma 22 (Brave 59-3)

    A very canny bowling change!

    Sophia Dunkley attempts a reverse sweep off India spinner Deepti Sharma but only ends up looping a simple catch to Deandra Dottin.

    Spirit still in this, but they need more wickets.

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

    That was a really good set by Charlie Dean for the Spirit. Stafanie Taylor looks like she is struggling and those dots help build up some pressure.

  16. In Brave v Spirit, Deepti Sharma is back on.

    She's conceded just two runs from her first 10 balls.

  17. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    They think so highly of Will Smeed in Somerset - they think he could be the next big thing.

  18. Birmingham Phoenix's Will Smeed on BBC Two: "I got the call last night, and Daniel Vettori told me to have a think and have some fun.

    "I tried to keep it simple, watch the ball, and Finn [Allen] loves a chat so it keeps you calm.

    "I thought it was nice. I wasn't out there for very long, but I thought it was nice. Finn and I just said to keep going, and to keep backing yourself.

    "The school has a good cricketing pedigree. I was at school with Tom Banton, and I learnt a lot off him, and he's been an inspiration."

  19. Brave 58-2

    Target 94

    Spinner Charlie Dean nearly makes the breakthrough as Sophia Dunkley edges one off the keeper's knee.

  20. Proper captain's performance by Moeen Ali earlier - 1-29 off his 20 balls, a run out and 26 off 17 with the bat...