Summary

  • 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)

Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham and Callum Matthews

  1. This was a little crazy from earlier on this evening...

  2. 75 balls to goBBC Sport

  3. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Two

    Lovely shot. It really was a crunch and the ball made a sweet sound off the bat. This powerplay has been all Southern Brave.

  4. Brave 42-0

    Crunnnncccchhhhh! Who makes James Vince's bats? He gets over the top of a shorter ball from Jake Ball and it pings off his bat making a lovely sound with a cut shot.

  5. The Southern Brave fans are enjoying this...

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  6. Brave 36-0

    A chip over the infield by James Vince as he lifts Fire bowler Jake Ball over his head for a one-bounce four. All too easy at the moment.

  7. Moeen Ali
    England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    Welsh Fire are massively under par tonight but we should see Southern Brave lifting the crowd with some boundaries and that's what we need.

  8. Brave 32-0

    Target 108

    Welsh Fire bring Aussie spinner - and coffee snob - Adam Zampa into the attack. James Vince confidently strikes his first ball for four before three singles off the next three balls.

    Looking like a cakewalk for Southern Brave so far.

  9. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Here's Adam Zampa. You've got to get him in early and see if he can get three or four for you.

    But the Brave are in such a good position that they don't particularly need to go after him.

  10. James Vince is on fire.

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  11. Moeen Ali
    England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Southern Brave's intent has been outstanding. The pressure they've put on the seamers so far has been the difference between the two teams really.

  12. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That was a lovely crisp connection.

  13. Brave 25-0

    Alex Davies joins in the fun. He hits David Payne with a guide off the bat then hits it straight down the ground, holding the pose for good measure.

    Three boundaries from that set of five from Payne

  14. Welsh Fire's Ben Ducket on player mic: "Obviously after getting a low score, we've got to hold our chances, especially when it's their main man.

    "We've just got to keep trying to get wickets and you never know."

  15. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Deep in the crease and James Vince pounced on that. All the time in the world and he's dispatched that through square leg.

  16. Brave 16-0

    Brave won all four of their home matches last season and they have started well here. David Payne drops it in short and James Vince absolutely wallops it for another four.

  17. Moeen Ali
    England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I thought Southern Brave bowled fantastically well. Their bowlers were clinical and professional - whatever homework they did and their spinners did worked well and that is why I think they are the team to beat again this year.

  18. Brave 11-0

    A lovely shot from James Vince who drives the ball beautifully off the bowling of Jake Ball to notch his second boundary. That went all along the carpet. Classy shot.

  19. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Two

    Oh my word! An absolute nightmare for Welsh Fire!

  20. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Oh, he's dropped that. I thought it came on the bounce.

    That could be a crucial drop.