Southern Brave lost in the women’s final to Oval Invincibles but the men did end up with a trophy after beating Birmingham Phoenix
20 balls: Oval Invincibles 16-1 (van Niekerk 9, Wilson 1) That’s better from van Niekerk. Takes guard well down the track to Bell, then drives on the up. Lofted deliberately, over mid off. A couple of balls later, similar but a touch squarer, more like extra cover, and hit a bit flatter into the gap. Dances down after a wide and squirts a thick inside edge through square leg, aiming another off-side drive.
15 balls: Oval Invincibles 6-1 (van Niekerk 0, Wilson 1) Shrubsole doesn’t let the pressure up. Beats Wilson on the outside edge a couple of times, and only gives away a single. Real struggles for the Oval so far.