"Zor Daar Jeet, Dilli Ne Dikhaya Apna Dum"- Southern Brave dominate Welsh Fire by 4 runs

abhinayreddy — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:21:10 GMT

Southern Brave dominate Welsh Fire by 4 runs

In the 21st game of The Hundred 2025, Welsh Fire faced Southern Brave at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Home captain Tom Abell won the toss and chose to bowl. He came in for Stephen Eskinazi, while Brave made two changes, bringing in Reece Topley and Chris Jordan.

Brave had a poor start as Matt Henry bowled a brilliant spell of 2/5 in 20 balls, giving away very little. At one stage they were 94/6 and looked short of runs. Skipper James Vince made 29, but Hilton Cartwright turned the game around with a stunning unbeaten 51 off 19 balls, hitting five sixes and two fours. His late fireworks pushed Brave to 129/8. David Payne and Chris Green also picked up two wickets each for Fire.

Chasing 130, Jonny Bairstow gave Fire a quick start with 22 off 10 balls. But once he got out, the innings lost shape. Tom Kohler-Cadmore fought with 25 runs, but the rest couldn’t finish the job. Brave’s bowlers stayed calm at the end and pulled off a close 4-run win. With this result, Southern Brave stay alive in the tournament, while Welsh Fire remain at the bottom and continue their losing run.

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Twitter reactions after SB wins 21th match of The Hundred 2025

Southern Brave snap their three-game losing run with a hard-fought win over Welsh Fire! 🔥

Hilton Cartwright’s explosive 51* off 19 balls made all the difference. ✅#TheHundred #Cricket #Sportskeeda pic.twitter.com/meIEXS1dDk
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 20, 2025

A blistering fifty from Hilton Cartwright lifts Southern Brave from 71/5 after 71 balls to 129/8 - enough to hold off the Welsh Fire? https://t.co/pLwSwYQrjc | #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/RaG0hyaMGD
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 20, 2025

Agony for Welsh Fire 💔
Elation for Southern Brave 💚

A crucical win on the #RoadToTheEliminator 😱#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/2p3UrZz0ZD
— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 20, 2025

Southern Brave beat the Welsh Fire by 4 Runs 🏏💥💪 #WFvSB | #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/9hUfNNRfEh
— Sportify (@Sportify777) August 20, 2025

Southern Brave hold off Welsh Fire to end their three-match losing streak!

Jofra Archer (3/20) and James Coles (2/10) led the defence after Hilton Cartwright's 51* got the Brave to their winning total

Scorecard: https://t.co/pLwSwYQrjc pic.twitter.com/AAc1Hzy2FZ
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 20, 2025

The Men's Hundred Match 21: Southern Brave beat Welsh Fire by four runs in low scoring thriller
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏆🏏https://t.co/eQNMFiaQHs pic.twitter.com/mkkUTuGkWb
— Cricket World (@Cricket_World) August 20, 2025

Chris Jordan defended 12 runs in the final over to secure victory for Southern Brave.#TheHundred2025 pic.twitter.com/Yc8GL9pXO1
— 𝐅 𝐀 𝐈 𝐙 𝐀 𝐍 💫🇵🇰 (@Faizanali_152) August 20, 2025

Not to be for Welsh Fire. 😬

The loss means Fire remain bottom of the table with one win, while Southern Brave edge up to third. 🏏#BBCCricket #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/Yts7NRVcar
— BBC Sport Wales (@BBCSportWales) August 20, 2025