SB vs TR: Brave secure successive victories with clinical all-round performance

Brave secured a victory over Rockets in Match 25 of Hundred 2022 (PC: Twitter)

Southern Brave (SB) secured a six-wicket victory over the Trent Rockets (TR) in Match 25 of the Hundred Men's Competition on Thursday (25 August) at the Rose Bowl, Southampton. 

Dawid Malan helps Rockets post a competitive total

Invited to bat first, the Rockets lost their key batters Alex Hales and Tom Kohler Cadmore early. However, it was the 51-run stand between Dawid Malan and Samit Patel, which helped the team to a great extent. 

Malan was the top-scorer for Rockets with 59 off 41 balls (PC: Twitter)

Malan hit 59 off 41 balls, comprising four boundaries and two maximums. In the end, the Rockets finished on 138 in their designated quota of 100 balls. 

Micheal Hogan and James Fuller scalped two wickets each for the Brave. 

Alex Davies' sensible knock secures a victory for Brave

In a dramatic turn of events, Paul Stirling and skipper James Vince were dismissed for a duck, which resulted in a bad start for the Brave. However, Quinton de Kock and Alex Davies added 44 runs for the third wicket, and kept the team in the hunt. 

Davies hit an unbeaten 51 off 43 balls (PC: Twitter)

Afterwards, Davies played second fiddle to Ross Whiteley (30) and Tim David (19*), who scored runs at a prolific strike rate. The 28-year-old remained unbeaten 51 off 43 balls, and Brave finished off the chase, with five balls to spare. 

Brief Scores:

Trent Rockets - 138/6 (100b)

Dawid Malan 59 (41), Samit Patel 21 (15);
James Fuller 2/18

Southern Brave - 142/4 (95b)

Alex Davies 51* (43), Ross Whiteley 30 (21);
Sam Cook- 2/25

Result: Southern Brave won by 6 wickets

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