Last update on.From The HundredWomen's Hundred, Ageas Bowl Southampton Southern Brave 166-3 (100 ball) - Mandhana 52 (52), Wyatt 53 (34) ; Matthews 2-27 Welsh Fire 124-6 (100 ball) – Redmayne 35*(27), B Smith 33 (27) Southern Brave won with a scorecard of 39 runsWith a dominating victory against Welsh Fire, Southern Brave secured their place in final of women's Hundred.Brave showed why they are the Hundred's only unbeaten side with the highest batting total (166-3) in what was possibly the most one-sided contest of the competition.The Brave have a frightening opening partnership: Danni Wyatt & Smriti Mandhana, two of the best in the world. Today's win with 107 was a convincing one.Welsh Fire's chances of qualifying for the World Cup are also over with this defeat.After Eve Jones' and Shafali Verma's exploits on Monday, it was the second consecutive time they conceded 100 runs.Brave's bat power was simply too much for Welsh Fire's batters, and they fell short of their goal at 127-4.Mandhana's lucky dateSmriti Mandhana is the player you don't want to give another chance to.Last time they played each other at Cardiff, Mandhana got dropped by Alex Griffiths on the boundary and then went on to score a match-winning 61.Today must have felt familiar to Welsh Fire as she was dropped by the same player in the exact same spot, without scoring a run.Mandhana had made five by the time she was done, and gave a catch to Bryony. It's easy to imagine the relief Fire's players felt when they found out that the lost catch didn't cost them anything.Or...maybe not. Sophia Dunkley's confusion as she tried to run back to the dugout was evident. Piepa Cleary had bowled no balls - Mandhana survived.The damage was done seven times and three sixes later.Brave's batting is unbeatable.Brave is brimming over with confidence, now that they have been confirmed for the final. They have never been beaten in the group stages, and they are unstoppable.Can they win the entire thing? They are the best team in the world, and it's not because of their batting lineup.If the team manages to grab an early wicket, Wyatt and Mandhana are out. Then Dunkley, England's new star, is in. If they win another wicket, West Indies captain Stafanie Taye is next.It is brutal for bowlers and will require something from the opponent in the final to stop them.It could be written in the stars...
