The Hundred 2023: Southern Brave beat winless Birmingham Phoenix to go top

Danni Wyatt got Southern Brave disconnected to a beardown commencement with the bat

Southern Brave moved backmost to the apical of the array with triumph implicit winless Birmingham Phoenix successful The Hundred.

Phoenix fought backmost connected a slow, turning aboveground to restrict them to 132-4.

The visitors were going good earlier the tally retired of Amy Jones derailed the pursuit and, aft Erin Burns' precocious flurry, the Brave held connected for a triumph that lifts them supra Welsh Fire astatine the summit.

After a 4th triumph successful a row, Brave are present connected the brink of securing a top-three decorativeness and qualification for the knockout stages, with fourth-placed Oval Invincibles incapable to drawback them.

Manchester Originals and London Spirit request to triumph each their remaining games conscionable to lucifer Brave's existent points tally.

What other bash you request to know?

• Mandhana overtook Tammy Beaumont to go the starring run-scorer successful the women's competition, with 224 runs successful six innings.
• After losing Mandhana to the 70th shot of the innings, Brave scored lone 38 runs from the past 30 balls of their innings.
• Issy Wong was near retired of the Birmingham Phoenix side. The England accelerated bowler has struggled for bushed this summertime and a Phoenix connection said she would beryllium moving connected her tally up with the bowling coach.
• Abtaha Maqsood replaced Wong and was 1 of 3 leg-spinners successful the Phoenix side, alongside Hannah Baker and Katie Levick. However, Levick was the lone 1 to instrumentality a wicket.
• Georgia Adams, Lauren Bell and Anya Shrubsole each took 2 wickets for Brave, portion young spinner Kalea Moore besides impressed successful taking 1-24.

You tin ticker Hundred matches connected BBC Two and BBC iPlayer each Wednesday and Saturday passim the competition, alongside some finals connected Sunday, 27 August. More details.