16/08Result
30th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Southampton, Aug 16 2021
Brave won by 6 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Alex DaviesSouthern Brave (Men)
16/08Result
30th Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Southampton, Aug 16 2021
Brave won by 6 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Alex DaviesSouthern Brave (Men)

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs | OI-M: 134/7 | RR: 6.70

  • Alex Blake44 (28b)
  • Saqib Mahmood7 (9b)
  • Chris Jordan3.5-0-28-1
  • Tymal Mills3.5-0-37-0

8.16 pm: That was a helter-skelter innings. Will Jacks turbo-charged them at the start, then wickets tumbled in freefall, but Alex Blake has dragged them to what could be a very good total indeed on a tired pitch. Lintott was superb with the ball. Blake likes playing here too. In T20s at the Ageas, he has: 8 innings, 5 not outs, 211 runs at 70.3, 159 SR

19.5
4
Jordan to Blake, FOUR, misses the yorker and Blake finishes it off superbly, with a bludgeoned extra cover drive
19.4
2
Jordan to Blake, 2 runs, clears his front leg and swipes it to deep midwicket, and once again they put pressure on the fielder and steal a second. CdG was at the boundary's edge and had to run in and collect it
19.3
0
Jordan to Blake, no run, yorker outside off that time, read that the batsman wasn't going to move, and he can't connect. That was quick, 91 mph.
19.2
2
Jordan to Blake, 2 runs, backing away again, this time he picks it up off his pads and flicks to fine leg. They put pressure on the fielders by turning for two, and de Kock can't gather cleanly so they get two.
19.1
0
Jordan to Blake, no run, was backing away a long, long way, Jordan spotted him and bowled a yorker on the sixth stump outside leg, which is where the batter was

Jeff: "Really expensive from Mills and Jordan tonight"

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | OI-M: 126/7 | RR: 6.63

  • Alex Blake36 (23b)
  • Saqib Mahmood7 (9b)
  • Tymal Mills3.5-0-37-0
  • Chris Jordan2.5-0-20-1
18.5
6
Mills to Blake, SIX, he's lifted that over midwicket. Didn't look like he timed it, slower ball that stopped a bit, but he waits for it and pulls, comes off the lower end of the bat but hit hard enough that it carries just over the rope. He also picked a spot without a fielder on the boundary
18.4
0
Mills to Blake, no run, fast ball into him at 88 mph, he was backing away a touch and wanted to swipe that over midwicket, can't connect. Ball pings into him
18.3
1
Mills to Mahmood, 1 run, slower yorker, he sets up for the big heave, can't time it well, gets one to deep midwicket

we've got a broken bat handle, so we're waiting while it gets replaced. Mahmood's bat handle has completely broken off!

18.2
1
Mills to Blake, 1 run, yorker on the stumps, slower ball again, he was backing away to thrash it, gets an inside edge through midwicket
18.1
0
Mills to Blake, no run, slower ball completely foxes him. 68 mph, length outside off, he was shaping to play a shot, was left standing, and hoping the ball didn't nick off some part of the bat on the way to the keeper

Southern Brave's pace attack attracted most of the hype before this tournament but their left-arm wristspinner, a late 'wildcard' pick, is their leading wicket-taker. Jake Lintott spoke to ESPNcricinfo earlier in the summer about his unusual journey into the pro game.

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs | OI-M: 118/7 | RR: 6.55

  • Alex Blake29 (19b)
  • Saqib Mahmood6 (8b)
  • Chris Jordan2.5-0-20-1
  • Tymal Mills2.5-0-29-0
17.5
1lb
Jordan to Blake, 1 leg bye, good length on the pads, flicked to fine leg
17.4
1
Jordan to Mahmood, 1 run, was moving away, yorker follows him, but he gets bat down in time to flick through wide mid-on
17.3
1
Jordan to Blake, 1 run, short ball down leg, swivels and goes for the pull, bounces down to fine leg
17.2
2
Jordan to Blake, 2 runs, full on the stumps, goes back and drives forcefully through cover
17.1
0
Jordan to Blake, no run, full ball following him as he tries to make room, driven to extra cover

15 balls left. Can they get over 130?

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | OI-M: 113/7 | RR: 6.64

  • Saqib Mahmood5 (7b)
  • Alex Blake26 (15b)
  • Tymal Mills2.5-0-29-0
  • Paul Stirling0.5-0-4-0
16.5
1
Mills to Mahmood, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punches through point. That was out of the back of the hand, 67 mph only.
16.4
1
Mills to Blake, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, was looking to flay it through off, but gets a thick inside edge that rolls through square leg
16.3
6
Mills to Blake, SIX, boom. Pacy delivery, full on the stumps, he clears his front leg and effortlessly lifts this straight and high, all the way over the ropes
16.2
1
Mills to Mahmood, 1 run, length ball outside off, carved through point
16.1
0
Mills to Mahmood, no run, yorker on a fifth stump line, was looking to make room and stroke it through off, gets it off the end of the bat and it trickls to the bowler's left

John: "As long as Invincibles bat the 100 balls they will win, the way this pitch is playing now even 120 looks huge "

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs | OI-M: 104/7 | RR: 6.50

  • Saqib Mahmood3 (4b)
  • Alex Blake19 (13b)
  • Paul Stirling0.5-0-4-0
  • Jake Lintott3.5-0-14-3
15.5
1
Stirling to Mahmood, 1 run, quicker and a bit shorter, he's rooted to the crease but gets bat on it, to punch through cover
15.4
1
Stirling to Blake, 1 run, shorter outside off, steered through point
15.3
1
Stirling to Mahmood, 1 run, down the track, not quite to the pitch of it, extends arms and drives to long-off
15.2
0
Stirling to Mahmood, no run, quicker on off, jammed back to the bowler
15.1
1
Stirling to Blake, 1 run, darted into him, goes back and whips to long-on

Rumplestiltskin: "Who actually are England's first five or six choice seamers in T20, out of who will be available? Hard to tell any more with all the injuries and rotation."

- even Matt Roller, who's a bit of a savant when it comes to white-ball cricket in England, says "that's a tough one". But he does have some names: Jofra, Wood, Jordan, T Curran and Willey are probably the five, and add Sam Curran to that list. Mills, Woakes, Mahmood are probably slightly lower down the pecking order, as England see it.

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Brave 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10PR StirlingQ de Kock
2nd4JM VincePR Stirling
3rd18JM VinceAL Davies
4th36AL DaviesGHS Garton
5th67C de GrandhommeAL Davies