Curran Shines As Invincibles Thump Brave

The Hundred men's competition, Utilita Bowl, Southampton

Southern Brave 133 (98): Cartwright 42 (30); Rashid 3-30, S Curran 3-21

Oval Invincibles 134-3 (89 balls): Cox 56 (37), S Curran 50 (32)

Oval Invincibles won by 7 wickets

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Two-time defending champions Oval Invincibles moved clear astatine nan apical of nan men's Hundred array by emphatically beating Southern Brave by 7 wickets.

After their batters piled up a grounds people connected Saturday, nan bowlers took nan starring domiciled successful Southampton by dismissing their hosts for 133.

Australia left-arm speedy Jason Behrendorff took 2 wickets pinch nan caller shot and erstwhile Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan took 3 wickets successful his first 5 balls Brave were 44-6 aft 40 balls.

Though Hilton Cartwright deed 42 to boost nan score, Sam Curran took 3 wickets and completed a run-out to wrap up nan innings successful 98 balls.

Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye person been nan competition's in-form opening business this twelvemonth but some fell successful nan powerplay.

From 18-2, Jordan Cox and Curran mixed for a guidelines of 101 successful 64 balls, however, to steer Invincibles distant from immoderate danger.

Cox, who made a thrilled pinch 86 not retired against Welsh Fire connected Saturday, impressed again pinch 56 from 37 balls while Curran - near retired of England's white-ball squads connected Friday - vanished 50 not retired to lead his broadside location pinch 11 balls to spare.

With 4 wins from five, Invincibles are now 4 points clear astatine nan apical of nan array and, fixed their monolithic nett run-rate advantage, efficaciously only request 1 triumph from their last 3 matches to decorativeness successful nan apical three.

We recreation to Trent Bridge connected Tuesday for a double-header betwixt Trent Rockets and Manchester Originals.

The women's crippled starts astatine 15:00 BST, while nan men's crippled originates astatine 18:30.

You will beryllium capable to watch some games lives connected BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, while you tin besides travel ball-by-ball commentary connected BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and nan BBC Sport website and app.