Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Southern Brave W have won the last three meetings against MI London W. In the most recent clash last season, SB-W dominated from start to finish, posting 161/6 and bowling MIL-W out for 72. The match was defined by MIL-W being dismissed for 72, which left them no chance of staying in the contest. The broader pattern is one-way: SB-W have controlled this matchup across the last three games.

SBSouthern Brave W 161/6

MIMI London W 72/10

2025-08-18 · SB-W won by 89 runs

MIMI London W 79/4

SBSouthern Brave W 85/3

2024-08-08 · SB-W won by 7 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (D/L method)

SBSouthern Brave W 132/3

MIMI London W 130/6

2023-08-19 · SB-W won by 7 wickets (With 4 balls remaining)

Southern Brave W

Southern Brave W are 1st in the regular season with 8 points and are currently in the playoff zone. They have opened with two straight wins, including a chase where they won by 5 wickets with 4 balls remaining. The recent results show SB-W finding ways to close games, both defending a total and finishing a chase.

SBSouthern Brave W 117/5

SLSunrisers Leeds W 116/10

2026-07-25 · SB-W won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

SBSouthern Brave W 126/7

WFWelsh Fire W 118/8

2026-07-22 · SB-W won by 8 runs

SBSouthern Brave W 115/6

SLSunrisers Leeds W 119/3

2025-08-31 · Northern Superchargers W won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

MI London W

MI London W are 8th in the regular season with 0 points and are currently outside the playoff zone. They have started 0-2, and their latest defeat was a 60-run loss where they were bowled out for 117 while chasing 177/4. The pattern so far is heavy defeats rather than close finishes.

MIMI London W 117/10

WFWelsh Fire W 177/4

2026-07-25 · WF-W won by 60 runs

MIMI London W 107/8

SLSunrisers Leeds W 109/3

2026-07-21 · SL-W won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

MIMI London W 108/8

LSLondon Spirit W 112/2

2025-08-25 · LS-W won by 8 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)

Playing XI

Key Stats

Prediction

All four models favour Southern Brave W, with the average projection at 72% for SB-W. Bookmakers also lean SB-W, pricing them at 54% (1.75) vs MIL-W at 46% (2.00). Key stats favour SB-W 6-1, driven by their stronger table position, net run rate, and recent form. The deciding storyline is whether MIL-W can avoid another collapse against an opponent that has beaten them in three straight head-to-heads.

Brave survive the last over

Southern Brave’s win was sealed in the final exchanges, when MI London needed only a handful but couldn’t land the decisive blow before the innings ended at 16.4 overs. Danni Wyatt-Hodge had carried the chase into the closing stretch, yet the last few balls became a scramble rather than a finish. Brave, under pressure after losing late wickets with the bat, still found just enough composure to squeeze home by 1 run.

Matthews flips the middle

The game’s hinge was the middle-to-death transition of Brave’s innings. After a quiet powerplay (22/1), Laura Wolvaardt and Jemimah Rodrigues added a crucial 60 to lift them to 84/2 through the middle overs, but Hayley Matthews then tore the momentum away. Her 4/22 meant Brave limped through the death at 5.0 an over, losing four wickets for 20, and turning a platform into a total MI London could realistically hunt down.

Wolvaardt-Rodrigues set it up

Wolvaardt’s 36 off 30 and Rodrigues’ 32 off 22 were the innings’ stabilisers, giving Brave something to defend after Matthews’ spell. For MI London, Wyatt-Hodge’s 52 off 42 was the best hand in the chase, but she didn’t get enough support at the death. Matthews was the standout overall: her four-for nearly decided it, only for Brave’s late control to steal the last run.

Form held, but barely

Pre-match, Brave’s stronger recent results and head-to-head edge suggested they’d handle key moments better, and that largely played out in the chase. MI London started cleaner (27/0 in the powerplay) and built a 67-run stand, but the tempo never spiked late. With the target within reach, Brave’s bowlers forced Wyatt-Hodge and company into singles and risk, and the chase finished with runs still required.