Summary

  • Brave's bowlers impress to successfully defend 122-8

  • Shrubsole takes 3-20; two wickets apiece for Bell & Adams

  • Dunkley top-scores with 49 for visitors as Fire share the wickets around

  • Welsh Fire remain without a win; Brave have won all four matches so far

  • Coming up: Fire v Brave in men's competition (live on BBC Two, start at 18:30 BST)

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 45 balls left

    Carey b Bell 2 (Fire 59-4)

    A heck of a slow yorker from Lauren Bell surprises Nic Carey and Welsh Fire are four down.

    She's been bowling short but mixing it up completely bamboozled the Fire batter and crashed into the middle stump.

  2. Postpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC radio

    The Welsh Fire probably gave away 10-15 runs in the field and that could be the difference.

  3. 6 runs

    for Sutherlandpublished at 48 balls left

    Fire 58-3 (Sutherland 18, Carey 2)

    A glorious maximum from Annabel Sutherland as she advances down the wicket and smashes Lauren Bell over the ropes.

    Welsh Fire need a couple more of those.

  4. Postpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC radio

    SutherlandImage source, Getty Images

    I think it's going to be difficult for the Welsh Fire now. Just because of the wicket, it's a bit slow and hard to get the pace of.

  5. Fire 51-3published at 50 balls left

    Target 123

    Nic Carey off the mark with a quick single.

    Fire have scored 51 off the first 50 balls - they will need 72 off the second 50.

  6. Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    50 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  7. Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC radio

    Just a little bit of shape back in and hitting the top of leg-stump. Cramped her for room.

  8. Postpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Straight on the money, that wasn't missing anything.

  9. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 51 balls left

    Wilson b McGrath 1 (Fire 50-3)

    Delightful delivery from Tahlia McGrath, superb and straight. Beats Fran Wilson all ends up.

    Welsh Fire up against it now.

  10. Watch: Beaumont caught for ninepublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Brave have taken two wickets so far, though, despite that lost review - and here's the first of them, with a fine catch from Maia Bouchier.

  11. Brave review lostpublished at 53 balls left

    Fire 49-2

    The ball was going down leg stump. Not out.

    Souther Brave took a while to decide to review that - and now they'll wish they had just left it alone.

  12. Postpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    That looks really close.

  13. Umpire reviewpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Fire 49-2

    Tahlia McGrath appeals for lbw against Fran Wilson. Close, this.

  14. Fire 47-2published at 55 balls left

    Target 123

    Fran Wilson the new batter in, she takes a single but the Fire are hardly smouldering.

    Southern Brave on top after that big wicket of Hayley Matthews.

    It's 76 needed off 55 for the winless hosts against the unbeaten visitors.

    The worm shows Welsh Fire Women are nine runs behind Southern Brave Women. Welsh Fire Women are 47 for 2 after 45 balls. At the same stage Southern Brave Women were 56 for 2.
  15. Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    ShrubsoleImage source, Getty Images

    Sophia Dunkley on the player mic: "Great wicket that. I think Hayley [Matthews] was just starting to get going. Brilliant captaincy from Anya [Shrubsole] as well to keep the slip in. It's exactly what we needed."

  16. Postpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Chris Jordan
    England & Southern Brave bowler on Test Match Special

    Good from the captain to keep the slip in despite the previous ball going to the boundary.

  17. Postpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 22 August 2022

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Amanda-Jade Wellington keeps taking wickets and that was a vital one.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 57 balls left

    Matthews c Adams b Wellington 20 (Fire 44-2)

    A lovely lofted four from Hayley Matthews is followed by an edge to slip off Amanda-Jade Wellington and it's a good catch from Georgia Adams, showing smart reactions, at slip.

  19. Fire 40-1published at 60 balls left

    Sutherland 10, Matthews 16 (Target 123)

    Another good set for Southern Brave, just two off it. That's 1-9 off 10 balls from Lauren Bell.

    A wicket now would top things off.

  20. Fire 39-1published at 63 balls left

    Target 123

    Lauren Bell's pace back into the Brave attack.

    She makes Hayley Matthews look slightly foolish with an attempted reverse ramp that fails to connect.