Brave vs Fire, 5th Match at Southampton, Men's Hundred, Aug 04 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

hard length, skied into the off side... tumbling catch by Weatherley, the second sub fielder, at point! Brave celebrate, Willey is down on his haunches! Mills went pace-on and Willey was a touch late on the shot, looking to slap it out into the off side but skewing it up towards point. Weatherley had time to think about it as he set himself and the ball disappeared into the lights... nearly got away from him, as he hung a little too far back, but he fell onto his knees to snaffle it

another two! Four in a row. Slower ball on the hip, swung out into the deep on the leg side... deep backward square runs round but it falls short of him. A poor ball from Mills but he gets away with it

length ball outside off, slapped hard to deep cover-point... Willey races back for the second! Great running from him and vdMerwe

slower ball, shovelled off the pads out to deep backward square and the fielding isn't great in the deep, allowing them back for the second

exposes his stumps, Mills follows him. Superb work from Al Davies, the sub, flinging himself low to his left at midwicket to make an incredible diving stop and save two runs for his team. Looks like he's winded himself in the process

half-volley, chipped over extra cover running back and picks up a couple

exposes his stumps, and slaps a length ball to mid-off

in the slot... but mistimed to long-on! David takes a very low catch and gives it out himself, signalling to the umpires that it's clean. Wide outside off, swung hard across the line. Tumbling catch from David and replays confirm it's a catch

hard length, slapped back over the bowler's head with a flat bat! Green is taking down his Somerset team-mate. Clears the front leg, swings hard and swipes it for four

slogged over midwicket! Slower ball in the slot outside off stump, Green gets down on one knee and heaves him over cow corner!

wide slower ball outside off, flubbed to extra cover on the edge of the ring

sower ball, back of a length. Through the shot early again, mistimed to the edge of the ring on the leg side... but timed so badly that the sweeper has to run in a fair way, and they can pick up a second

quicker, in the slot, plinked over mid-off. David gets around from long-on to cut it off. 87mph

sprays another slowie very wide outside off stump

another slowie, full and wide outside off. Green is through the shot early, swinging at thin air

steps outside leg stump, mistimes a slower ball to point on the bounce

short ball, hoicked away... for six! Willey throws the kitchen sink at it, top-edging his pull over deep backward square leg for half a dozen. Only 60 metres, but that's the shorter side...

skiddy length ball, hacked down to long-on

steps outside leg, Fuller follows him. Worked out into the deep but only for one

short, down the leg side. Willey flaps at the pull but it's past the ribs and called wide. Vince exchanges views with Ben Debenham

much-needed maximum to break the shackles! Steps outside his leg stump, Fuller bowls him a half-volley and Willey has room to free his arms, carving it away over wide mid-off

length ball, angling across him. Willey tumbles across looking to scoop over short fine but can't get bat on ball