Lauren Bell, like her captain, begins with a wide ball.

And, like her skipper, is then cut for four by Tammy Beaumont. Deja vu. Real replica stuff there.

Anya Shrubsole lets out a loud appeal as her final ball of the set strikes Tammy Beaumont on the pads.

She decides against a review - and correctly so as it was just too high.

Chris Jordan
England & Southern Brave bowler on Test Match Special

Nice timing there from Tammy Beaumont. Played it nice and late and really allowed the ball to come to her before putting it into the gap.

Shrubsole shakes off that first-ball wide with a dot delivery before Hayley Matthews swats away a quick single.

But Shrubsole is too loose again with the next one and Tammy Beaumont cuts it away beautifully to deep point.

Not a great start for Brave skipper Anya Shrubsole as she bowls a wide and then Tammy Beaumont pulls one away for a single.

Alison Mitchell
BBC Radio commentator

Welsh Fire have got to believe that this is their best chance to get a win on the board.

Lydia Greenway
Former England batter on BBC radio

The wicket looks a bit indifferent and that's where Tammy Beaumont can come into her own. She's so good at reading conditions.

Here we go, the Southern Brave fielders race over the ropes.

We're about to begin the Welsh Fire reply.

Tammy Beaumont and big-hitting West Indies star Hayley Matthews opening the batting for the hosts.

No time lost and no balls lost, happy days.

Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Two

This is really good news, the covers are coming off and hopefully we'll get some cricket soon.

A positive weather update...

While we await the resumption, it's the perfect time to take a look at one of the batting highlights from Southern Brave's innings.

They only hit two sixes - both from the willow of Gerogia Adams. Here's one of them.

Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

Bad news I'm afraid. The covers have just gone on. There is a little bit of a drizzle. But the forecast is a lot better for the rest of the day so hopefully we can get back out there shortly.

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Speaking of the conditions...

The covers are on. We are not going to get the usual speedy restart we're used to in the Hundred.

Two slightly contrasting views there from our BBC pundits - but you could argue both are correct.

Brave's 122 is that sort of total - Fire will be confident they can chase it down but at the same time they'll know they could have made it easier for themselves.

The drizzly conditions, of course, make fielding difficult and a lot could depend on whether Southern Brave cope with that challenge better than Welsh Fire did.

Lydia Greenway
Former England batter on BBC radio

When the ball is slippery, it's really hard to keep control but the Welsh Fire did really well.

Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC radio

If the Fire picked their fielding up today, they would be chasing a total that would've been a lot lower.

Thanks Callum, will it be as easy as 123 though, as Jackson Five once sang?

In these conditions, I'm not so sure.

A lot of chat about the drizzle among the players and umpires at the end of that Southern Brave innings.

Time for me to have a break.

Michael Beardmore will take you through Fire's chase of 123.

Here's the wicket that Hannah Baker picked up.

She bowled beautifully.

Claire Nicholas: 1-17 from 10 balls

Lauren Filer: 0-15 from 10 balls

Annabel Sutherland: 1-8 from five balls

Alex Hartley: 1-12 from 20 balls

Nicola Carey: 1-18 from 15 balls

Hannah Baker: 1-21 from 20 balls

Hayley Matthews: 2-26 from 20 balls