Southern Brave pulled off a thrilling 4-wicket win over Birmingham Phoenix on Wednesday in the Hundred Men’s Competition 2023 match at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on Wednesday. Chasing 120 to win, Southern Brave got off to a modest start with Fin Allen and Devon putting on a 24-run partnership for the first wicket.
Allen was the aggressor in the partnership, hitting 22 off 14 balls before he was caught by Smith off the bowling of Richardson. Garton came to bat at 3 and started to punish the Phoenix bowlers from the beginning, hitting 28 off 18 balls before he got dismissed by Sangha. Leus du Plooy (15) and James Vince (18) also made useful contributions.
George Garton, Finn Allen Blazing Innings helped the Southern Brave reach the target with 6 balls to spare in the match. Earlier, Birmingham Phoenix was restricted to 119 for 8 after being put into bat. Ben Duckett top-scored with 27 off 17 balls, while Liam Livingston made 25.
Tymal Mills and Rehan Ahmed were the picks of the bowlers for Southern Brave, taking 3 apiece. With this win, Southern Brave moved to the second spot on the Hundred Men’s Competition 2023 points table. They are only behind the Oval Invincibles who have seized the first spot.
Here are the key takeaways from the match:
Tymal Mills was the star of the show for Southern Brave, taking 3 wickets for 20 runs. He is one of the leading wicket-takers for the Braves in the competition
Finn Allen and George Garton also made a significant contribution with the bat to help Braves chase the target. The duo scored plentiful 22 and 28 respectively. They are the key batters for the Braves in the tournament.
Birmingham Phoenix’s batting was once again disappointing, as they failed to reach a challenging total. They have now lost three of their six matches so far in the tournament.