Brave fightback against Fire to make winning start
Summary
Southern Brave won their first match of The Hundred women's cricket competition by beating Welsh Fire by eight runs in Southampton. The match saw a strong comeback from Southern Brave after Welsh Fire looked likely to win comfortably.Key Facts
- Southern Brave scored 127 runs for 6 wickets in their 100-ball innings.
- Welsh Fire scored 118 runs for 8 wickets in their 100-ball innings.
- Welsh Fire was close to winning when their score was 109-3 during the chase.
- Tilly Corteen-Coleman, an 18-year-old bowler for Southern Brave, led a collapse by taking a key wicket and triggering five more wickets to fall in a short time.
- Captain Sophie Molineux took 3 wickets and helped Southern Brave secure the win.
- Heather Graham took 4 wickets for Southern Brave, restricting the Welsh Fire scoring.
- Southern Brave had dropped several catches, including one chance to get Georgia Voll out early, who scored 52 runs.
- Welsh Fire had invested heavily in players this season but finished last in the previous season.
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