- Men’s final: Brave, 168-5, beat Phoenix, 136-5, by 32 runs
- David gets Liam Livingstone out from long range to turn tide
They had to live up to their name, but Southern Brave became the first ever champions of the Men’s Hundred as they punched through Birmingham Phoenix’s heavyweight batting to win the final by 32 runs. Even the combined power hitting of Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali, in a partnership of 56 from 26 balls, could not overhaul their total of 168, after Paul Stirling top-scored with an innings of 61 off 36.
Following Brave’s performance in the eliminator the previous night, you always sensed the final would come down to this: a contest between Vince’s unrelenting roster of bowlers, and the merciless batting of the Phoenix. George Garton rolled over his fiery form of 24 hours earlier, and Livingstone strode to the wicket like an ancient hero summoned from his battle tent with two wickets down for only 14.
