Oval Invincibles qualify as Tom Curran makes the distinction towards Southern Brave
Oval Invincibles 139 for 7 (T Curran 43*, Jordan 3-20) beat Southern Brave 131 for 7 (David 44*, T Curran 3-43) by 8 runs
Tom Curran smashed 43 off simply 28 balls and took three wickets as Oval Invincibles beat Southern Brave by eight runs and all however secured prime spot and their place in The Hundred remaining.
Chris Jordan took three wickets, all clear bowled, in a devasting spell of bowling to go away the Invincibles 90 for seven earlier than Curran rescued the innings in an important 49-run partnership off simply 22 balls with Nathan Sowter to propel the Invincibles to 139 for seven.
Curran then took three wickets himself, and the Invincibles spinners dominated the center units to limit the Brave to 131 for seven.
Tim David top-scored with 44 and hit 4 of the final 5 balls of the match for six, however the Brave drop to fourth within the desk, with an important last-round conflict towards Manchester Originals subsequent Wednesday.
Sam Billings elected to bat first and Jason Roy edged his first ball from George Garton for 4, then had an youth after he ramped Craig Overton straight to Tymal Mills at quick positive leg, however Mills overpassed the ball on the essential second.
Will Jacks pulled an infinite six off Garton and sliced a large full toss simply over quick third man for 4, however was trapped lbw by Craig Overton.
Roy hit three boundaries with a pull, a flick and a scoop off Overton’s remaining set of the powerplay because the Invincibles reached 38 for one.
Thirteen deliveries with no boundary adopted, and the strain quickly instructed as Roy was bowled advancing down the wicket to an 89mph Chris Jordan supply, and Rehan Ahmed trapped Tawanda Muyeye plumb in entrance.
Heinrich Klaasen struck three boundaries in 4 balls, together with a wonderful shot over further cowl, earlier than Jordan despatched his center stump flying out of the bottom with a magnificence.
Jordan then bowled Sam Billings second-ball for his third dismissal in a devastating spell of bowling.
Mills plucked an unimaginable one-handed return catch out of the air to take away Sam Curran, and when Ross Whiteley was run out Invincibles had slumped to 90 for seven.
Tom Curran rescued the innings with 43 off 28 in a partnership of 49 off simply 22 balls with Sowter.
He struck three consecutive boundaries from Mills, hoisted Jordan for an infinite six over midwicket within the penultimate set, and tonked Mills over long-on for a six in a remaining set that went for 17 runs to propel the Invincibles to 139 for seven.
In response Finn Allen struck Spencer Johnson over mid-on, earlier than ramping him previous quick positive leg. Devon Conway flicked Johnson for a boundary, earlier than hoisting Sowter for six to long-on, and clubbing a 4 to mid-wicket.
Tom Curran broke the opening stand with a disguised slower ball that Conway nicked behind.
Spin duo Adam Zampa and Sowter dominated after the powerplay, bowling 4 units in tandem as Brave failed muster a boundary for 26 deliveries.
Allen then launched Tom Curran for a 4 and a six by way of sq. leg, however skied his subsequent supply and Roy charged in from long-on to take a tricky catch on the second juggle.
Soon after Jacks bowled Leus du Plooy with a jaffa and Zampa dismissed Vince who holed out to long-on.
Colin Ackermann clubbed a Sam Curran slower ball straight to deep mid-wicket, earlier than Garton prime edged Tom Curran to Billings.
David produced some late fireworks with 5 monumental sixes to cheer up the gang, however the Brave fell to an eight-run defeat.
Matthew Luddington is a Hundred Rising Reporter