Drinks breakpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
A bit of liquid refreshment.
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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Wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall once Lizelle Lee gets back to the changing rooms! Bryony Smith looked fuming!
Julian - Somerset
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Felix
Southern Brave super fanI can’t see how Trent Rockets can come back now.
Rockets 48-3published at 50 balls left
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur unable to take anything meaningful off Georgia Adams' they scratch four singles off her set.
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Saqib Mahmood
England bowler on BBC TwoMary Taylor's action is impressive, it looks like she gets everything in a line well and gets everything through the ball.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC TwoIt's what Kaur does so well. Sometimes she can take some time and it can be a disadvantage to her team, but now she's taking it on.
Rockets 44-3published at 55 balls left
Image source, Getty ImagesHarmanpreet Kaur, however, fancies taking on 18-year-old Mary Taylor and strikes her for back-to-back boundaries.
The India skipper walks across her stumps and heaves a full toss square before a more wristy flick to the boundary next ball.
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Mary Taylor has looked a handy bowler on her debut.
How's stat?!published at 16:59 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
After 40 balls, the Rockets were 33-3, while the Brave were 64-0. A huge task for the Rockets in their attempts to turn it around.
Rockets 33-3published at 60 balls left
A big heave from Nat Sciver-Brunt, who dances down the pitch to Chloe Tryon, but she fails to make contact and the ball races away for byes after its missed by Rhianna Southby.
Next ball Sciver-Brunt biffs it square for four in attempt to get the Rockets firing.
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Here's that comical run out off the first ball.
Rockets 24-3published at 65 balls left
Nat Sciver-Brunt is off the mark at the sixth time of asking with a bunt down the ground off Chloe Tryon for a couple.
The Rockets need boundaries, though, and soon.
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Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesGreat work from Mary Taylor, she's been on the stumps every ball. She's still a teenager, she's beaten Lizelle Lee for pace. Solid hands from Brown and another wicket for Taylor, great start.
WICKETpublished at 73 balls left
Lee c Brown b Taylor 11 (Rockets 21-3)
Lizelle Lee attempts to go big into the leg side again...but this time skies it.
It was full from Mary Taylor, who is making her debut in The Hundred today, but Lee is unable to find the middle and it comes down with snow on.
Maitlan Brown waits an age but comfortably pouches the catch.
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Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialWhat a great shot. Quite a high risk shot but Lee is backing herself, sends it for a one bounce four off middle stump. What a shot from Lizelle Lee.
Rockets 21-2published at 75 balls left
Image source, Getty ImagesThe bespectacled Lizelle Lee has decided to up the ante.
She goes down on one knee and helps a full ball from Anya Shrubsole down to the boundary for fine leg for four.
Two balls later and it's a similar shot and this time off the meat of the South African's bat as the ball screams to the boundary.
Brave were 45-1 at this stage...
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Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialAnya Shrubsole has still got it. She may not have the pace, but she's keeping it tight to the stumps.
Rockets 12-2published at 80 balls left
The experienced Anya Shrubsole back into the attack as Southern Brave attempt to turn the screw.
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Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC TwoPerfect timing, good catch. It's a fantastic start by the Brave, the Rockets are in trouble.
WICKETpublished at 84 balls left
Dattani c Kemp b Taylor 8 (Rockets 12-2)
Not a great start from Trent Rockets this, so far.
Naomi Dattani heaves it across the line off Mary Taylor but cannot get the distance needed and Freya Kemp scoots round to gobble up the catch before celebrating.