97/3 (13.3)
CR : 7.19
96/10 (18.1)
CR : 5.28
Southern Brave won by 7 wickets
Player of the Match
George Garton
3/18
Over 13
Southern Brave 88/3
Ross Whiteley2(10)
James Vince41(25)
Samuel James Cook0-17(15 b)
Cook will continue here..
13.1
4
Cook to R Whiteley
FOURR!! Finally a boundary for Whiteley, easy pickings for him. Whiteley waits on the slower one and smashes it straight past the bowler for a boundary.
13.2
1
Cook to R Whiteley
Bangs in short and Whiteley pulls it uppishly and straight to deep square leg for one.
13.3
4
Cook to J Vince
FOURR!! And with that, Southern Brave cruise their way into the Finals. Slower length delivery outside off, Vince opens the face of the bat and runs it down the third man for a boundary to end the chase.
And with that, we come to the conclusion of the Eliminator of The Hundred Mens. Souther Brave chase down the teeny tiny total of 96 in just 68 balls in a day which they have dominated in all departments. They will go on to face the Phoenix in the finals.
Brilliant performance by the seamers of Southern Brave They have almost sealed the fate of the Rockets here. Garton started it all off, nicking off both openers in one set early on. And the procession never stopped. Tom Moores provided a late onslaught towards the fag end of the innings, but even he couldn't do much about the scoreboard. In the end, some outstanding fielding from Southern Brave helped their bowlers to dismiss the Rockets for just 96 on the board.
Southern Brave started the chase on the right note and changed the complexion of the chase in the powerplay itself. Scoring 2 runs per ball, they lost just one wicket of Quinton de Kock in the powerplay and Vince provided the onslaught which de Kock couldn’t. Stirling was absolutely clinical and lead the chase alongside his skipper. He departed after a handy innings of 31 from 19 balls. In the end, it was a cakewalk for the Brave with Vince leading the Brave from the front with a blazing knock of 27 balls 45.
George Garton bags in the Hero of the Match award.
George Garton "Amazing feeling. It was nice to put in a performance in the Eliminator. We look for match-winners in our team so it was nice to be able to put my hand up and help get us into the final. It's true that we got off to a slow start but that feels an age ago now. People don't really remember the first game. In the short format, it's all about getting on a roll and winning is a habit. We seem to be able to do that and put in performances when they count, so very happy. Our bowling unit today really put their hands up. Everyone performed really well and we've seen lads dovetail brilliantly"
So that's goodbye from me, Anurag, and my partner Dasgupta from the comm box. Do join us tomorrow for The Hundred finals in the evening and also don't miss out on the second-day thriller between, West Indies and Pakistan. Good night and take care!!