Summary

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  • Southern Brave win by two runs

  • Fire needed three from final ball but Mills dismisses Willey

  • Fire 145-6: Eskinazi 31 (18), Willey 31 (19); Mills 2-23

  • Brave 147-8: Jordan 70* (32); Rauf 3-27

  1. Fire 134-5published at 8 balls left

    14 runs needed

    Is Ben Green going to be the hero here?

    He drops into his crease and clubs Overton down the ground. The ball scuds to the boundary.

  2. 6 runs

    Fire 130-5published at 9 balls left

    18 runs needed

    Craig Overton returns and Ben Green smashes his county colleague over mid-wicket for a maximum!

    Game on...

  3. Fire 124-5published at 10 balls left

    24 runs needed

    Tymal Mills playing the death bowler role very well here.

    Ben Green can only scurry through for a single off the final delivery of the set.

  4. Fire 121-5published at 12 balls left

    27 runs needed

    Green heaves down the ground... are the fielders going to make that? No!

    Both mid-off and mid-on are up and the ball hits the deck before they can converge on it.

  5. Fire 118-5published at 13 balls left

    30 runs needed

    Some masterful slow bowling from Tymal Mills, completely befuddling Ben Green.

  6. Fire 117-5published at 15 balls left

    31 runs needed

    Willey goes again!

    He leans back and hooks Fuller high and hard over deep backward square. The fielder can only watch as the ball flies into the crowd.

  7. Fire 108-5published at 18 balls left

    40 runs needed

    That's big from David Willey!

    He clears the ropes over mid-off and a gaggle of children rush to retrieve the ball for James Fuller.

  8. Fire 102-5published at 20 balls left

    46 runs needed

    Play and a miss from new batter Ben Green!

    That was close.

  9. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 21 balls left

    Phillips c Allen b Mills 22 (Fire 102-5)

    Phillips is gone!

    Another short one from Mills and the New Zealand batter pops him high in the air. It looks like it might be six but he hasn't struck it hard enough and it's swallowed by compatriot Finn Allen at deep square.

  10. Fire 101-4published at 22 balls left

    Tymal Mills to play the Jordan closer role.

    David Willey spoons a ball in the air to mid-off but James Vince can't quite get there.

    Willey leaves a dent in the pitch as he smacks a short ball into the wicket, the ball lifts over Mills's head and they run one.

  11. Fire 98-4published at 25 balls left

    50 runs needed

    Phillips gets his break, a thick edge runs away for four.

    Du Plooy dives to cut off another boundary at point, Phillips can only run a single.

    Ahmed finishes with figures of 2-28.

  12. Fire 89-4published at 30 balls left

    59 runs needed

    Another tight set of deliveries from James Fuller, including two dot balls to close his set. He's gone for just 11 off his 15.

    This game is definitely turning in Southern Brave's favour.

  13. Postpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 4 August 2023

    England leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has bowled well tonight.

    Here are the wickets he picked up of Luke Wells and Stevie Eskinazi.

  14. Postpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 4 August 2023

    If you were expecting a late introduction for Chris Jordan for the death overs, you may be disappointed.

    He's off the field after picking up a blow while batting.

  15. Fire 84-4published at 35 balls left

    Glenn Phillips can't get Garton away, he fires into the covers but it's cut-off by a fielder.

    He absolutely races through for a single from the final ball of the set - a touch of frustration in that sprint.

  16. Postpublished at 20:45 British Summer Time 4 August 2023

    Thea Brookes
    Former Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Radio

    It's a long way for Welsh Fire to go now.

    They are not used to winning games.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 39 balls left

    Abell c Overton b Garton 11 (Fire 83-4)

    The captain's gone!

    The Welsh Fire skipper creams a drive off Garton straight into the hands of his Somerset team-mate at cover.

    David Willey is the next man in.

  18. Fire 83-3published at 40 balls left

    Tighter from Ahmed, conceding just two runs off this set.

    Abell inside edges onto his helmet and there's a quick concussion check. He's OK to continue.

  19. Fire 81-3published at 45 balls left

    Tom Abell rushes across his stumps and almost as an afterthought turns to flick Craig Overton around the corner.

    That was a paddle at speed!

  20. Fire 74-3published at 50 balls left

    Phillips works Fuller through backward point for another boundary and then tries to take a quick single to James Vince... that's a bad call, but the throw is wide!

    Half-way through the balls, Fire are exactly half-way to their target of 148.