Postpublished at 20:40 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Two
You've got to hold your catches. Defending 107, you've got to field like demons. James Vince is a big gun, you don't want to be dropping him.
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)
Postpublished at 20:40 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Vince droppedpublished at 95 balls left
Oh dear. Things go from bad to worse for Welsh Fire.
Southern Brave skipper James Vince hits one down the throat of Ryan Higgins but he has spilled it diving forward. Worse still the ball dribbles behind him for four.
Not the start Fire wanted with the ball.
Postpublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraI suspect David Payne is throwing it full to see if there is any swing on offer.
Postpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Two41 dot balls the Welsh Fire innings, and it just goes to show how well Southern Brave bowled. Dots are like gold dust in T20, let alone The Hundred.
Brave 1-0published at 99 balls left
Alex Davies is up and running straight with a run off his first ball.
Postpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
The Southern Brave opening batters Alex Davies and James Vince are padded up and ready to go. Tall left-arm seamer David Payne will bowl first.
Postpublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Image source, Getty ImagesThis Southern Brave team just look so good, they did last year too and they won it.
Postpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Matthew Henry
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Postpublished at 20:31 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Welsh Fire men's lowest score last year was 91 all out against Birmingham Phoenix. They've been able to better that but this isn't the start they would have wanted.
Postpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
James Anderson
England bowler on BBC TwoAs a bowling group you've got to execute your skills, execute your plans and Southern Brave absolutely nailed it.
Postpublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraWelsh Fire were severely below par. They needed partnerships but they lost wickets too quickly.
Postpublished at 20:24 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Thank you Callum. Southern Brave look a well-oiled machine don't they? Picked up where they left off in last year's tournament.
It's early days but Moeen Ali has just described Southern Brave as "looking like the team to beat again this year". They have certainly put down a marker with that bowling performance.
Postpublished at 20:23 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Who do you fancy to win from here?
Hit the thumbs up for Southern Brave and go thumbs down for Welsh Fire.
Timothy Abraham will take you through Brave's chase of 108.
Postpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC TwoSouthern Brave are a well-rounded team, we've spoken about how good they are.
Welsh Fire are a good team on paper but they couldn't get going.
Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC TwoThey've just about got a total on the board but it's not really much of a total. They never really got going, they lost wickets at crucial times of the innings.
The Brave will love it. Well bowled the Brave.
Fire 107-7published at Ball 100
A decent end from Welsh Fire with Adam Zampa picking up four runs back down the ground, before Noor Ahmad picks up two round the corner.
It has been a limp effort to start the competition, though.
Southern Brave will need 108 to win the first Hundred game of 2022.
Postpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraWith the batting line-up Southern Brave have I think Welsh Fire needed about 160 to be competitive and they are well short of that now.
Postpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Craig Overton is going to bowl the final five balls in the innings.
He took two wickets and conceded 14 runs in his first 15 balls.
Postpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC TwoClippingtons.
Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 3 August 2022
Aatif Nawaz
BBC TwoWhat a shot that was! Talk about economy of movement, just a little flick and into the stands for six.