WELSH Fire squeezed out a second successive victory as they defeated the Southern Brave by 18 runs thanks to a brilliant 72 from Jonny Bairstow.
Fire batted first and Bairstow and Ben Duckett (53) both passed fifty as they made 165-4 from their 100 balls. Bairstow took his time to get set but once he got going he blasted the Brave attack.
In reply, the Brave started brilliantly with Quinton de Kock (21) and James Vince (40) scoring at will. A crucial three-wicket burst just after the halfway stage of the Brave innings changed the match and allowed the Fire to strangle the chase.
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