Naomi Dattani works it carefully through the off side, keeping it down and picking up two runs fielded smartly by long on. Southern Brave Women require 28 runs from 20 balls with four wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
Grewcock swings hard at the slower ball arriving straight on middle stump, mis-timing her slog that flies uncontrolled but manages to sneak a single to deep square leg.
Over 19. 6 runs. Bowler: Sophie Ecclestone. Southern Brave Women: 6-106(rr 5.58) A back of a length stock ball pitched outside off, the batter attempts a cut but misses cleanly, offering no stroke. Southern Brave Women trail with 34 needed off 25 deliveries, four wickets in hand and slim chances on the board.
Ecclestone bowls a length ball just outside off stump. Dattani plays a controlled flick to the leg side, picking up two runs aided by a misfield at long on.
Over 18. 4 runs. Bowler: Ryana MacDonald-Gay. Southern Brave Women: 6-100(rr 5.56) Ryana MacDonald-Gay bowls a slower ball outside off on a back-of-a-length delivery, and Naomi Dattani deftly flicks it off the pads for a well-paced single. Dattani gets off the mark as Southern Brave reach 100 for 6, needing 40 from 30 balls with four wickets in hand and the odds stacked against them.
On a half-tracker outside off stump, Issy Wong plays a well-timed, controlled pull but is caught at short fine leg. Issy Wong departs after scoring 2 runs from 3 balls.
Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Mady Villiers. Southern Brave Women: 5-96(rr 5.65) Wong attempts a slog down the leg side but mistimes it, nevertheless scrambling through for a single as the ball is fielded at deep mid-wicket. Issy Wong gets off the mark. Southern Brave Women require 44 runs from 35 balls with five wickets in hand, holding a tough chase at a 7.5 required run rate.
An off break pitched on middle stump, length ball, sees Charli Knott attempt a slog-sweep but only manages a top edge. She's caught by Grace Ballinger at short fine leg, and the batter departs for 3 off 6. Southern Brave Women lose Charli Knott here.
An off break pitched on a length just outside off stump, worked nicely by the batter who nudges it away for a single. Jodi Grewcock has gotten off the mark.
An off break pitched back of a length on leg stump. The batter attempts a slog shot but mis-times it, sending a careless catch to deep mid wicket. Laura Wolvaardt is caught out. Laura Wolvaardt departs for 36 off 28, triggering a major shift as Manchester Super Giants Women's win probability rises from 90% to 96%.
An off break pitched length and wide down leg, the batter attempts a sweep but misses completely. Two wides flow in as the ball is fielded finely by Grace Ballinger.
Over 16. 5 runs. Bowler: Bex Tyson. Southern Brave Women: 3-92(rr 5.75) Charli Knott plays a controlled slog-sweep off a back of a length stock ball outside off, guiding it carefully to pick up a single. Southern Brave Women chase 48 runs from 40 balls with 7 wickets in hand, rated at a 7% chance to win.
A length stock ball on off stump is met with a neat reverse sweep, played with control along the ground for a quick single. Charli Knott gets off the mark in style.
