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| Welsh Fire 144-5 (100 balls): Banton 36 (20); Briggs 2-17 |
| Southern Brave 147-2 (87 balls): de Kock 57 (32), Vince 53 (39) |
| Southern Brave won by 8 wickets |
| Scorecard |
Half-centuries for James Vince and Quinton de Kock led Southern Brave to a comfortable victory over Welsh Fire, and to the top of the men’s Hundred table.
Welsh Fire, who are eliminated by the defeat, posted 144-5 – a total described as par by Manchester Originals captain Carlos Brathwaite on BBC Two.
However, the total was nowhere near challenging enough for the in-form Brave who won with eight wickets and 13 balls to spare, De Kock starring with 57 not out off 32 balls after Vince set the tone with 53 off 39.
Star-studded Brave finally finding their form
Before The Hundred began, Southern Brave were tipped as pre-tournament favourites by many.
But when they lost their first two games, it looked as if they just weren’t clicking despite the big names in their squad.
Now though, they look like real contenders and they seem to be…
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