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If Welsh Fire are going to enjoy a good season then opener Joe Clarke is likely to be a key figure for them.

The other sides should look to get the ball swinging away because Clarke struggles against that bowling.

The prolific right-hander likes to score in front of square on the leg side - 47% of all his T20/Hundred runs have been scored in this quarter of the pitch.

Getting the ball to swing away from the right-hander does slow his strike down from 135 to 128.

Likewise spinning the ball away from Clarke has picked up 12 wickets, compared to just 6 wickets from balls turning into him, allowing him to hit with the spin to his favoured area.

Wells dropped on 0published at 1 ball

1 ball

Oh, that's an absolute dolly!

Dropped short from Craig Overton and Luke Wells charges, trying to loft down the ground. He doesn't get hold of it and the ball should fall easily into the hands of Tim David at mid-off... except he spills it.

Stay awake from the first ball, Tim!

Craig Overton runs his hand through his hair and surveys the field. He'll be opening the bowling for Southern Brave, as he did on Tuesday.

Chris Jordan finished with seven sixes in the end.

Here are the three he hit in three balls off Roelof van der Merwe.

One arguably curious point from Brave's defeat to Trent Rockets was that Chris Jordan was their star bowler, taking 3-18, but five players bowled before he did.

Yes, he's an expert death bowler, but might James Vince introduce him earlier in this match?

Many thanks, Timothy.

I tell you what though, were in the Welsh Fire camp I'd not be feeling particularly affable if I ran into Chris Jordan.

Having been reduced to 76-8 Southern Brave will be fairly happy to have reached 147-8 off their 100 balls.

Will Chris Jordan steal the show when he bowls now?

Here's the affable Mike Peter to talk you through Welsh Fire's innings.

Southern Brave's Chris Jordan, speaking to Sky Sports: "We wanted to bat the majority of the balls when I came in. We wanted to get to about 110 and then a few boundaries we thought 130 and then I got on a roll and we kept going.

"We just had to go against every bowler. I was picking my areas for certain bowlers and committing to it.

"From our start, for sure we're ready with the score. We'll have to bowl well the wicket is still decent, it just has a little bit of hold."

Chris Jordan finishes Southern Brave's innings with a four straight down the ground. He finishes unbeaten on 70 off 32 balls with seven sixes and three fours.

Melissa Story
BBC Test Match Special commentator

Chris Jordan, stop it!

Brave 141-8published at 96 balls

96 balls

Yes is the answer!

More incredible hitting from Chris Jordan as David Willey is biffed through midwicket for a maximum and the next ball mullered over extra cover for another six.

David Willey charged with bowling the final set for Welsh Fire, and Craig Overton nudges a single off his first ball to get Chris Jordan on strike.

Any more sixes here CJ?

Michael Carberry
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio

The members have woken up!

Overton dropped on 4published at 94 balls

94 balls

Craig Overton chips Shaheen Afridi down the ground but Luke Wells, who dashes round, cannot cling on to the catch.

Fifty for Jordanpublished at 92 balls

92 balls

Chris Jordan shows a deft touch as he eases Shaheen Afridi off his hips for four down through fine leg.

Brave 120-8published at 90 balls

90 balls

The joy of six continues for Chris Jordan, who effortlessly flicks David Payne over the square-leg boundary.

Jordan has 47 off 25 balls.

Brave 112-9published at 85 balls

85 balls

Biff. Bash. Bosh.

Three consecutive sixes from Chris Jordan off Roelof van der Merwe.

First he launches Van der Merwe wide of long-off, then follows it up with a cross-batted hoick over cow corner before heaving a full toss over square leg.

Chris Jordan's counter-attacking knock continues as he heaves Haris Rauf down the ground again for another boundary, albeit just four this time.

Brave 83-8published at 78 balls

78 balls

A brilliant shot from Chris Jordan who hammers Haris Rauf straight down the ground for a HUGE six.

Michael Carberry
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio

That's just panic, there's never a run there. He literally stroked it to David Willey's left hand and Chris Jordan should know that is his strong arm, he's played enough cricket with him for England.