135/4 (19.0)
CR : 7.11
134/7 (20.0)
CR : 6.70
Southern Brave won by 6 wickets
Player of the Match
Alex Davies
40(29)
18.4
0
R Topley to A Davies
Swing and a miss here!! Slower on the middle and leg. Davies misses the slog as the ball rolls down to the keeper..
18.5
6
R Topley to A Davies
There it is... the winning runs. Davies, the star for Southern Brave. He finishes it off in style. A bumper on the stumps. Davies swivels and nails the ball into the deep backward square fence to finish the game..
Over 19
Southern Brave 135/4
Alex Davies40(29)
Colin de Grandhomme40(28)
Reece Topley1-39(20 b)
DG: That's it, the match has ended and what a thriller it was. Southern Brave are victorious here and have qualified for the knockouts. A tricky run-chase, but Brave pull it off with 6 wickets in hand.
DG: Chasing a tricky total of 135, Brave were off to a worse possible start, losing three crucial wickets on top. But the duo of Alex Davies and George Garton started the repair work. Garton looked composed, but he threw his wicket away at a crucial stage of the match. It looked done and dusted for the Brave, but de Grandhomme and Davies had some other plans. They stitched an unbeaten 67-run stand and helped their side cross the winning line with 5 balls to spare. With this win, the Southern Brave are guaranteed a top-3 spot.
DG: The invincibles had a low total to defend. The bowlers were not up to the mark and leaked runs at crucial junctures of the game. The duo of Shamsi and Narine went wicket-less and that perhaps played a big part in this victory.
Time for the presentation ceremony
Alex Davies | Man of the Match: Decided to take the game as deep as I could. I pride myself on being versatile and bat wherever the team needs me. I love Colin, he handles pressure really well and that's why he's the best in the world. There is a lot riding on the next game and we'll be watching it intently. This ground has been great for us.
James Vince: Little bit tricky there in losing early wickets. Delighted to be there and we will wait and see what happens. We knew they were going to come hard, all the bowlers gave us an under-par score to chase. It has been similar here every game, we have been chasing 130-140, we lost early wickets but Alex and Colin got us home. The Women have been outstanding, they have dominated near-enough every game. Good times going into the finals. We kept our nerve really well after the start and credit to all our players.
That's all for the coverage of this game. Do join us tomorrow for the game between the Northern Superchargers and the Birmingham Phoenix. Till then, ta-ta and a goodnight from me, Anurag Dasgupta and my co-commentator, Akshay Bhide.