Fire 33-0published at 79 balls left
Need 126 more to win
A classical and classy off-drive down the ground for four by Stephen Eskinazi.
Summary
Fire beat Superchargers by eight wickets to keep knockout hopes alive
Superchargers, Rockets and Spirit all now eliminated
Eskinazi bowled by Rashid for 58 off 28 balls
Hose & Brook combine for remarkable boundary catch to remove Bairstow for 44 off 39
Brook brings up stunning century off 41 balls with a mighty six
Brook ends up unbeaten on 105 as Superchargers post 158-7
Hosts had slipped to 28-4 early on against impressive Fire bowling
Fire 33-0published at 79 balls left
Fire 29-0published at 83 balls left
Absolute calamity all round here.
Stephen Eskinazi chips the ball straight up but bowler Matthew Potts and fielders Reece Topley and Harry Brook just look each other as the ball drops to the floor.
Both Fire batters end up at the same end and it should be a run out but Reece Topley's throw misses and the result is a single for the Fire.
Scenes.
Fire 28-0published at 84 balls left
Stephen Eskinazi is emulating Harry Brook so far.
A cheeky sccop over the wicketkeeper for four.
Fire 24-0published at 85 balls left
And now back-to-back sixes!
Another ball in the arc from Reece Topley and it's punished once more by Stephen Eskinazi, clattering it over the ropes in front of the Western Terrace.
Fire 18-0published at 86 balls left
Back-to-back boundaries for Stephen Eskinazi!
A delicious flick through mid-wicket for four is followed by a powerful clip off his legs for six.
Fire 6-0published at 90 balls left
Target 159
Matthew Potts beats Jonny Bairstow's outside edge with an absolute pearler.
The opening bowlers are backing up Harry Brook's heroics in fine style so far.
Fire 5-0published at 95 balls left
Target 159
Superchargers left-armer Reece Topley starts tidily. Each of his first five balls goes for a single.
Jonny Bairstow, a visitor on his usual home ground, has two and Steve Eskinazi three.
Postpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 22 August 2023
It looked like Welsh Fire might only be chasing about 100 before Harry Brook's onslaught.
Instead they need 159 to win and stay in contention for a spot in the eliminator.
Here we go...
Postpublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 22 August 2023
Cheers Ffion.
England fans may have a few complaints about Brook's omission after watching that knock.
Stunning hitting.
Postpublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 22 August 2023
After all of that, having dominated so much early on, Welsh Fire need 159 to win.
It'll be Jack Skelton to take you through their chase.
Postpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 22 August 2023
Harry Brook on Sky Sports: "We had a lot of clarity going into this game. The plan was to bat first and score as many runs as we can. We still have a slight chance of going through so I had a lot of clarity about needing to score runs.
"I liked it out there. It looked tough at the start with the new ball and they had two world class bowlers up front. I was glad I wasn't out there then but the pitch seemed to improve after that.
"If we get a bit out of the pitch like they did and get some early wickets then we've got a chance."
"The crowd were quite quiet at the start but I managed to gee them up a bit."
Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 22 August 2023
It is the first century of the men's Hundred this year, after Tammy Beaumont's effort in the women's competition.
It is the third century of the men's competition overall after Will Smeed and Will Jacks last year.
Superchargers 158-7published at 100 balls
And he clubs the last ball for four!
That is incredible. Harry Brook finishes with 105 not out from 42 balls! Superchargers were 10-3, then 78-6 - and no other batter scored more than 15!
100 for Harry Brookpublished at 99 balls
Superchargers 154-7
Oh my word! Harry Brook, that is absolutely sensational!
He goes four, four, four, six to bring up his century from just 41 balls! What an astonishing innings!
Superchargers 136-7published at 95 balls
Lockie Ferguson starts really well, with three singles, before Harry Brook inevitably whacks him down the ground for six!
Superchargers 128-7published at 90 balls
This is incredible!
Harry Brook clips another one off his legs for four as Superchargers get set for a big finish with 10 balls left.
The way he's going, he could easily hit all 10 of them to the boundary.
Superchargers 118-7published at 85 balls
Four more!
That is a costly move from the Welsh Fire.
19 runs come from those five balls and Harry Brook has 71 from 31 balls!
Superchargers 109-7published at 83 balls
An interesting bowling choice, this.
Luke Wells' part-time leg spin is being sent all around the ground by Harry Brook.
Four, six, four off the first three balls.
50 for Harry Brookpublished at 77 balls
Superchargers 96-7
Harry Brook has a steely look on his face as he raises his bat for a fantastic half-century from 24 balls.
No other Superchargers batter has made more than 15 so far.
WICKETpublished at 73 balls
Wiese run out Abell 3 (Superchargers 92-7)
By millimetres!
It's a brilliant piece of work. Wiese hits to Abell at cover, sets off straight away for a single but is just short of his ground as the throw skims the bails.
It's very good awareness from the bowler Van der Merwe too, as he reads the line well and lets the ball hit the stumps.