Fire Eliminated As Brave Edge Low-scoring Thriller

The Hundred women's competition, Sophia Gardens

Welsh Fire 111-6 (100 balls): Elwiss 36* (36); Bell 2-21

Southern Brave 112-7 (99 balls): Bouchier 35 (30); Jonassen 4-10

Southern Brave won by 3 wickets

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Welsh Fire became nan first squad to beryllium eliminated from The Hundred women's title aft Southern Brave edged a low-scoring thriller astatine Sophia Gardens.

Fire suffered their 5th consecutive conclusion arsenic Brave, successful contrast, stay unbeaten contempt making difficult activity of pursuit of 112, reaching their target pinch conscionable 1 shot to spare.

Brave were successful afloat power of their pursuit astatine 98-3, but a illness of 4 wickets for 9 runs successful nan abstraction of six balls gave Fire dream and near nan visitors needing 2 from nan last 2 deliveries.

Katie George dropped a difficult chance from nan penultimate shot that would person dismissed Georgia Adams, but nan batters scampered backmost for a 2nd to seal a tense three-wicket win.

Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge added 48 for nan first wicket arsenic Brave started positively, but contempt an admirable bowling fightback led by Jess Jonassen's 4-10, Fire were near to rue different underwhelming batting performance.

Sophia Dunkley's 31 from 25 balls gave nan location broadside a affirmative commencement aft chap opener Hayley Matthews' aureate duck, but a batting line-up lacking successful assurance struggled aft her departure.

Captain Tammy Beaumont only managed 7 and though all-rounder Georgia Elwiss anchored nan innings pinch an unbeaten 36, Brave's bowlers expertly controlled nan mediate shape and Fire trudged to 111-6.

England seamer Lauren Bell benefitted from nan bowler-friendly aboveground arsenic she took 2-20, extending her spot astatine nan apical of nan wicket-taking charts pinch 14, while New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine besides impressed pinch 2-23.

The in-form Brave will look to guarantee themselves a spot successful nan Eliminator erstwhile they return connected second-placed London Spirit astatine Lord's connected Saturday.

Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets will some beryllium hoping to bounce backmost from defeats successful their erstwhile matches, arsenic they play astatine The Oval astatine 15:00 BST.

It's past a apical of nan array title successful nan men's game, which follows astatine 18:30 BST.

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