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The Hundred men's competition, Headingley

Sunrisers Leeds 187-5 (100 balls): Marsh 69 (34); Rashid 3-21

Southern Brave 182-5 (100 balls): McKinney 44 (23), Stubbs 42* (20); Abrar 2-33

Sunrisers Leeds won by five runs

Mitchell Marsh starred with the bat as Sunrisers Leeds secured their first win of The Hundred by defeating Southern Brave by five runs at Headingley.

Sunrisers began the 2026 campaign with a seven-wicket defeat by MI London but bounced back with a hard-fought victory, while Brave remain winless after two matches.

Asked to bat first, Marsh and Ryan Rickelton gave Sunrisers a flying start, with the former reaching a blistering half-century in only 26 balls.

The Australian looked dangerous from the outset and capitalised fully on a wayward set from Luke Wood, which went for 28 runs and included four free hits, as Sunrisers raced to 102 without loss at the halfway stage of the innings.

Adil Rashid slowed down the scoring by claiming three wickets in the following set, including Marsh for 69 from 34 balls.

Dan Lawrence, however, ensured the home side finished strongly with a 24-ball half-century, while Tom Alsop added a rapid 21 as they posted 187-5.

Brave's reply began strongly through Ben McKinney, who led the charge with 44 from 23 balls.

Fellow opener Jamie Smith hit 30 from 18 balls to put the visitors on a healthy 80-2 after 46 balls, before Marcus Stoinis injected further momentum into the chase.

The Australian smashed 31 from 16 balls, including four fours and a six, before falling to Sunrisers spinner Abrar Ahmed, who registered 2-33.

Tristan Stubbs kept Brave in contention with an unbeaten 43 from 20 balls, but disciplined bowling from Nathan Ellis and Brydon Carse in the closing stages secured a narrow win for Sunrisers.

What is happening on Sunday?

Manchester Super Giants play Birmingham Phoenix in the women's competition at Old Trafford at 11:00 BST, followed by the men's game at 14:30.

Trent Rockets face London Spirit in the women's competition at 14:30, and the men's at 18:00, with those games live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

You can follow ball-by-ball commentary of all matches on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.