New batter: George Gartonpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
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Brave close out thriller despite Spirit's fast start
Spirit 141-7: Inglis 55, Garton 2-30
Brave 145-6: Davies 50, Cullen 2-27
New batter: George Gartonpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Image source, BBC/ECBPostpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Heather Knight
England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraHe enjoyed that dismissal. The ball went as high as the floodlights in his celebration.
Postpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat is a stunning catch in his follow-through. Devon Conway can't believe it. That was hit like a rocket.
WICKETpublished at 59 balls
Conway c&b Van der Merwe 22 (Brave 68-3)
Roelof van der Merwe has immediate revenge for that four.
Devon Conway skips out of his crease and cracks a drive back down the ground.
Only, it's back at the bowler too, with Van der Merwe doing very well to track it and pouch the chance safely. Sharp hands.
Postpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
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End of X postBrave 68-2published at 58 balls
Devon Conway unfurls a gorgeous reverse sweep for four. Again he takes one hand off the bat.
Plenty more of that needed.
Postpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Slow left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe enters the fray.
Brave 63-2published at 55 balls
Mason Crane sends down a ropey full toss that Devon Conway sweeps forcefully away for four.
Another sweep next up brings just a single.
Postpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Heather Knight
England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt'd be good if in next summer's Hundred, we could switch some of the games so the women's games are second and the men play first. I love playing under lights.
Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Spirit leg-spinner Mason Crane is on for his first bowl of the day.
Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Image source, BBC SportBrave 55-2published at 50 balls
Mohammad Nabi wheels through five balls, Southern Brave picking up just six runs.
That's Nabi done - his 20 balls have gone for 29 runs, with no wickets.
Postpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Heather Knight
England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt doesn't look an easy wicket to start on, and having a set batter in will be key for Brave here.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrave 49-2published at 45 balls
Davies 6, Conway 9
Devon Conway picks up a streaky boundary, a loose, lofted drive with one hand off the bat down the ground.
Brave 43-2published at 43 balls
Yeesh. Mohammad Amir sends down a vicious in-swinger to fellow left-hander Devon Conway.
Beats the bat, but just evades the stumps too. Cracking delivery.
And Brave now have many runs as balls faced. Slow going.
Postpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Heather Knight
England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThe groundsman admitted to us a bit earlier the pitch was a little stickier than they hoped as they were a day or so behind with preparations for the women's match earlier. I thought it would've have dried out a bit more for this game, but there's still something in it.
Postpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Cheers Callum. Lord's not exactly providing run-fests today.
Can Devon Conway and Alex Davies start finding the fence?
Mohammad Amir returns for London Spirit.
Postpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
That's me done for today.
I'll hand you over to Jack Skelton to take you through the remainder of the game.
Brave 41-2published at Ball 40
The win predictor currently has this 60-40 in London Spirit's favour. We saw Trent Rockets defend 123-4 at Lord's on Thursday so Brave just need to get up to a score.
Blake Cullen finishes his 10-ball set with just four runs conceded. Excellent start.
Postpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Heather Knight
England captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat was a very eventful five seconds! His bat was on the way to the keeper, but that was a simple catch for Chris Wood and he's let is slip through his hands. Alex Davies can be a very dangerous player so that could be a big drop.