SB vs WF, Review | Fire finish at last place as Roy and Overton performances seals victory for Brave

The Southerners put a decent total on the board after a flurry of runs at the death and managed to keep the momentum going with the ball, with Overton starting with a brilliant ten-ball over with wickets of Steve Eskinazi and Steve Smith. Trouble started brewing in the next over as the in-form Jonny Bairstow was also dismissed by Jordan Thompson after edging it through to the keeper on the 15th ball. Fire were in a tough position after the power play, with the score reading 24/3 after 25 balls. There was some respite for the Welsh in the middle overs, with a partnership between Cadmore and Abell looking good in the middle overs. Unfortunately, the threat of the partnership between the captain and Cadmore could not last long, with Overton coming to spoil the party with a wicket of Abell on the 41st ball. The struggles continued for the Fire with the score at 67/4 after 50 balls. While the first half of the chase was disappointing for the chasing team, Cadmore, along with Kellaway, brought the game back in the balance with a crucial partnership. With 52 runs coming in the next 25 deliveries, the duo took the score to 119/4 after 75 balls and needed 49 runs from the last 25 balls of the match. Both batters looked set and were going to take the team over the line until the partnership of 81 was finally broken as Kellaway was dismissed on 33 by James Cole on the 80th ball. Though this partnership was broken during a crucial moment in the chase, Cadmore took the game as deep as possible and brought the equation down to 18 off the last five deliveries. The last over was bowled by Thompson, and it was looking like Fire’s game with the first two deliveries going for 11 runs. Nevertheless, the tables suddenly turned with one delivery as Cadmore dragged the ball onto his stumps on the 98th ball, which brought an end to his valiant knock of 84 off 46 deliveries. Thompson kept his nerves in the final two balls, and the Brave managed to eke out a thrilling four-run win to end their season with a win, while  The Fire finished at the bottom for the third time in the tournament.

Craig Overton was awarded the player of the match for his incredible all-round performance, playing a crucial cameo of 18 off 11 with the bat and a terrific spell of 3/22 with the ball.