SOUTHERN Brave made it two wins from two as they chased Welsh Fire’s underpar 110 with ease to seal an eight-wicket victory in Cardiff on Tuesday.
Despite a reduced crowd of just over 3,000, the support for a newly-formed Welsh franchise made the figure feel like so much more.
But the local contingent of the crowd were soon silenced by a performance of pure quality from Indian opener Smriti Mandhana, who smashed a fine unbeaten 61 from just 39 balls to see the Brave home with 16 balls to spare.
Hayley Matthews (33) top scored for the Fire but only Georgia Hennessey (23no) and G...