131/5 (19.0)
CR : 6.89
128/6 (20.0)
CR : 6.40
Southern Brave won by 5 wickets
Player of the Match
Quinton de Kock
72(45)
A fielder has come up from deep as Superchargers' cut-off time is up.
18.5
6
A Lyth to C Jordan
SIX!! Full and turning, Jordan lofts it over wide long-on for a maximum. That is it, Southern Brave win with five balls to spare
Over 19
Southern Brave 131/5
Chris Jordan10(7)
Quinton de Kock72(45)
Adam Lyth2-23(20 b)
Things became tight in the end but the duo of Quinton de Kock and Chris Jordan held their nerve to take Southern Brave over the line. Paul Stirling gave a rapid start to Brave as he took on David Willey and Matty Potts. Quinton de Kock also didn't take much time to get going as David Willey brought on Brydon Carse. Carse immediately responded as he dismissed Stirling in the fifth set of five.
De Kock continued to take on Mujeeb Ur Rahman with reverse-sweeps but James Vince was bamboozled by an Adil Rashid googly. Alex Davies came in and built a slow yet crucial 48-run partnership with Quinton de Kock. Just as Brave looked to be cruising home, Rashid removed Davies before Adam Lyth dismissed Ross Whiteley and Colin de Grandhomme in quick succession. Brave were reduced to 109-5 and still required 20 off 21 balls but De Kock and Jordan brought some calm to the chase once again before the latter struck a six off Lyth to get the winning runs.
Time for the Presentation ceremony!
Quinton De Kock: As the ball got older, it was taking a grip. It was difficult. I think it's a feel thing, a feel for the wicket to see what type of shots you can play. A wicket like this you play a lot straighter with the bat, pick the gaps. I think the bowlers did a really good job, specially up front. We thought it was a par score. Feels good to be match hero, been a bit of a while, it's my fourth game.
James Vince: The bowlers have been pretty good throughout the tournament, tonight was no different. We have got all bases covered. Was a good win tonight. Stirling can go out and play the way he does, if it comes off we'll be ahead of the game, so we have given him the freedom. (On de Kock) He's a class apart, really timed the ball and didn't bogged down. He showed us how to play on that pitch tonight. When it spins both ways, it's difficult (facing Rashid). We have two home games, we have few days to recover and go hard again.
So, that is it from me, Karthik Raj and my co-commentator Arjun Bhalla. Do stay tuned to OneCricket's coverage of a lot more matches.