Postpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Two
It's a big boundary to try and clear and that's exactly what the Rockets need to try and do, try and clear that boundary.
Summary
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Southern Brave win by 27 runs
Nat Sciver-Brunt makes 49 but Rockets can only reach 130-7
Brave made 157-6 with Mandhana making 55, Bouchier 31 and Wyatt 27
Spinners Smith takes 2-34 and Gordon 1-17
Opening game in 2023 Hundred
Southern Brave finished as runners-up in last year's women's competition
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Postpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Rockets 114-6published at 15 balls left
Stand and deliver from Katherine Sciver-Brunt who backs away and scythes Georgia Adams through the hands of the fielder at extra cover and to the boundary for four.
KSB hit that hard.
44 runs off 15 balls needed for the Rockets.
Postpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC TwoRight in the blockhole there, aiming for Nat Sciver-Brunt's boots. A brilliant take, they are never easy to take off your own bowling. A great knock from Nat Sciver-Brunt though. You can't just rely on Nat Sciver-Brunt, she needs help out there.
WICKETpublished at 20 balls left
Sciver-Brunt c & b Shrubsole 49 (Rockets 103-6)
That's surely curtains for Trent Rockets now as the wily Anya Shrubsole snaffles the wicket of Nat Sciver-Brunt.
It was full, and pinged towards leg stump, from Shrubsole and Sciver-Brunt chips it straight back to the gleeful hands of the experienced Brave skipper.
Postpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC TwoAnya Shrubsole is back on and has all her fielders up on the offside, all of her fielders on the onside are all on the boundary.
Rockets 97-5published at 25 balls left
Target 158
Nat Sciver-Brunt knows it is now or never as she hammers three boundaries off the final three balls of Maitlan Brown's set.
All three are leg-side biffs and the best of them is the last - a powerful flat six over the head of the fielder at square leg.
Postpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
WinViz now has Southern Brave at 99%.
Can Trent Rockets - and Nat Sciver-Brunt - do the almost impossible?
Postpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Alison Mitchell
Cricket commentator on BBC TwoNat Sciver-Brunt can generate her own pace, she is creaming those boundaries.
Rockets 83-5published at 29 balls left
Everything hinges on Nat Sciver-Brunt now.
She heaves a pull off the first ball off Maitlan Brown square for four.
That went like a, erm, rocket for the Trent Rockets skipper.
Postpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC TwoFran Wilson had to go from ball one, an easy catch for Maia Bouchier. She's got the safest pair of hands out there.
WICKETpublished at 31 balls left
Wilson c Bouchier b Adams 4 (Rockets 81-5)
Fran Wilson goes down town to Georgia Adams but cannot get the distance or elevation on the shot, and Maia Bouchier scuttles round to claim the catch.
"Get in" shouts Brave team-mate Freya Kemp.
Postpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Two
Image source, PA MediaThat was a flamingo, on one foot over extra cover. It's so annoying, she's so good at everything.
Rockets 83-4published at 35 balls left
Image source, PA MediaNat Sciver-Brunt begins Maitlan Brown's next set with a glorious stroke through the covers for four. The England all-rounder, flamingo-esque, was on one leg when she played that.
It feels too little too late for the Rockets, though.
Postpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC TwoThat's a solid catch. Southby is in this team purely as a keeper, she rallied the troops and took it. The Southern Brave are looking formidable.
WICKETpublished at 41 balls left
Kaur c Southby b Adams 22 (Rockets 66-4)
This game is slipping away from Trent Rockets now, you sense.
Harmanpreet Kaur launches Georgia Adams for six, but is gone next ball attempting to boost the run rate as she goes down on one knee.
However, she's through the shot and leading edge plops safely into the gloves of wicketekeeper Rhianna Southby.
Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Image source, PA MediaThe Trent Rockets look so strong on paper, they should chase this down, but the Brave have that knack, they know how to put pressure on teams.
Rockets 58-3published at 45 balls left
Maitlan Brown has a lovely smooth approach to the crease but struggles with her lines after that Nat Sciver-Brunt four. 10 off that set for the Rockets.
Postpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialI'm surprised Maitland Brown didn't take the new ball. It's what she does for the Sydney Sixers.
Rockets 53-3published at 48 balls left
Target 158
Vintage Nat Sciver-Brunt. She goes on the back foot and powerfully dispatches Maitlan Brown back over her head for four.
The Rockets need more of that.
Postpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Smriti Mandhana played really beautifully earlier before falling for 55.