Southern Brave captain Sophie Molineux, fresh off the back of leading Australia to ICC Women’s T20 World Cup glory, says that the Utilita Bowl-based side is ready to go for this year’s edition of The Hundred.
The annual competition kicks off this week, with Southern Brave’s Men’s and Women’s sides playing their opening fixture against Welsh Fire on Wednesday 22 July at Utilita Bowl, the home of cricket in Hampshire.
Molineux, who was recently announced at captain of Southern Brave Women, is one of the most decorated in the game, and recently led the Australian side to T20 World Cup victory, beating England in the final.
On bringing her Australian wining culture to Southern Brave, Molineux said: “That would be great. It’s obviously a very different team and a very different tournament, but it’s really exciting. Southern Brave has had a huge success in the tournament in their history and to be able to hopefully lead this team to more would be amazing.”
And the captain believes that this year’s squad has been built well, with plenty of depth across all areas of the game, and is looking strong as the opening fixture draws closer.
She added: “Looking at the squad, there’s a lot of depth and skill, there’s a lot of class with the bat and then some experience with the ball as well. It’s a nice balanced squad so yeah, I am really excited to see what the group can do.”
While several senior figures lead the squad, including Lauren Bell, Jemimah Rodrigues and more, the Southern Brave squad is loaded with exciting young talent including England and Surrey prospect Tilly Corteen-Coleman.
READ MORE: The Hundred 2026 – Men’s competition: Outright betting guide, analysis and best bets
