Summary

  • Brave cruise to nine-wicket win - Stirling cracks unbeaten 74 off 42 balls

  • Welsh Fire recover from 1-3 to post 129-8

  • Garton took three wickets with first seven balls of game

  • Du Plooy top-scores with 37 off 25 and Critchley adds unbeaten 32 off 19

  • Coming up on Tuesday: Oval Invincibles v Birmingham Phoenix (women's at 15:00 BST and men's at 18:30)

  1. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    The Brave are going to be penalised for not bowling their quota in time here. They've gone past the cut-off time and that means it's time for an extra man to come up into the ring.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 91 balls

    Payne c Vince b Fuller 1 (Fire 100-8)

    They won't get past 120, not like that.

    It was bowled into a hard length and Payne was just late on his pull. Simple catch for Vince at mid-off.

  3. Postpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    10 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  4. Fire 100-7published at 90 balls

    Just when the Fire started to get some momentum, it's been snatched right back by the Brave.

    Just 10 deliveries to go now, can they maximise and get past 120?

  5. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    That is a brave catch because you're worried about your teeth. It is a fantastic catch.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 88 balls

    Pretorius c Whiteley b Hogan 15 (Fire 99-7)

    That's what you call a real stunner.

    It was Whiteley on the deep mid-wicket fence, who ran in a few yards and took it inches off the ground after diving forward.

  7. dropped catch

    Pretorius dropped on 10published at 86 balls

    Harsh calling that a drop. It's Stirling again that's on the wrong side of a difficult chance. Running back from mid-off and it just bobbles out of his hand as he takes it over his shoulder.

  8. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Welsh Fire have been missing someone that can come in and grab the game by the scruff of the neck with a 40 off 20 balls or something. They've just been cramped in.

  9. Fire 93-6published at 85 balls

    And Pretorius follows up his six with a boundary. Drilled through to extra cover all along the carpet.

    Suddenly, the Fire have gone past not only the lowest score but have also overtaken the balls bowled.

  10. 6 runs

    Fire 89-6published at 84 balls

    There it is, the first six of the innings and it's come off Pretorius' bat.

    Was nothing more than a flat-batted slap that travelled over the long off fence.

  11. Postpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Jake Lintott on the player mic: "I thought that was six! I could have sworn that was six.

    "I've nearly been killed there with another six off the last ball."

  12. Postpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    That was so good, speaking to the spinner as the game goes on. Credit to Jake!

    I don't know whether I'd have fancied that.

  13. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 80 balls

    du Plooy c Fuller b Lintott 37 (Fire 82-6)

    That's caught inches inside the fence. Just when you thought the Fire would get their first maximum of the day, Fuller swooped across and gobbled it at long off.

    A good innings from du Plooy, especially considering how his team-mates have fared.

    The run map shows Leus du Plooy scored 37 with 3 fours, 6 two, and 13 singles for Welsh Fire Men
  14. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    25 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  15. Postpublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Two

    That is brilliant from Leus Du Plooy. It is a really good option even though the ball is turning away from him. He just needed to get it over the top of the fielder.

  16. Fire 77-5published at 75 balls

    Du Plooy is keeping this game entertaining!

    He uses the turn to reverse sweep one past third man for four before drilling one straight back to Stirling who couldn't hold on.

    Can't really call that a dropped chance though.

  17. Postpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    The first three wickets went to Garton. The fourth went to Fuller. See how he went 'fuller' to get rid of Miller!

  18. Postpublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Leus du PlooyImage source, Getty Images

    Welsh Fire have tried hard. They've got themselves into a right pickle but Du Plooy has knocked it round to try and give them some momentum so they can try and get up to 110 or 120 and have something to bowl at.

  19. Postpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two

    Leus du Plooy is very, very under-rated. He's not a power player, he shuffles around the crease and hits the ball in some funny areas.

  20. Fire 69-5published at 70 balls

    Oh dear, direct hit from David at the non-striker's end and Critchley was gone for all money.

    Here's a stat for you, du Plooy is the only Welsh Fire batter to score at a strike-rate over 100.

    Maybe, just maybe he can get them over 120 and we'll have a game on our hands.