Ahead of the 2026 season of The Hundred, Southern Brave has retained English batter, Maia Bouchier. The Brave Women have announced the retention of their key players like Lauren Bell. They put up a phenomenal display in the 2025 season of The Hundred with 8 wins from 8 matches, making them the first team in the history of the league to achieve such a record. Southern Brave will be happy to retain their core players as they have a well-balanced unit, and they will need to just hold their nerves in the tense moments this time out.
Maia Bouchier has been a consistent performer for Southern Brave, and she has been an integral part of their batting unit. She has scored 750 runs across all seasons with a strike rate of approximately 125.83. Bouchier had one of her best seasons in 2023, amassing 268 runs across 9 innings, playing a crucial role in Southern Brave’s dominant league phase, which included a vital 43 off 34 balls against London Spirit. She has an explosive batting style which makes her much suited for the tournament according to its dynamics.
In her T20I career, she has scored 738 runs from 38 innings at a strike rate of 121.38. She has undoubtedly been a great performer for the England national side as she has centuries in both Tests and ODIs and also, she played a fabulous knock of 91 against New Zealand in the T20I format. She has been a valuable component of the national side with her explosive batting intent as she can score some crucial quickfire runs in high intensity run chases.
Bouchier has played in several global franchise leagues across the world, and she has played for Melbourne Stars in the Women’s Big Bash League. In the 2025/26 WBBL season, Bouchier was called up to replace Marizanne Kapp. Bouchier made a statement with her bat in her first outing, scoring a fantastic 67 from 40 balls in her first game of the season to help her side regain form in a crucial phase.
Maia Bouchier’s retention clearly states the intent of the management to bring no change in the personnel as they had already proved their worth last time out. Her ability to get off the blocks quickly and to score in pressure matches with an above average strike rate will be crucial to the side. Southern Brave will be confident entering into the latest edition of The Hundred as they will be looking to capitalize on their good form this time out and they will be targeting nothing short of The Hundred title.
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