Summary

  • 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

  1. Postpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

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

    It was an entertaining knock from Rossington and changed the momentum for his side. He has got his side ahead of the rate. He has set the game up for his team to follow suit.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 73 balls left

    Rossington c De Kock b Garton 39 (Spirit 68-1)

    George Garton brings the Adam Rossington show to a close.

    An ugly heave that Rossington can only nick behind to keeper Quinton de Kock.

    But the Spirit opener has set his side on their way in fine style there.

  3. Postpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    75 balls to goImage source, BBC Sport
  4. Spirit 68-0published at 75 balls left

    A chipped two over the inner ring for two to finish.

    James Vince can at least now move another fielder out to the boundary, with the powerplay over.

    Scant consolation, you feel.

  5. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

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

    Vince was trying to really attack the ball, you could see what he was trying to do.

  6. Spirit 66-0published at 76 balls left

    Target 146

    Oh no.

    James Vince, take some fielding lessons from Ross Whiteley.

    The Brave skipper makes a hash of a routine pick-up, that could even have resulted in a run-out chance, and the ball runs away to the rope.

  7. Spirit 62-0published at 77 balls left

    Josh Inglis drives it out towards the rope and Ross Whiteley puts in a fine dive to try and prevent the boundary...

    And he does! Brilliant fielding.

  8. Spirit 58-0published at 79 balls left

    That's not a good omen for the Brave.

    Josh Inglis upper-cuts Chris Jordan's first delivery away for four.

  9. Postpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Chris Jordan is on. A crucial hand to play here.

  10. Spirit 54-0published at 80 balls left

    Need 92 runs to win

    Unless Southern Brave can start picking up wickets, it looks like this being the second men's game in a row today where the chasing side make what seemed to be a challenging total look far too small.

  11. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    We'll try not to bring this up with Tymal Mills when he's on commentary with us tomorrow.

  12. Spirit 53-0published at 82 balls left

    Josh Inglis finds the fence for the first time on the drive.

    And he makes it two in two with a short-arm pull round the corner for four more.

  13. Spirit 45-0published at 84 balls left

    BBC Sport's Tymal Mills (ok, he's mainly Southern Brave's left-arm fast bowler) enters the attack.

    Adam Rossington edges his first ball but it lands safe.

  14. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    London Spirit couldn't have had a better start in their wildest dreams.

    Worm
  15. Postpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

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

    I like the way Rossington has targeted the short boundary tonight.

  16. Spirit 44-0published at 85 balls left

    Need 102 runs to win

    Liam Dawson offers some much-needed control off his first four balls.

    But Adam Rossington has had enough of that as he steps back to plant a lofted drive over the covers.

    The ball plugs, but has enough momentum to roll into the boundary rope for four.

  17. Spirit 35-0published at 89 balls left

    Brave turn to Spin.

    Slow left-armer Liam Dawson on.

    And Josh Inglis finally faces his first ball - tapping it away for a single to wisely return the strike to Adam Rossington.

  18. 6 runs

    Spirit 34-0published at 90 balls left

    Target 146

    Wheels looser again.

    Adam Rossington mashes the re-bowled free hit into the crowd.

    Colin de Grandhomme leaks 24 runs off five balls.

  19. Spirit 28-0published at 91 balls left

    The wheels aren't quite off, but they are starting to loosen for the Brave here.

    De Grandhomme sends down a wide and he has to bowl the free hit again...

  20. Spirit 27-0published at 91 balls left

    Colin de Grandhomme responds with a zippy delivery that Adam Rossington misses.

    Oh dear. That was a front-foot no-ball.

    A free hit to Rossington!