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Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire, 1st Match, August 3, 2022 - Full Commentary

Commentary

Over 11

08:27 PM
J Ball to James Vince, no ball, Southern Brave win by 9 wickets. It is as comprehensive as it can get. Handshakes all around as the home side give their supporters the perfect game. Vince and Stoinis walk off with a smile on their face. Slower ball bouncer and Vince tries to swat it into the leg-side, but doesn't connect and the umpire signals a no-ball
08:26 PM
J Ball to James Vince, FOUR, the ball is following Higgins. Short ball and Vince takes it on, nails the pull flat towards deep backward square leg, Higgins runs in and gets there on the half volley, the ball bounces in front of him and escapes to the fence
FOUR
08:25 PM
J Ball to Stoinis, 1 run, length delivery and Stoinis wanted to finish it with a biggie, mistimes the heave to long-on
08:24 PM
J Ball to James Vince, 1 run, fullish delivery and Vince checks his drive, chips it past cover and mid-off tidies up

Over 10

08:24 PM
J Ball to James Vince, no run, short of length around off, Vince punches with an open face and finds backward point
over-break
08:23 PM
Payne to Stoinis, 1 run, banged into the surface and Stoinis short-arm jabs it to deep mid-wicket, for a single
08:22 PM
Payne to James Vince, 1 run, short and venomless, Vince pulls it straight to deep square leg
08:22 PM
Payne to James Vince, 2 runs, back of a length on off, Vince tucks it to square leg and the ball barely leaves the 30-yard ring and the pair are back for the second
08:21 PM
Payne to Stoinis, 1 run, not all that short, Stoinis toe-ends the pull to the keeper and Tom Banton fumbles, concedes the run
08:20 PM
Payne to Stoinis, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Stoinis drills it hard and straight to mid-on

Over 9

08:19 PM
Noor Ahmad to James Vince, 2 runs, leg-lined delivery and Vince nurdles it round the corner - to backward square leg, Stoinis races back for the second
over-break
08:18 PM
Noor Ahmad to James Vince, SIX, Vince is now in a hurry to get this over with. Flighted delivery and he sits down on his knee, launches the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket, just manages to clear the rope
SIX
08:18 PM
Noor Ahmad to Stoinis, 1 run, wrong 'un turning away, Stoinis cuts it to sweeper cover
08:17 PM
Noor Ahmad to James Vince, 1 run, flatter and at the stumps, Vince nudges it through the mid-wicket region
08:17 PM
Noor Ahmad to James Vince, FOUR, sloppy! Higgins is having a horrible time in the field. Googly that is dragged down, Vince slaps it in front of square on the off-side and Higgins runs around from sweeper cover, allows the bal to escape through his legs
FIFTY
08:15 PM
Zampa to James Vince, FOUR, fifty for Vince. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause at Rose Bowl. The Southern Brave skipper is made the most of his dropped chance. Stoinis walks up and congratulates him as well. Short and ample width outside off, Vince cuts it square and the ball keeps spinning away from the sweeper cover fielder
FOUR

Over 8

08:14 PM
Zampa to Stoinis, 1 run, flatter and fraction short, Stoinis pulls it down to long-on
over-break

Key Moments

08:40 PM
The defending champions are up and running. They have started off with an authoritative win and will look to carry forward that momentum. Welsh Fire are once again relying heavily on Ben Duckett and that is something they need to change. That's all from this first game of season two. We'll be back here tomorrow and expect your company as well. Until then, goodbye and stay safe ..