The Hundred 2025, Match 21: Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave full match highlights and scorecard

During the 21st fixture of The Hundred 2025, Welsh Fire met the Southern Brave in another home clash at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The home captain, Tom Abell, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a relatively green bowling surface. 

The home captain came into the eleven as the only change with Stephen EWskinazi making way out. For the Southern Brave, they made two changes to the eleven. Tymal Mills and Jordan Thompson went out of the eleven, with Reece Tropley and Chris Jordan making their way into the eleven.

Southern Brave recover from early struggle to reach 129/8

The tourists kept losing wickets from the start as they had no answer to the New Zealand pacer, Matt Henry, who ended with a fabulous spell of 2/5 in 20 balls with 16 dot balls. They had only three batters in the double figures as the captain managed 29 runs in 26 balls. At 94/6 in 82 balls, they were far away from getting to 100.

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But Hilton Cartwright changed the entire momentum with his incredible knock of unbeaten 51 runs in 19 balls at a strike rate of 268.42, shouldering on five sixes and two fours as they somehow limped their way to 129/8 in their allotted 20 overs. David Payne and Chris Green also bagged two wickets in the first innings.

Welsh Fire continue losing streak with four-run defeat

The home side went off to a tiny flying start of 24 runs in the first 11 balls. Jonny Bairstow smacked 22 runs in 10 balls. But once he got dismissed, the pressure fell on the middle order of the side. Tom Kohler-Cadmore was their last hope with 25 runs in 28 balls.

But none of this worked out at the end. Southern Brave held their nerve with some crazy captaincy and excellent bowling performance to earn a four-run victory to keep themselves alive in the event. This could possibly be the end of the season for the Fire, who extends their stay at the bottom. 

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