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Oval Invincibles knocked out after failing to defend 134 at the Ageas Bowl
Southern Brave 135 for 4 (Davies 40*, de Grandhomme 40*) beat Oval Invincibles 134 for 7 (Blake 44*, Jacks 39, Lintott 3-14) by six wickets
Lintott pegged Invincibles back after a flying start – they were 46 for 0 after 16 balls – but Alex Blake’s 44 not out ensured they had something to bowl at. Brave lost three early wickets in the chase and struggled to score freely, but a calm, unbroken stand of 67 between Davies and de Grandhomme sealed the win, with Davies pulling Reece Topley for six to get them across the line with five balls to spare.
Brave started the season with consecutive defeats, replicating their head coach Mahela Jayawardene’s template from his time at Mumbai Indians, but have won all five of their completed games since then, four of them at home. They will play Trent Rockets in Friday’s eliminator if Birmingham Phoenix beat Northern Superchargers on Tuesday night; if Phoenix lose, Brave will go straight into Saturday’s final.
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Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @mroller98