Spirit win with 38 balls to spare to boost top-three chances - report
Chathli hammers 26-ball half-century
Invincibles struggle to 108-8
Kapp top-scores with 32
Dean & Gray take two wickets each
Image source, Getty ImagesWell that's all from the women's game!
Oval Invincibles men face Spirit men in around an hour's time. Join us for that.
In the meantime, Sam Drury's match report will tell you all you need to know about Invincibles putting themselves on the brink of qualification for the eliminator.
London Spirit
London Spirit coach Heather Knight, speaking to Sky Sports: "A proper performance.
"That was amazing. In the last two games we have had tough losses. The girls did a brilliant job out there today.
"We knew if we won well then Manchester would have to win better than us."
On Georgia Redmayne: "She has been battling a little bit. She has contributed behind the stumps and taken some amazing catches and stumpings.
"She has been working hard. She has got brilliant hands, so she can access different parts of the ground.
"She is a timer of the ball."
On the Hundred: "I can't talk highly enough about The Hundred and what it has done for the women's game.
"To see it rising and people coming to watch. The London derbies, we have had really good support for it."
On her injury rehab: "Delighted to be named in the World Cup squad. I have started hitting again and started running again. I am in the home stretch and things are going well."
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
38 balls is the fourth-biggest margin in terms of balls remaining in a winning chase in the Women's Hundred and the biggest this season.
'That is fantastic!' - Dean takes 'brilliant' one-handed catch
London Spirit's Charlie Dean, speaking to Sky Sports about her catch: "As soon as the ball was coming up I was thinking I should have been on the ring!
"I managed to time the jump and bang on."
On the win: "I think that was an emphatic victory. We went out and wanted to bounce back. To win by a margin like that has helped us out in the tournament.
"I didn't start well in this tournament with the ball - I felt like I honed in well today.
"I knew my lengths today."
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
Kira Chathli's half-century off 26 balls is the second-quickest by a London Spirit batter in the competition's history after Heather Knight's 25 balls against Southern Brave in 2024. Chathli's tournament run tally of 214 is also the second-most by a Spirit opener in a season (after Georgia Redmayne's 229 in 2024).
It's complicated but if Manchester Originals do win they will need to beat Northern Superchargers by a similar margin to this today to overhaul Spirit's net run-rate and knock them out of the top three.
That's a massive ask for Originals.
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
When you look at the start of the tournament, you would have said that the Oval Invincibles had all bases covered, but the game is not played on paper.
The Oval Invincibles have not been consistent enough with bat and ball.
The easiest way for London Spirit to progress to Saturday's eliminator is for Northern Superchargers to beat Manchester Originals tomorrow.
If that happens, net run-rate won't even come into it.
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
Clinical, disciplined, and they have romped home in the end. They have done the double in the derby game.
London Spirit have done their job and then some. They get the win and the big net run-rate boost they wanted.
Their season may keep going until the weekend. Oval Invincibles end with a whimper.
Chathli b Franklin 53 (Spirit 107-2)
Ah. Kira Chathli goes trying a nifty reverse scoop to Phoebe Franklin's pace. It won't impact this result. Spirit are on the brink. It's a final something for Oval Invincibles to cheer this season.
Only a single for Grace Harris.
Can Chathli finish it in style?
Grace Harris has been sent in to try to win this straight away...
Redmayne c Capsey b Franklin 42 (Spirit 106-1)
Gone! There's a hardly a celebration from the hosts as Georgia Redmayne hits to mid-off.
She knows the net run-rate equation could yet come down to one ball or run. She did the right thing in trying to win it with a boundary.
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
Image source, PA MediaThese two have complemented each other so well.
Georgia Redmayne has impressed me, she has struggled for a score all tournament and she has been the perfect foil for Kira Chathli.
Spirit only need three more now as Redmayne ends another four.
Need seven runs to win
Barring wides, Spirit aren't going to break Soham's record but they are going to pile the pressure onto the other contenders at the top.
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
It is going to be a very impressive victory for London Spirit. They came into the game under pressure, and it has been convincing so far.
So good from Kira Chathli. She knows mid-off is up in the circle. A fine half-century to her name.
The best shot of the lot to seal your second fifty of the tournament!
Kira Chathli just steps to leg and times a drive all of the way over long-off.
Brilliant batting.
Kira Chathli is now third in the tournament run-scoring list and is the highest scoring Englishwoman.
I may as well plug this interview with her on her improvements one more time.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scholfield,stumped Redmayne, bowled Knott Scholfield, stumped Redmayne, bowled Knott | 22 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 104.76 |
Lanning,caught and bowled Dean Lanning, caught and bowled Dean | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 95.00 |
Capsey,caught Gibson, bowled Gray Capsey, caught Gibson, bowled Gray | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 122.22 |
Kapp,caught Dean, bowled Wong Kapp, caught Dean, bowled Wong | 32 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 128.00 |
Winfield-Hill,caught Coppack, bowled Glenn Winfield-Hill, caught Coppack, bowled Glenn | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.00 |
Wellington,run out Dean Wellington, run out Dean | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 77.78 |
Gardner,caught Harris, bowled Gray Gardner, caught Harris, bowled Gray | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40.00 |
Franklin,not out Franklin, not out | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 160.00 |
Moore,bowled Dean Moore, bowled Dean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Smale,not out Smale, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 | |||||||
Total,108 for 8 100 balls Total,108 for 8 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wong | 20 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.70 |
Coppack | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.60 |
Gray | 20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 |
Dean | 20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
Glenn | 20 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9.30 |
Knott | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
42 for 1 (38 balls) | Lanning |
46 for 2 (44 balls) | Scholfield |
65 for 3 (57 balls) | Capsey |
70 for 4 (63 balls) | Winfield-Hill |
80 for 5 (78 balls) | Wellington |
93 for 6 (88 balls) | Gardner |
101 for 7 (95 balls) | Kapp |
101 for 8 (96 balls) | Moore |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chathli,bowled Franklin Chathli, bowled Franklin | 53 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 182.76 |
Redmayne,caught Capsey, bowled Franklin Redmayne, caught Capsey, bowled Franklin | 42 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 140.00 |
Harris,not out Harris, not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Knott,not out Knott, not out | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 400.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 11 | |||||||
Total,112 for 2 62 balls Total,112 for 2 62 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capsey | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.60 |
Kapp | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15.00 |
Anderson | 15 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.40 |
Wellington | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.60 |
Smale | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.00 |
Moore | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
Franklin | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.57 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
106 for 1 (58 balls) | Redmayne |
107 for 2 (60 balls) | Chathli |
