Overview
- Brave chased 112 in Cardiff to win by three wickets with one ball remaining, extending their Women’s Hundred start to six wins from six and confirming a top-three finish.
- Jonassen removed Maia Bouchier and Laura Wolvaardt in a superb spell after catching Danni Wyatt-Hodge, finishing with figures of 4-10 to keep Fire in the contest.
- An opening stand of 48 from Bouchier (35) and Wyatt-Hodge (18) set up the pursuit before a late wobble to 107-7, with Georgia Adams and Rhianna Southby completing the chase.
- Sophie Devine took 2-23 then hit 25 for Brave, while Georgia Elwiss was 36 not out and Sophia Dunkley made 31 in Fire’s 111-6.
- In the men’s fixture at the same venue, Southern Brave beat Welsh Fire by four runs, ending a three-match losing streak as Hilton Cartwright hit 51 not out and Jofra Archer claimed three wickets.