Summary

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  • Brave win by seven wickets to eliminate defending champions Invincibles

  • Win keeps Brave in control of first place - and automatic qualification for the final

  • Adams makes 50 not out and Kemp 41 not out in unbroken stand of 73 to win game

  • Invincibles 130-6: Bates 55 (46), Scholfield 30 (17)

  • Invincibles win toss and bat

  • Brave are already through to the knockouts

  1. Phoenix 51-2published at 65 balls left

    Need 111 more

    Lewis Gregory is into the attack and it's a steady start with a pair of twos for Jamie Smith - one of them after chopping the ball just past his stumps.

    Otherwise it's just singles.

  2. Postpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 19 August 2023

    Here's the first Phoenix wicket that went down. Will Smeed run out after a direct hit from Tom Kohler-Cadmore...

  3. Phoenix 45-2published at 70 balls left

    Need 118 more

    Very good first five from Ish Sodhi, just four from it.

    Liam Livingstone hits the last for a single to get off the mark from his sixth ball.

  4. Postpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 19 August 2023

    Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Two

    Really good shot by Jamie Smith. He played that off the front foot which shows he has seen the ball really early.

  5. 6 runs

    Phoenix 41-2published at 75 balls left

    Need 122 more

    Six more!

    That's an even better strike from Jamie Smith! This one is crunched over deep mid-wicket!

  6. 6 runs

    Phoenix 35-2published at 76 balls left

    Need 128 more

    Slower ball from Luke Wood but Jamie Smith waits for it and launches the ball high over the leg side for six!

  7. Phoenix 29-2published at 78 balls left

    Need 134 more

    It's Jamie Smith and Liam Livingstone batting for Phoenix now and the former gets going with a slightly mistimed pull between mid-wicket and mid-on.

    Four more! Thumped back down the ground this time by Smith. He timed that one!

  8. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 19 August 2023

    Trent Rockets' Joe Root on the player mic: "The powerplay helped us understand what a good score was and I think we got just over what we wanted. We still have to bowl well though."

  9. Phoenix 21-2published at 80 balls left

    Need 142 more

    Joe Root is on player mic and says that Will Smeed can consider himself very unlucky that Tom Kohler-Cadmore actually hit the stumps for the run out.

    I'm not sure it'll make the batter feel much better about it.

  10. Wyatt goes as Brave strugglepublished at 70 balls left

    Brave 27-2

    Nadine de Klerk has bowled an absolute beauty to bowl Danni Wyatt for seven and leave Southern Brave reeling on 27-2.

    Defending champions Invincibles have to win this game to keep their knockout hopes alive, with Brave's top-three place already secured.

  11. Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 19 August 2023

    Nick Bright
    BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ on BBC Two

    Duckett went for the Joe Root special but it's taken.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 85 balls left

    Duckett c Carter b Wood 4 (Phoenix 19-2)

    Ramped - but caught at short fine leg!

    Ben Duckett went across his stumps, tried to use the pace of the ball but didn't time it.

    It went more up than out and Matt Carter gets underneath it to take the catch.

  13. Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 19 August 2023

    Tash Farrant
    England bowler on BBC Two

    That's not how you want to get out.

  14. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 88 balls left

    Smeed run out (Kohler-Cadmore) 15 (Phoenix 17-1)

    Will Smeed's luck runs out!

    The batter can in a tangle on the pull shot, the ball looped behind square on the leg side.

    Ben Duckett called Smeed through for a single but wicketkeeper Tom Kohler-Cadmire picks up the ball and takes aim.

    He hits his target superbly and Smeed is well short of his ground despite the dive.

  15. Postpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 19 August 2023

    Nick Bright
    BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ on BBC Two

    I think we're going to see three letters on the screen here...

  16. Umpire reviewpublished at 88 balls left

    Target 163

    Direct hit! has Will Smeed made his ground?

    I think he might be in trouble...

  17. Phoenix 17-0published at 90 balls left

    Target 163

    Will Smeed gets a touch more fortune as he mistimes a shot over cover and the ball only just clears the fielder.

    There's not enough on it to take it to the boundary sponge but they are able to run three.

  18. Postpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 19 August 2023

    Ben Duckett is the other Phoenix opener. He was on player mic in the first innings and provided some great commentary on the wicket of Daniel Sams!

  19. Postpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 19 August 2023

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Smeed is like a cat with nine lives, he's found that gap again.

  20. Phoenix 11-0published at 95 balls left

    Target 163

    Another edge between slip and gully!

    Will Smeed is riding his luck early in this chase. But he adds four more to his and the Phoenix's tally.