Northern Superchargers edged Southern Brave in a gripping The Hundred 2025 clash, sealed by Graham Clark’s stunning last-ball six. The game’s momentum shifted repeatedly, leaving supporters of both sides convinced they had victory in sight before the decisive blow.
Match Analysis
A last-ball six from Graham Clark saw the Northern Superchargers defeat the Southern Brave on their home turf in a brilliant game of cricket. Fans of both sides would have felt their team were the more likely winners on multiple occasions as the game see-sawed wildly throughout the closing stages.
Put into bat, Southern Brave were soon in all kinds of trouble, Kiwi Jacob Duffy, fresh off the plane from a Test series with Zimbabwe, decimating the power-packed top-order, reducing them to 26-3 off 24 balls, Leus du Plooy, James Vince and Jason Roy all back in the pavilion.
James Coles and the evergreen Laurie Evans rebuilt steadily then violently, putting on 87 in 57 balls to put a defendable total in sight despite spin twins Mitch Santner and Adil Rashid keeping things in check, the Brave finishing with a middling 139-5.
Jamie Overton replicated the work of Duffy, taking three relatively inexpensive wickets for the Brave, but Zak Crawley sparkled alongside England teammate Harry Brook, both of whom scored quickfire 20s.
When Chris Jordan pulled up with a groin injury it felt like a game-changing moment but the Brave rallied, Jofra Archer bowling a brilliant penultimate set, going for just one run and taking two wickets to finish with 2-15.
The Superchargers needed 10 off the last set, bowled by Tymal Mills. Dots off balls three and four left five needed off the last, at which point Graham Clark hit a back-of-the-hand slower ball over the ropes at deep midwicket to send the away fans into a frenzy.
Meerkat Match Hero Graham Clark said: “I am euphoric, I thought I’d messed it up when I left that wide one and then missed a slot ball, but it’s such a good feeling to get over the line.
“Batting in the middle order role is something I’ve never done before. I’ve spent the last few days with Neil McKenzie trying to improve my power-hitting. We thought it was a really good wicket, where you could play proper shots.
“Mitch Santner really took the pressure off. He’s a quality operator, when he fields, bowls or bats. Such a calm character, and hits the ball so cleanly.”
Match Summary
Southern Brave (Men) vs Northern Superchargers (Men), Match 11
Southern Brave (Men) 139/5 (100 balls)
Northern Superchargers (Men) 141/7 (100 balls)
Northern Superchargers (Men) won by 3 wickets
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Match Stats
Southern Brave (Men) Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Leus du Plooy – 0.2 ov), 2-18 (James Vince – 2.3 ov), 3-26 (Jason Roy – 4.4 ov), 4-113 (Laurie Evans – 16.1 ov), 5-115 (Hilton Cartwright – 16.4 ov)
Northern Superchargers (Men) Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Dawid Malan – 0.4 ov), 2-27 (Michael-Kyle Pepper – 4.4 ov), 3-49 (Zak Crawley – 7.2 ov), 4-75 (Harry Brook – 10.5 ov), 5-80 (Dan Lawrence – 11.4 ov), 6-130 (Mitchell Santner – 18.2 ov), 7-130 (Thomas Lawes – 18.5 ov)
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Playing XI
Southern Brave (Men)
Northern Superchargers (Men)
Match Details:
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 15:00
Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Toss: Northern Superchargers (Men) elected to bowl
Umpires: James Middlebrook (England) Martin Saggers (England) Neil Bainton (England TV)
Match Referee: Will Smith (England)
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