There aren’t many bigger days in the county calendar than the T20 quarter-finals, which take place later this week. I say quarter-finals, but really it feels like a semi because the prize is Finals Day at Edgbaston, to my reckoning still the biggest day of the domestic summer.
SOUTHERN BRAVE beat Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred Eliminator in a nail-biting Super 5 contest after the sides couldn’t be separated after 200 balls in a thrilling match at The Kia Oval. The Brave will meet Oval Invincibles in the final at Lord’s.
A James Vince masterclass and another brilliant performance by their battery of quicks sent Southern Brave to the top of the Men’s Hundred group and served notice that the competition’s inaugural champions are this year’s team to beat.