Brave beat winless Phoenix to reclaim top spot

Danni Wyatt got Southern Brave off to a strong start with the bat

Southern Brave moved back to the top of the table with victory over winless Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.

Phoenix fought back on a slow, turning surface to restrict them to 132-4.

The visitors were going well before the run out of Amy Jones derailed the chase and, after Erin Burns' late flurry, the Brave held on for a win that lifts them above Welsh Fire at the summit.

After a fourth win in a row, Brave are now on the brink of securing a top-three finish and qualification for the knockout stages, with fourth-placed Oval Invincibles unable to catch them.

Manchester Originals and London Spirit need to win all their remaining games just to match Brave's current points tally.

What else do you need to know?

• Mandhana overtook Tammy Beaumont to become the leading run-scorer in the women's competition, with 224 runs in six innings.
• After losing Mandhana to the 70th ball of the innings, Brave scored only 38 runs from the last 30 balls of their innings.
• Issy Wong was left out of the Birmingham Phoenix side. The England fast bowler has struggled for rhythm this summer and a Phoenix statement said she would be working on her run up with the bowling coach.
• Abtaha Maqsood replaced Wong and was one of three leg-spinners in the Phoenix side, alongside Hannah Baker and Katie Levick. However, Levick was the only one to take a wicket.
• Georgia Adams, Lauren Bell and Anya Shrubsole each took two wickets for Brave, while young spinner Kalea Moore also impressed in taking 1-24.

You can watch Hundred matches on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the competition, alongside both finals on Sunday, 27 August. More details.