Southern Brave (Men) vs Welsh Fire (Men), 5th Match - Live Cricket Score

Southern Brave will be fighting with Welsh Fire in the fifth match of The Hundred 2023 on August 4 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Southern Brave lost their first match and are in the seventh position in the points table. On the other hand, Welsh Fire won their first game and are in the first position in the points table.

Southern Brave last fought with Trent Rockets, where Brave won the toss and elected to bowl. Sam Hain and Imad Wasim were the top run scorers for the team, with 63 runs and 26 runs, respectively. The Rockets kept losing the wickets constantly. With the slower run rate, the team managed to score just 133 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Chris Jordan was the top wicket-taker with a three-wicket haul, followed by Craig Overton with two wickets, and George Garton and Tymal Mills with one wicket each. When Southern Brave came in to bat, they had a pretty good start with the opening partnership of 41 runs between Finn Allen and Devon Conway. With other important contributions from Leus Du Plooy (29) and Chris Jordan (22), the team tried their best to beat the target, but due to the continuous falling of wickets, they fell short of just six runs. Brave ended up at 127/10 and lost the match by a small margin.

Welsh Fire competed with Manchester Originals and won the match by nine runs. Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bowl. Due to the bad weather conditions, the match was reduced to eight overs. Welsh Fire opened brilliantly, with Luke Wells hitting a magnificent 59 runs. Glen Phillips provided important support to the team by scoring 19 runs. The team scored 94/3. Only two players from Manchester Originals performed. Jos Butler and Max Holden scored 37 runs each. The team ended up at 85 runs with the loss of four wickets at the end of the match. Shaheen Afridi and David Willey scalped two wickets each and took their team to the win.