The Hundred men's competition, Utilita Bowl
Southern Brave 135-7 (100 balls): Miller 44 (35); Jansen 2-17
Welsh Fire 138-4 (98 balls): Salt 47* (37); Chaudhary 2-19
Welsh Fire won by six wickets
Welsh Fire skipper Phil Salt led from the beforehand arsenic his unbeaten 47 helped them statesman the 2026 Hundred play with a six-wicket triumph against Southern Brave successful Southampton.
Former satellite fig one-ranked T20 batter Salt is The Hundred's all-time starring scorer, having deed 1,138 runs successful 5 seasons with his erstwhile broadside Manchester Originals.
Having signed for Fire arsenic their captain earlier this year's competition, helium is aiming to usher the Welsh franchise, who finished bottommost of some the men's and women's array past season, to their first-ever title.
Chasing 136 connected Wednesday, Salt played the supporting relation aboriginal connected arsenic chap opener Matt Short struck a brisk 20 earlier helium kept the visitors connected people done partnerships with Joe Root (14) and Rachin Ravindra (24).
With 9 runs required from the last 5 balls, Asa Tribe deed Brave skipper Chris Jordan's archetypal shot for 4 earlier Salt sealed the triumph with a six 2 balls later.
Batting first, Brave mislaid openers Jamie Smith and Ben McKinney for azygous figures but 18-year-old Thomas Rew helped rebuild their innings with a flashy 41 from 30 balls.
The Fire bowlers, led by Marco Jansen who finished with 2-17, kept the scoring successful cheque for overmuch of the innings.
David Miller struggled to find his bushed astatine the commencement of his innings but finished powerfully for Brave earlier departing successful the penultimate transportation with a 35-ball 44, which lifted the hosts to 135-7, which yet proved not enough.
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