Superchargers thrash Brave by 60 runs
England's Brook reaches fifty off just 24 balls
Superchargers opener Short hits 21-ball fifty
This is turning into a brilliant start for Northern Superchargers.
A bruising set from James Fuller begins with a wide before Matthew Short smashes him for three fours and two sixes.
A single next ball off Rehan Ahmed brings up a 21-ball half-century for the Superchargers opener.
Four singles from the bowling of Claire Nicholas, as Van Niekerk gets her first run with a sweep.
The Invincibles well need to accelerate soon...
Image source, ECBExpect to see a patient approach from Dane van Niekerk.
In T20 cricket 46.8% of her balls faced are dot balls.
You might then expect her boundary percentage to be high but that's only at 13.75%.
In comes Invincibles captain Dane van Niekerk - she can't get any of Elswiss's three remaining deliveries away.
Matthew Short is warming up nicely.
He clubs Craig Overton for six with a perfectly lofted straight drive, before finding the long leg boundary for four the next ball.
He then smashes George Garton away for back-to-back boundaries to race to 25 from just 15 deliveries.
Capsey c Griffiths b Elwiss 3 (Invincibles 23-2)
A crucial wicket for Welsh Fire - Alice Capsey is gone!
Georgia Elwiss is introduced into the attack and Capsey looks at ease paddling her England team-mate for two.
Elwiss has her revenge the following ball, Capsey takes a big swing and the ball flies to Alex Griffiths at short third.
Lauren Winfield-Hill is finding luck so far swiping at balls outside her off stump. She goes at another ball from Freya Davies and the ball skews over Hayley Matthews at slip and runs to the boundary.
Just 21 from the powerplay though - great start for Welsh Fire.
Image source, ECBIn 2023 Alice Capsey has been very dominant against spin bowling, striking at 187.59 and averaging 36.71.
Against pace she is scoring at 134.73, averaging just 20.45, and when it comes to high-pace bowling she is going at just 88.88 and averaging 6.00.
Welsh Fire can attack Capsey with Shabnim Ismail’s high pace.
England's Alice Capsey is the next batter in and she takes a single through point to get off the mark - the first runs Ismail has conceded.
Bates b Ismail 5 (Invincibles 12-1)
Well, we said right-arm pace wasn't a bad option!
Ismail has the New Zealand international - Bates tries to play a paddle and only succeeds in exposing her stumps as she's beaten for pace.
Fantastic bowling.
Image source, ECBThere's no obvious weakness in Suzie Bates' game.
She averages at least 29 against every bowling type.
Her strike-rate is 98.16 against left-arm pace, but Fire don't have any of those.
Right-arm pace isn't a bad option against her, she averages 29 and her strike-rate is 107.68.
A slow start with the bat for Superchargers on what looks like a sluggish pitch at the Ageas Bowl.
Just the one boundary from their first 10 balls, a hefty heave through the leg side by Matthew Short
Short has also survived an lbw decision on review from Craig Overton.
A sign of intent from Winfield-Hill as she attempts the audacious paddle shot off Freya Davies.
She delivers the following ball, throwing her arms at a wider delivery and sending the ball off to the boundary through point.
Pace next up for Fire as they introduce South African superstar Shabnim Ismail. She may have retired from internationals, but she's lost none of her edge - no runs whatsoever from her set.
Suzie Bates gets off the mark with the first four of the game, turning Nicholas around the corner and the ball runs away to the ropes.
Spinner Claire Nicholas is opening the bowling for Fire.
Lauren Winfield-Hill works her into mid-wicket for the opening run of the match.
Back to The Oval and the teams are out.
Let's get going!
You'll notice Chris Jordan isn't in the Brave line-up.
Captain James Vince says he is out for "a week or so" with a calf problem picked up against Welsh Fire in midweek.
Joe Weatherley replaces him in the side to take on Superchargers.
Southern Brave: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wkt), James Vince (c), Joe Weatherley, Leus du Plooy, Tim David, George Garton, James Fuller, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Tymal Mills.
Northern Superchargers: Matthew Short, Tom Banton (wkt), Harry Brook, Adam Hose, Saif Zaib, David Wiese, Brydon Carse, Wayne Parnell (c), Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Callum Parkinson.
Speaking of which, Southern Brave captain James Vince has won the toss and will bowl first against Northern Superchargers.
Brave have won one and lost one from their two games so far. Northern Superchargers are seeking their first win after their opening game against Birmingham Phoenix was washed out on Thursday.