Spirit vs Brave, 2nd Match at Southampton, Men's Hundred, Jul 24 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

thwacked to the on-side, that's the end of that!

crashed emphatically off the back foot! Scores level! That's a magnificent pounding, up and into the uppercut over deep cover

heavy ball again, skids through an attempted back-foot carve. Through to the keeper

short, and that's hit him! Heavy ball from Russell, a swing to leg, and top-edged into the visor I think.

very full outside off, Ellis finishes with a dot to keep Spirit's wafer-thin hopes alive... well, not really

short, on the eyebrows, pulled out through backward square, intercepted inside the rope

on the back foot, opens the face to punch out to the off side

back of a length, swings across the line, to backward square

pace off, full length, clubbed into the covers

swings across the line, clothed to mid-on! Took it on, but Ellis's canny change of pace does the trick

squared up a touch, looking to keep the score ticking

lifts past the splice, good heavy ball

short, thuds off the lid as du Plooy swings across the line, they rush the run, that looked like glove first, into grille. A concussion check incoming, but he looks fine

skips to the pitch, crashed through long-on!

on the back foot, from round the wicket, punched back to the bowler

down the leg side, on the full, a swish across the line, the keeper can't gather!

on the front foot, meeting the wide line, prodded out to cover

big ripper from Lawrence! Grips from outside and turns back over the stumps. Shades of Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder

heave ho! Picks out wide long-off! Vince dances to the pitch, and looks to launch over the off side, but can't quite get hold of it. In the grander scheme of things, it won't matter. But a fine hand

round the wicket, on the back foot, tapped off the back foot to the leg side