slower ball, wide outside off... heaved over the leg side for six! Clark wins it with a six! Mills can't believe it. He rolls onto his back in disbelief as Clark roars in celebration. He's absolutely pumped. Back-to-back thrillers in the men's Hundred! Set himself for the slower one, gambled right, and got a good enough connection to swipe it over wide long-on to clinch the points
Brave vs N S-Chargers, 11th Match at Southampton, Men's Hundred, Aug 13 2025 - Match Result
N S-Chargers won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Laurie Evans and James Coles's 87-run partnership is SB-M's highest for the 4th wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 71 between Ross Whiteley and Alex Davies
That's all from the Utilita Bowl, but there's more Hundred action starting shortly with the men's match down in Cardiff. Vithushan Ehantharajah is warming up, ready to take you through it. Cheers!
5.45pm: Clark is player of the match. "Euphoric. I thought I'd messed it up when I left that one wide and missed a slot ball, but such a good feeling to get over the line. [Role?] Something I've never done before! I've spent the last few days with Neil McKenzie trying to improve my power-hitting. We thought it was a really good wicket. [Santner?] He's a quality operator, when he fields, bowls and bats. Such a calm character, hits the ball so cleanly."
Cameos from Crawley, Brook and Santner, but it was Clark who won it for the Superchargers with 38 not out off 24. Overton, Archer and Coles kept it tight for the Brave, but Mills had a rare off-day and Jordan's absence with a groin injury proved very costly. That's their first defeat of the season.
5.42pm: Take a bow, Graham Clark. What a moment for him. He's a man in form, on the back of a 400-run season in the Blast, but has spent 90 percent of his T20 career batting in the top three. In an unfamiliar role down at No. 6, filling in for the injured Miller, he's taken his team across the line with a six off the last ball. An epic finish on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in Southampton!
Himanshu: "Best match of the season so far! perfect last ball thriller!"
5 off 1. A tie is a tie. Mills vs Clark.
wide slower ball outside off stump... how wide? Not wide enough! Gets away with it. Clark didn't even play a shot, and looks baffled that this hasn't been given. He had shimmied outside leg stump to give himself room... it was extremely tight!
5 off 2. Brave favourites again. This is a nerve-jangler! Vince has a word with his bowler.
full outside off stump. Clark leans across looking to sweep again, but this one is up at 89mph and sneaks under the bat!
5 off 3. Superchargers favourites now. Mid-off into the ring.
slower ball, back of a length, Clark leans across and sweeps it away past short fine leg! Premeditated, shuffed across his stumps, and lapped it away on the 45!
9 off 4 required. Graham Clark, show us your mettle! Mills is around the wicket.
slower ball from around the wicket, sliced down to deep third with an open face
Can Mills close it out? 10 off 5 required. Rashid is the new man. Clark is stuck at the wrong end!
chips back a return catch via the leading edge, Archer gobbles it up at the second attempt! Fuller, angling in. Lawes looks to work it leg-side but spoons it up to the bowler. Archer juggles it, takes it at the second attempt, then tries to hurl down the stumps! He thought it was a bump-ball, and had no idea why his team-mates were celebrating!
short ball, far too quick for Lawes! 90mph, flaps at a pull shot and is very late on it. Flies through to Evans, who takes it above his head
hint of width outside off as Archer digs it in at 92mpg, and du Plooy does brilliantly in tight at point as Lawes flashes with an open face
Tom Lawes looks a spot high at No. 8. Let's see if he can prove me wrong!
Vince tumbles forward at mid-on, Santner goes! We're going right down to the wire. Dug in halfway down. Santner shapes to pull, but it balloons up off the splice of the bat. Vince races in, dives forwards, and manages to get his hands underneath it!
50 partnership, off 32 balls. Brilliant from these two.
slower ball to start, dragged out to deep midwicket on the bounce
Archer.
Santner might have a wry smile about a Jason Roy misfield in the deep... thoughts turn back to 2019. Coles finishes with an extremely creditable 0 for 21 off 20 balls, but the requirement is down to 11 off 10.
Akash: "Why isn't Clark opening? He's certainly better than Malan at this point." -- Doing a good job at No. 6 right now!
low full toss, flubbed down to long-on. Roy misfields, but recovers to get the throw in as they scamper back for two. Coles whips the bails off, but Clark has done very well to get his bat down
shimmies outside leg stump, whipped down to long-on
skips down, drags a cross-batted heave down to wide long-on on the bounce
low full toss, toe-ended down to long-on. Roy's tumbling stop can't prevent the second
hard length, swings hard across the line down to long-on
Coles is back. This is a gamble. Archer and Mills will split the final 10 balls.
Abhimanyu: "What an asset Santer is to have in a T20 team. Economical and a wicket taker, a great mind to have and adds to your batting death. Truly world class."
back of a length, short-arm jab out to deep midwicket where Roy charges around to keep them to a single
slower ball, hung very wide outside off stump. Santner can't reach it as he shapes to cut
11,885 at the Utilita Bowl for this one.
shimmies outside leg stump, chops out to deep cover via the toe
steps across his stumps, hauls a pull shot out to deep square leg. Lands some way short of du Plooy, and they race back for two on the misfield
slower ball, slapped to mid-off
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The Rose Bowl, Southampton | |
Toss | Northern Superchargers (Men), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2025 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.05, Interval 16.05-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.25 |
Match days | 13 August 2025 - day (100-ball match) |
Umpires | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Northern Superchargers (Men) 4, Southern Brave (Men) 0 |