Southern Brave gained their first victory in the men’s Hundred with three balls to spare before a near capacity crowd of 11,778. A triumph also in terms of a close finish, some classy batting from James Vince and Liam Livingstone and the rain not spoiling proceedings. There were a couple of pitch invaders and the match overran by 28 minutes, but no matter. Spectators went home sated.
Southern Brave’s chances of success were heightened when Vince was at the crease. He lifted Benny Howell for six, swept Moeen Ali for four, cut Livingstone to the third-man boundary and, having reached 60 from 38 balls, looked as if he would stay in for as long as it would take to win the match. It was as