Will Jacks fifty lifts MI London, Brave slump to another defeat

Will Jacks leads MI London home Will Jacks scored a fifty and anchored the chase. It wasn’t smooth, but he held his nerve in a nervy finish to get MI London over the line. It’s another defeat for Brave. They couldn’t close it out and their losing run goes on. Jacks’ knock was the difference in a tight game. MI London survived the pressure to win, while Brave will be frustrated to let another one slip. Early damage for MI London Chasing 129, MI London’s start was shaky. Marcus Stoinis struck two-in-two in the powerplay: James Vince - caught in the deep by Tristan Stubbs Nicholas Pooran - out first ball, caught behind That signalled a third straight loss for Brave if they could defend, but MI London fought back.J acks and Curran steady the chase. Will Jacks and Sam Curran rebuilt. They took it down to 76 needed from 50 balls. Curran made 30 before being bowled by Adil Rashid. Late twist, then Jacks seals it. Stoinis returned to get the big wicket of Jacks with 37 needed from 21. Stoinis finished with 3 for 17. Despite that, MI London held on and the win took them up to 3rd in the table. Brave’s slump continued. The following ball was a dot, drilled back at Chaudhary who failed to cling onto a tough caught-and-bowled, resulting in a lengthy delay as he required treatment from the physio. Next ball Boult swiped a single through midwicket, leaving Pope on strike to hit the winning runs. Pope's winning runs brought an end to a tense and scrappy affair, much like the women's game earlier neither side were able to find the boundary with regularity. Jamie Smith had earlier top-scored for Brave, the home side ultimately scrambling to a total of 129 for 9 which the visitors needed every one of their 100-ball allocation to overhaul. A nervy chase. Stoinis’ 3-wicket burst threatened to derail MI London, but Jacks’ fifty and Curran’s support got them close enough to win. Brave lose again and MI London climb into the top 3. Jacks, the Meerkat Match Hero, said: "A very tight one at the end there. Very relieved to get over the line. It was a hard-fought game on a tricky surface. We'd spoken about the new ball in The Hundred sometimes being the hardest time to bat. I've got out quite early in the last few games, so it was about assessing the conditions and digging in a bit deeper." MI London 130 for 7 (Jacks 54, Stoinis 3-17) beat Southern Brave 129 for 9 (Smith 49, Boult 2-15) by three wickets