Summary

  • Brave reach final, where they will face Oval Invincibles at Lord's (Saturday, 15:00 BST on BBC Two)

  • Sciver almost drags Rockets over the line with 72 off 36, including three sixes in final set

  • Brave post 134-6, recovering from 32-3

  • Adams enjoys fine all-round display with 38 and 2-15 for Brave

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne and Callum Matthews

  1. Alison Mitchell
    BBC Radio commentator

    That's a fine strike from Adams! She's just so strong down the ground.

  2. Brave 88-4

    Nice!

    Georgia Adams uses her feet well and that allows her to create some room to work Alana King back down the ground for four more.

    It feels like Southern Brave could be working their way up to a competitive total here.

  3. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Radio

    That's what we've seen being productive for the batters. If you use the crease, you can manipulate the field. Really welcome couple of boundaries, which will give Bouchier a lot of confidence.

  4. Brave 82-4

    "Get in Nat, come onnn!" screams Katherine Brunt at wife Nat Sciver as Georgia Adams pinches a quick single.

    That brings Maia Bouchier onto strike and she backs away and carves away for four, before coming down the pitch and dispatching a slower ball away to the boundary.

    She is up to 16 off 15 balls and could be crucial here.

  5. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio

    Maia Bouchier doesn't need to panic yet. She has had a slow start but so did Tahlia McGrath and she showed that you can pick it up quickly once you get in.

  6. Brave 73-4

    More tidy stuff from Nat Sciver, conceding just four singles.

    She's got figures of 1-4 from 10 balls so far.

    A big player stepping up on the big stage.

  7. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at the Ageas Bowl

    The Minions are here…

    Minions at Ageas Bowl

  8. Here's how Nat Sciver picked up the key wicket of Smriti Mandhana.

    You can see how big the wicket was by the delight on her face.

  9. Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio

    Every ball that goes by without a boundary being scored will feel like a win in itself for Trent Rockets.

  10. Brave 69-4

    New batter Georgia Adams and Maia Bouchier end the set with three successive balls.

    Brave head coach spoke about getting to 80 balls and then attacking when she spoke on the touchline 10 balls ago. That was before the wicket, but you would imagine the plan is still similar now.

  11. Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio

    Tahlia McGrathGetty Images

    That's a big breakthrough. McGrath was threatening to take the game away from the Rockets.

  12. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    This a key wicket at such a key time! Simple catch taken on the boundary, she was looking to get a move on.

    The run map shows Tahlia McGrath scored 31 with 5 fours, 1 two, and 9 singles for Southern Brave Women
  13. wicket

    WICKET

    McGrath c Munro b Davis 31 (Brave 66-4)

    Ah!

    Tahlia McGrath looks to repeat the shot from the previous set of five, but she ends up going a bit straighter and it is more or less straight down to Sophia Munro.

    Munro has to jog a little bit to her left but takes a simple catch in the end.

    That is a good breakthrough for Rockets.

  14. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    That is beautifully played! Lovely use of the feet, with the spin - this is where she's the strongest, Tahlia McGrath.

  15. Brave 62-3

    This is more like the Tahlia McGrath we've seen been so effective for Australia in the last 12 months.

    She again uses her feet really well and that allows her to go over the top and pick four more runs.

    She's up to 27 off 27 balls now.

  16. Marie Kelly, on player mic: "I think these two are key. Elyse [Villani] has spoken about it though, just staying calm and not get too ahead of ourselves."

  17. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Radio

    Tahlia McGrath is putting Sarah Glenn under a lot of pressure.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    We spoke about how much she loves to move around her crease. You know it's a great shot when the bowler smiles.

  19. Heather Knight
    England captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Just got her length a little bit shorter there, Glenn. Easy pickings.

  20. Brave 56-3

    Tahlia McGrathGetty Images

    Tahlia McGrath is starting to get going now.

    She uses the crease really well, and moves outside her off stump to pull away to the boundary.

    The Aussie then finds the gap in the field with a drive and picks up four more runs.

    Time for a strategic timeout.