Cartwright, Crawley shine in Southern Brave and Superchargers victories

Southern Brave and Northern Superchargers delivered impressive performances to claim hard-fought wins in their latest The Hundred outings.

At the Ageas Bowl, Hilton Cartwright played a match-winning innings, smashing 51 not out off just 19 balls to rescue Brave from a shaky start and post 129 for 8 against Welsh Fire. Despite early pressure from Fire’s bowlers—particularly Matt Henry, who returned sensational figures of 2 for 5 from 20 balls—Cartwright’s late onslaught shifted the momentum.

In response, Fire made a quick start through Jonny Bairstow (22), but regular wickets and disciplined death bowling from Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan saw Brave edge a thrilling finish. Jordan held his nerve to defend 12 off the final five balls.

Over at Lord’s, Zak Crawley led the way for Northern Superchargers, scoring a classy 55 off 38 balls as they comfortably chased down London Spirit’s modest total of 135 for 3. Despite contributions from Jamie Smith (41) and Ollie Pope (52), Spirit struggled to accelerate.

Crawley’s early boundaries set the tone, and Harry Brook finished things off with 18 balls to spare. The Superchargers’ win was built on an excellent bowling effort, with Adil Rashid earning praise for his economical spell.

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