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Southern Brave clinched a thrilling 4-run victory over Welsh Fire in the final league clash of The Hundred 2025. Jason Roy smashed 70 runs and Craig Overton produced a superb all-round display to lift Brave to fourth place, while Fire finished bottom of the table.
Southern Brave shine through Jason Roy’s fireworks 💥
Welsh Fire opted to bowl first and struck early as Brave’s top order collapsed. But Jason Roy counterattacked, launching sixes off Saif Zaib and Riley Meredith.
He raced to his first fifty of the season, hammering 70 runs with style. After his dismissal sparked a mini-collapse at 129/7, Overton and Jordan Thompson added late power to carry Brave to 167/7 in 100 balls.
Southern Brave strike hard with Overton’s early blows 🎯
Defending 167, Craig Overton delivered in the opening set, removing Stephen Eskinazi and Steve Smith before sending Jonny Bairstow back for just 5. Fire slumped to 51/4.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (84) and Ben Kellaway revived the chase with an 81-run stand, blasting boundaries and sixes to shift momentum. Kohler-Cadmore especially punished James Coles with back-to-back maximums.
Southern Brave hold nerve in final moments ⏳
With 36 needed off 21 balls, Fire looked on top. But Thompson and Tymal Mills nailed their lengths to drag the game back.
Kohler-Cadmore cleared the ropes with 13 required off 4 balls but fell immediately after. Fire needed 6 from the last ball, yet Thompson conceded only a single to seal Brave’s dramatic 4-run win.
Brief Scores:
- Southern Brave – 167/7 in 100 balls (Jason Roy 70; David Payne 2/17)
- Welsh Fire – 163/6 in 100 balls (Tom Kohler-Cadmore 84; Craig Overton 3/22)
- Result: Southern Brave won by 4 runs
