Postpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Chloe Tryon does try and bowl a slightly shorter length and because of the height, tries to bowl it into the pitch.
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 16:40 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Rockets 11-1published at 85 balls left
Image source, PA MediaBrave turn to spin early in their innings in the form of left-arm tweaker Chloe Tryon.
The South African is pretty much on the money straight away as Rockets can only scramble a trio of scrappy singles from that set.
Postpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC TwoThat's the first ball we've seen from Anya Shrubsole that's been slightly short.
Rockets 8-1published at 90 balls left
Naomi Dattani the new batter and she pummels Anya Shrubsole through mid-wicket for four in an attempt to kickstart the Rockets innings.
Rockets 3-1published at 95 balls left
A solid start from Anya Shrubsole who is asked to bowl her next set of five straight through after just three runs conceded.
Postpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Alison Mitchell
Cricket commentator on BBC Two
Image source, Getty ImagesWell, well, well, what on earth happened there.
WICKETpublished at 100 balls left
Smith run out (Moore/Southby) 0 (Brave 1-1)
Oh dear. Yes, no, wait, yes, no...Sorry.
A communication mix-up between Bryony Smith and Lizelle Lee and Brave get their first wicket.
Anya Shrubsole fires a wide down leg side which is bumped round the corner. Lee sets off for the single from the non-striker's end, but changes her mind leaves with Smith well out of her ground.
Smith, not best pleased, stomps off the field with a look of thunder. Run out for a duck.
Postpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Bryony Smith and Lizelle Lee are purposefully striding to the middle for Trent Rockets.
Anya Shrubsole will open the bowling for Southern Brave.
Postpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Felix
Southern Brave super fanLooking good so far. I feel a win coming on! Go Brave!
Postpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesEven though there's been two years of The Hundred, no one really knows what a good score is. That's why I think Trent Rockets chose to bowl first and see what the wicket is doing first.
Postpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Thanks, Ffion.
Interestingly, the par first-innings score at Trent Bridge is 126 so Southern Brave will be quite pleased with that total.
A lot will depend on Trent Rockets skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, you feel.
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It's still a competitive score despite the late flurry of wickets - the average first-innings winning score at Trent Bridge in the women's Hundred is 141.
But can Trent Rockets' explosive batting line-up counter it?
Here's Timothy Abraham to take you through the chase.
Postpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC TwoYou'd always want a few more, but I still think 157 is a really good total. It will all come down to Nat Sciver-Brunt, she is the best player in the world at the moment. If she gets going, 157 doesn't seem like a lot but I think you would have taken that to begin with.
WICKETpublished at 100 balls
Brown run out Gardner 2 (Brave 157-6)
The batters push for two from the last ball, but Maitlan Brown is run out and that leaves Southern Brave with 157-6 from their 100 balls.
It was set up by some brilliant power-hitting by Smriti Mandhana and Maia Bouchier, but the team in yellow fought back at the end with a load of quick wickets.
Trent Rockets need 158 to win.
Brave 156-5published at 98 balls
Chloe Tryon's aggression continues, sweeping to the boundary for four more!
Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC TwoThat's a good catch, it's right below us. But as a batter, you have to go for it at this stage.
WICKETpublished at 96 balls
Adams c K Sciver-Brunt b Gordon 1 (Brave 150-5)
Gone!
Georgia Adams goes for the big shot down the ground, a fair option with just five balls left, but picks out Katherine Sciver-Brunt running around on the boundary.
Brave 150-4published at 95 balls
A good recovery from Sciver-Brunt though, as Harmanpreet Kaur's scrambling dive on the boundary keeps the batters down to three.
150 on the board, but what can Brave get from their last five?
Brave 145-4published at 91 balls
Well, that'll help!
Chloe Tryon heaves Katherine Sciver-Brunt into the stands.
Nine balls to go...
Postpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Alison Mitchell
Cricket commentator on BBC TwoThe last 15 balls have bought just 13 runs and three wickets. The Rockets have got a real chance to keep this total down.