Brave Cruise To Victory Over Struggling Phoenix

The Hundred men's competition, Southampton

Birmingham Phoenix 106-7 (100 balls): Clarke 36 (27); Bracewell 3-10

Southern Brave 109-1 (81 balls): Du Plooy 48* (39); Howell 1-17

Southern Brave won by 9 wickets

Scorecard. Table

England's Jofra Archer took 2-16 arsenic Southern Brave comfortably hit struggling Birmingham Phoenix by 9 wickets successful nan men's Hundred.

Archer and New Zealand spinner Michael Bracewell, who took 3-10, restricted Phoenix to 106-7, pinch Joe Clarke's 36 and Ben Duckett's 20 nan only contributions of note.

It was a formidable capacity from Brave's bowling attack, led by nan gait of Archer and Chris Jordan, arsenic they were successful power passim aft winning nan toss.

Duckett was caught down disconnected Jordan, Jacob Bethell was bowled by Bracewell for 1 earlier Archer removed Liam Livingstone for 12 and had Clarke caught astatine mid-off pinch 8 balls remaining to extremity Phoenix's hopes of posting a competitory total.

Brave started their pursuit cautiously, reaching 28-0 aft nan 25-ball powerplay, but accrued their run-rate earlier James Vince was dismissed for 41 from 30 having added 75 for nan first wicket pinch Leus du Plooy.

Du Plooy vanished unbeaten connected 48 from 39 balls pinch erstwhile England opener Jason Roy adding 18 arsenic they cruised to their below-par target pinch 19 balls to spare.

Brave subordinate defending champions Oval Invincibles astatine nan apical of nan array pinch 2 wins from two, while Phoenix person mislaid some of their opening matches.

Defending champions of nan women's title London Spirit look to proceed their winning tally arsenic they return connected Manchester Originals astatine Old Trafford, starting astatine 15:00 BST.

The men's crippled follows astatine 18:30 BST pinch Originals searching for their first triumph of nan campaign.

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