Final result
London Spirit won by 47 runs
Player of the match: JL Smith
Result · The Hundred
London Spirit vs Southern Brave
Result · The Hundred
Venue par · 227Chase success · 36%POTM · JL Smith
Match preview & overview
London Spirit cruise past Southern Brave by 47 runs at Lord's
London Spirit beat Southern Brave by 47 runs at Lord's on 23 August 2025, a result that was shaped in the powerplay and confirmed at the death. Batting first, Spirit posted 186/4, anchored by a 55-run, wicket-free powerplay. Southern Brave, set 187 to win, lost 2 wickets for 49 in their own powerplay and never found the momentum to close the gap. They finished on 139/9, with their final phase yielding just 15 runs from 3 wickets. JL Smith was named Player of the Match.
The Brave had won the toss and sent Spirit in to bat, a decision backed by Lord's historical patterns: 59 per cent of toss winners at this ground choose to field. But data tendencies are not guarantees, and Spirit's top order punished the decision from the first ball. The middle overs produced 74 runs and 3 wickets for Spirit, a productive passage that kept the scoreboard ticking without the kind of collapse that might have set a more chaseable total.
For Brave, the chase required something close to a perfect innings. They started reasonably, but 49/2 at the end of the powerplay left too much to do. The middle overs yielded 75 runs but at the cost of 4 wickets, and by the time the death arrived, the equation was impossible. Fifteen runs from the final phase with 3 more wickets falling closed the book on a forgettable night for the Southampton-based franchise.
Pitch report & venue insights
Lord's, London — 162-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2002–2025. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
162
T20 matches hosted
227
Avg 1st-innings score
199
Avg 2nd-innings score
36%
Chase success rate
35
Avg powerplay runs
61%
Toss-field rate
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
Spirit's powerplay gave them the match
London Spirit reached 55/0 after the powerplay, the platform that made 186/4 possible. Southern Brave's openers, by contrast, lost 2 wickets for 49 runs in the same phase, leaving them chasing the total from a deficit they never recovered from.
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Brave's death overs collapsed under pressure
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186/4 well above Lord's Hundred average
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Toss winners chose to field and lost
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JL Smith named Player of the Match
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top batter markets may be worth considering at Lord's given the ground's historically batting-friendly nature in the powerplay, where averages tend to reward aggressive openers.
- With the chase success rate at Lord's sitting at just 34 per cent across 162 matches, outright markets on teams batting first may carry different weight than at more neutral venues.
- Death-overs bowling performance has been a decisive phase in both innings here; player markets related to economy rates or wicket-takers in the final overs could reflect that pattern.
- Head-to-head markets between these two sides may be harder to price efficiently given the 2-2 record across their four completed meetings.
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Frequently asked
Questions about London Spirit vs Southern Brave
What was the result of London Spirit vs Southern Brave on 23 August 2025?
London Spirit beat Southern Brave by 47 runs at Lord's. Spirit posted 186/4 batting first, and Brave were bowled out for 139/9 in reply.
Who won the Player of the Match award?
JL Smith was named Player of the Match in this fixture at Lord's.
What is the head-to-head record between London Spirit and Southern Brave?
Across 5 meetings in The Hundred, London Spirit and Southern Brave have won 2 matches each, with one game producing no result. Their most recent completed match before this one was a 7-wicket win for the Brave at the Rose Bowl in 2024.
Where can I watch The Hundred 2025 in the UK?
The Hundred is broadcast on Sky Sports Cricket in the UK, with live streaming available via Sky Go and NOW TV. Some matches are also shown on Channel 4, which holds free-to-air rights for selected fixtures.
What are the batting conditions like at Lord's in The Hundred?
Lord's has a chase success rate of just 34 per cent across 162 matches in this format context, making it one of the more batting-first-friendly grounds in the competition. The toss data supports this: 59 per cent of toss winners have elected to field, yet the side chasing still loses the majority of games.
How did London Spirit's innings break down by phase?
Spirit scored 55 runs without loss in the powerplay, added 74 runs for 3 wickets in the middle phase, and finished with 57 runs for 1 wicket in the death overs to reach 186/4 in total.
Photo credits (2)
- Chris Woakes — photo by Storm machine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
- Moeen Ali — photo by www.davidmolloyphotography.com from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 · source