The Hundred 2026
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Welsh Fire W
Southern Brave W
15:00
Welsh Fire won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave Scorecard, The Hundred 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 3 August 2026
Southern Brave batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jamie Smith (wk)c Philip Salt b Samuel Cook |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BM Ben McKinneyc Philip Salt b Chris Woakes |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Nikhil Chaudharyc Philip Salt b Samuel Cook |
18 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 78.3 |
 Marcus Stoinisc Lockie Ferguson b Samuel Cook |
55 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 141.0 |
 Tristan Stubbsb Rachin Ravindra |
6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Moeen Alic Joe Root b Rachin Ravindra |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 David Millerc Fielder b Matthew Short |
21 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 123.5 |
 Chris Jordan (c)not out |
3* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Jofra Archerc Marco Jansen b Matthew Short |
6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.0 |
 Luke Woodnot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 5 (lb 3, w 2) | ||||
| Total | 115/8 (100 balls) | ||||
1-1 Ben McKinney ball 3, 2-2 Jamie Smith ball 7, 3-45 Nikhil Chaudhary ball 49, 4-61 Tristan Stubbs ball 63, 5-61 Moeen Ali ball 64, 6-88 Marcus Stoinis ball 81, 7-110 David Miller ball 97, 8-121 Jofra Archer ball 99
Did not batWelsh Fire bowling
| Bowler | B | R | W | Econ/ball |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Chris Woakes |
20 | 15 | 1 | 0.75 |
 Samuel Cook |
20 | 14 | 3 | 0.70 |
 Marco Jansen2 wd |
20 | 16 | 0 | 0.80 |
 Lockie Ferguson |
20 | 27 | 0 | 1.35 |
 Rachin Ravindra |
15 | 27 | 2 | 1.80 |
 Matthew Short |
5 | 13 | 2 | 2.60 |
Welsh Fire batting
2nd innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philip Salt (c) (wk)c Chris Jordan b Jofra Archer |
4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Matthew Shortnot out |
60* | 41 | 6 | 2 | 146.3 |
 Joe Rootc Ben McKinney b Chris Jordan |
17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 85.0 |
| Rachin Ravindrac Jofra Archer b Adil Rashid |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Jordan Coxc Chris Jordan b Jofra Archer |
6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Tom Kohler-Cadmorenot out |
23* | 19 | 3 | 0 | 121.1 |
| Extras | 6 (lb 5, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 116/4 (95 balls) | ||||
1-4 Philip Salt ball 6, 2-60 Joe Root ball 49, 3-61 Rachin Ravindra ball 52, 4-70 Jordan Cox ball 64
Did not batBen Kellaway, Chris Woakes, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Samuel Cook
Southern Brave bowling
| Bowler | B | R | W | Econ/ball |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood1 nb |
15 | 22 | 0 | 1.47 |
| Jofra Archer |
20 | 19 | 2 | 0.95 |
| Marcus Stoinis |
20 | 30 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Chris Jordan |
20 | 17 | 1 | 0.85 |
 Adil Rashid |
20 | 23 | 1 | 1.15 |
Match details
- Toss
- Fire, bowl
- Ground
- Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
- Start
- Mon 3 Aug, 18:30 UK
- Competition
- The Hundred 2026
Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave Questions
When is Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave?
Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave starts at 18:30 UK time (23:00 in India) on Monday 3 August 2026, at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, part of The Hundred 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave head to head?
Southern Brave lead the Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave head to head at 8-3 from 12 Hundred meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 3 August 2026 at Sophia Gardens, was won by Welsh Fire.
What is Welsh Fire's recent form?
Welsh Fire have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 Hundred matches, newest first L L L W W; most recently they lost to London Spirit on 12 Aug, 125/7 to 131/8.
What is Southern Brave's recent form?
Southern Brave have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 Hundred matches, newest first W L L W W; most recently they beat Trent Rockets on 10 Aug, 159/4 to 158/5.
What is a good score at Sophia Gardens?
A good first-innings score at Sophia Gardens is around 136, the average over its last 21 Hundred matches, and the side batting first has won 52% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.