Postpublished at 21:27 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That shows a lot of character from Ryan Higgins to go for the catch because he's had a mare!
Brave cruise to victory with 31 balls to spare
Vince scores almost-effortless 71 off 41 balls
Fire struggle after falling to 16-3 in first 22 balls
Duckett (40) only Fire batter to find fluency
Overton and Jordan take two wickets apiece
Coming up on Thursday: Oval Invincibles v London Spirit (including online ball by ball radio commentary)
Timothy Abraham and Callum Matthews
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That shows a lot of character from Ryan Higgins to go for the catch because he's had a mare!
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
It's been a night he'll want to forget for Ryan Higgins!
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
Ryan Higgins is having an absolute nightmare out there. That one isn't his fault though.
That could have taken out his teeth!
Four more for James Vince and poor Ryan Higgins has a night to forget. He goes for a catch but the ball goes under him for four.
One to win.
Tymal Mills
England and Southern Brave pace bowler on BBC Two
I'm off to Peppa Pig World with my daughter in the morning.
That's the way to celebrate, Tymal.
Marcus Stoinis with another huge swing of the bat to Jake Ball, but again he does not get the meat of the bat on it. He shakes his head.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special
This has been a masterclass in white-ball batting from James Vince.
James Vince brings up three figures with a single off the penultimate ball of David Payne's set. A walk in the park for the Southern Brave so far.
Can they finish it in style?
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Two
Southern Brave are getting closer and closer. The home fans can sense it, they're enjoying these boundaries.
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It is always a bad indication when the Mexican wave comes out.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at Ageas Bowl
Let’s be honest this game hasn’t been much of a contest but the crowd doesn’t seem too bothered. They’re currently trying to get a Mexican wave going.
Target 108
Marcus Stoinis is looking to play some big shots, but has not quite made contact yet. He swings his bat at one from David Payne but it deflects off the toe end of his bat and Brave scramble a single.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at Ageas Bowl
There's a guy walking around the bottom of the stands with a homemade 'We Love Nass' sign - I assume a reference to former England captain and Sky commentator Nasser Hussain.
I don't think it's Rob Key, his former team-mate and colleague turned ECB supremo, but he's a long way away...
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Two
It's slightly flighted, James Vince gets the stride down, good connection and crunches it over mid-wicket for six. Beautiful batting. Vince just gets better and better. He's a man at the top of his career.
Kapow! James Vince hits the first six of the innings by whacking Noor Ahmad over the boundary.
It's looking it's going to be an absolute breeze for Southern Brave this evening.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Two
What a shot from James Vince to bring up his 50. Quality, quality stuff from the Southern Brave captain.
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
You have to say what a great advert James Vince is for classical batting. He always plays proper cricket shots.
He has a proper base that means we can succeed in the red-ball format and all of the white-ball formats. He just has a solid foundation.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
It's been too easy for James Vince, it was too easy for Alex Davies and I think Welsh Fire have started their campaign in the worst way possible.
Well batted James Vince.
He calmly thumps the final ball of Adam Zampa's set for four to bring up his half-century off 31 balls. Welsh Fire have really been made to pay for that drop earlier.
Adam Zampa gives a lot of air with his first ball to Marcus Stoinis who calmly nudges it for a single. He will not want to get out to his good friend, that's for certain.