Southern Brave turned the game on its head in the last 15 balls to stunningly defend 126 runs against Welsh Fire. Here’s the updated points table after SOUW vs WELW.
Women's Hundred 2026: Updated points table after Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire
Southern Brave started their campaign in The Hundred on a high with a win over Welsh Fire in their thrilling opening clash at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Sunrisers Leeds continue to be on top of the table after an authoritative win in the tournament opener.
Welsh Fire and MI London are in third and fourth place respectively. The rest of the four teams are yet to start their campaign.
Team | Matches | Won | Lost | N/R | Points | NRR |
Sunrisers Leeds (Women) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.549 |
Southern Brave (Women) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.400 |
Welsh Fire (Women) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.400 |
MI London (Women) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.549 |
Birmingham Phoenix (Women) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
London Spirit (Women) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Manchester Super Giants (Women) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Trent Rockets (Women) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
What were the talking points in SBW vs WFW, Women's Hundred, match 2?
Southern Brave could only manage 126 runs in their innings after Welsh Fire invited them to bat first. Only three of their players - Lizelle Lee (31), Laura Wolvaardt (45*) and skipper Sophie Molineux (22) - could reach double figures. They collapsed from 95/3 to 118/7 to score only 31 runs off the last 24 balls.
Who were the top performers in Southern Brave Women vs Welsh Fire Women?
In the run-chase, Welsh Fire were cruising at 80-1 with 42 balls left. Georgia Voll scored a brilliant half-century while Freya Kemp made 39 runs off just 29 balls. But the former’s dismissal with 18 runs to win triggered a stunning collapse for Welsh as they slipped from 109-3 to 115-8 in 14 balls to fall eight runs short eventually.
Lauren Bell and Molineux turned the game on its head with their last set of five balls, taking three wickets between them. Molineux also won the player of the match award for her 22-run knock and figures of 3-14 in 20 balls.
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