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Roy, Overton Shine as Southern Brave Clinch Fourth Spot in Thriller

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Southern Brave Edge Welsh Fire to Secure Fourth Spot

Southern Brave Edge Out Welsh Fire in Final Group Clash

Southern Brave secured a dramatic four-run victory over Welsh Fire in Southampton, sealing the fourth spot in the standings. Despite both teams being out of contention for the top three, pride was on the line in the last group-stage game. For Welsh Fire, a win could have lifted them to fourth, but the defeat left them at the bottom of the table, alongside their women’s team.

Jason Roy turned back the clock with a blistering 70 off 39 deliveries, setting the tone for Brave’s innings. After being reduced to 10 for 2 early on, Roy counterattacked with trademark aggression, smashing back-to-back sixes and bringing up his half-century in just 30 balls. David Payne (2 for 17) eventually dismissed him, but valuable contributions from Leus du Plooy (30 off 21), Craig Overton, and Jordan Thompson pushed Brave to a strong total of 167 for 7.

𝑱𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 π‘Ήπ’π’š π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’π’…π’†π’… π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’π’π’† 𝒐𝒇 π’‰π’Šπ’” π’…π’†π’”π’•π’“π’–π’„π’•π’Šπ’—π’† 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕, π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂 π’—π’Šπ’π’•π’‚π’ˆπ’† π’Œπ’π’π’„π’Œ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’‘π’π’˜π’†π’“π’†π’… 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆’𝒔 π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’”.

Overton’s Early Strikes, Kohler-Cadmore’s Fightback

In reply, Craig Overton gave Brave the perfect start, removing Steve Smith in the opening over and finishing with 3 for 22. Welsh Fire slumped to 24 for 3 inside the Powerplay, leaving them with an uphill battle.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore (84 off 46) and youngster Ben Kellaway, however, reignited hopes with an explosive 81-run stand from just 39 balls. Their partnership kept the chase alive, with Kohler-Cadmore matching Roy’s fireworks by hammering consecutive sixes.

β€œπ‘°π’• π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’…π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’‚π’”π’Šπ’„π’”; π’Šπ’• π’”π’˜π’–π’π’ˆ 𝒂 π’ƒπ’Šπ’• 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’π’šπ’” π’‡π’Šπ’π’Šπ’”π’‰π’†π’… 𝒐𝒇𝒇 π’˜π’‚π’” π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’•,” 𝑢𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Žπ’‚π’•π’„π’‰-π’˜π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‘π’†π’“π’‡π’π’“π’Žπ’‚π’π’„π’†.

The game went right down to the wire. With 36 needed from the last 20 balls, Brave’s seamers Jordan Thompson and Tymal Mills executed their yorkers and slower deliveries to perfection. Even a late no-ball and six kept the Fire in the hunt, but Thompson’s crucial dismissal of Kohler-Cadmore in the penultimate over sealed the deal. Welsh Fire fell short, needing six from the final ball, as Brave closed out the thriller.

Post-Match Reactions

Overton, named Meerkat Match Hero, praised his side’s effort:

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’ƒπ’π’šπ’” 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’‚π’˜π’†π’”π’π’Žπ’†; 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’“π’π’–π’‘ 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’•π’π’ˆπ’†π’•π’‰π’†π’“ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“π’” π’π’π’˜. 𝑾𝒆 π’…π’Šπ’…π’β€™π’• π’’π’–π’Šπ’•π’† π’‘π’†π’“π’‡π’π’“π’Ž π’‰π’π’˜ π’˜π’† π’˜π’‚π’π’•π’†π’… π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’Šπ’•β€™π’” π’π’Šπ’„π’† 𝒕𝒐 π’‡π’Šπ’π’Šπ’”π’‰ π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒂 π’˜π’Šπ’.”

With this victory, Southern Brave signed off their season on a high, while Welsh Fire were left to rue missed opportunities that consigned them to the bottom.

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