Women's Eliminator: Northern Superchargers v London Spirit, The Kia Oval
Superchargers beat defending champions Spirit by 42 runs to reach final
Superchargers 214-5 (100 balls): Perrin 101 (43), Litchfield 35 (19), Carey 31* (12) - highest team total in women's Hundred and second highest overall
Teenager Perrin hits sublime 42-ball century - fastest in women's Hundred and second fastest overall
Spirit 172-9 (100 balls): Redmayne 50* (30); Ballinger 3-22
Superchargers face Brave in Sunday's final at Lord's (14:15 BST)
Griffith c Davidson-Richards b Sutherland 29 (Spirit 75-4)
That should settle any Superchargers nerves. Cordelia Griffith skies an Annabel Sutherland full toss. The DLS score zooms into the distance for Spirit now.
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Swung for six by Charli Knott to punish the drop!
It's not easy to catch in these slippy circumstances. Alice Davidson-Richards spills the catch at mid-off.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3
After the first couple of wickets, I did think we might be in for an early finish here but London Spirit are giving it a good nudge here. If there wasn't another ball bowled today, I would be happy.
Northern Superchargers need to be careful here. They will feel so comfortable because they have 200 plus runs on the board, but this 50-partnership has come off 20 balls. One wicket could change everything.
Need 149 runs from 65 balls
Linsey Smith responds with four deliveries that cost only three runs as the rain gets heavier.
Whacked over long-off for six. That DLS score isn't totally out of reach, you know.
The DLS par score after 30 balls when three wickets down was 74 which tells you how far behind the Spirit still remain.
It looks to be raining a little more now.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3
We will have a result now and there can be a fair inkling who it's going to be a positive result for.
London Spirit played some really nice strokes towards the end of the powerplay. They are realising you don't have to thrash across the line of the ball in order to get boundaries. It is a good pitch and the grass is making the ball just skid on.
They are playing some really eye-catching strokes, particularly down the ground.
Three more fours in a row to Cordelia Griffith! This pitch is a road.
Need 171 from 75 balls
It's getting darker by the minute at The Oval. The reflection of the floodlights are currently gleaming off Charli Knott's helmet. Knott, to her credit, is playing nicely and Cordelia Griffith joins in by whacking Kate Cross for four.
That's 25 balls done, which means there will be a winner even if the rain arrives.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
89 runs is the biggest margin of victory in terms of runs in the history of the women's Hundred, by Southern Brave vs Oval Invincibles at Southampton in 2025.
Target 215
Charli Knott greets compatriot Annabel Sutherland by hitting four boundaries in a row to throw the ultimate of consolation counter punches. Spirit are still behind the required scoring rate and have lost three wickets.
Skipper Charlie Dean looks glum in the dugout.
Target 215
Will Southern Brave, awaiting for tomorrow's final, be watching this? Danni Wyatt-Hodge tweeted some praise for Davina Perrin earlier. Would they even be a little worried? I would be. But I'm not a professional sportsperson.
Gibson b Ballinger 3 (Spirit 12-3)
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd another. This is a thrashing.
Cordelia Griffith is bowled by a big inswinger from Grace Ballinger.
Sam Drury
BBC Sport cricket writer at the Kia Oval
There is plenty of movement in the crowd with people quickly putting on jackets - and the first umbrella has just popped up to my right.
The rain has arrived...
Need 204 runs to win from 90 balls
There's a race on for Superchargers to bowl the 25 balls needed for there to be a result before the rain arrives but it won't actually matter. They finished above Spirit in the group table so will go through if there's no result anyway.
Dani Gibson has also been pushed up the order for Spirit.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
That's now eight powerplay wickets for Kate Cross in this season's competition, bettered only by Marizanne Kapp (nine in 2023) in a Hundred campaign.
Chathli c Higham b Cross 6 (Spirit 7-2)
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's six and out for Kira Chathli. This time she hits Kate Cross' first ball into the hands of deep square leg.
Superchargers are loving life. They're heading to the final.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3
Grace Ballinger has the most swing in the women's competition this year. That ball just swung back into the off stump of Grace Harris, who was just shaping up to thrash it down the ground and was beaten by that shape.
The cunning plan to send Grace Harris in to make the most of the deliveries has ended in her downfall.
Target 215
London Spirit are going to swinging - they have to. There's no point doing otherwise. Kira Chathli, another who has been in good form this year, slogs it over mid-wicket.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perrin,run out Knott Perrin, run out Knott | 101 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 57 | 234.88 |
Davidson-Richards,run out Griffith Davidson-Richards, run out Griffith | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 120.00 |
Litchfield,caught Harris, bowled Knott Litchfield, caught Harris, bowled Knott | 35 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 184.21 |
Sutherland,caught Coppack, bowled Glenn Sutherland, caught Coppack, bowled Glenn | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 83.33 |
Carey,not out Carey, not out | 31 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 258.33 |
Armitage,caught Knott, bowled Dean Armitage, caught Knott, bowled Dean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Heath,not out Heath, not out | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 225.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 14, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 15 Extras, no balls 0, wides 14, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 15 | |||||||
Total,214 for 5 100 balls Total,214 for 5 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wong | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.80 |
Coppack | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15.60 |
Gray | 15 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16.80 |
Dean | 20 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11.10 |
Glenn | 20 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9.90 |
Knott | 15 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16.00 |
Harris | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
105 for 1 (49 balls) | Davidson-Richards |
169 for 2 (77 balls) | Litchfield |
171 for 3 (79 balls) | Perrin |
176 for 4 (85 balls) | Sutherland |
176 for 5 (86 balls) | Armitage |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris,bowled Ballinger Harris, bowled Ballinger | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Chathli,caught Higham, bowled Cross Chathli, caught Higham, bowled Cross | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 200.00 |
Griffith,caught Davidson-Richards, bowled Sutherland Griffith, caught Davidson-Richards, bowled Sutherland | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 170.59 |
Gibson,bowled Ballinger Gibson, bowled Ballinger | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.00 |
Knott,caught Smith, bowled Carey Knott, caught Smith, bowled Carey | 40 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 250.00 |
Redmayne,not out Redmayne, not out | 50 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 166.67 |
Wong,caught Armitage, bowled Ballinger Wong, caught Armitage, bowled Ballinger | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 150.00 |
Dean,caught Davidson-Richards, bowled Cross Dean, caught Davidson-Richards, bowled Cross | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 128.57 |
Glenn,caught Smith, bowled Sutherland Glenn, caught Smith, bowled Sutherland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 200.00 |
Gray,leg before wicket, bowled Sutherland Gray, leg before wicket, bowled Sutherland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Coppack,not out Coppack, not out | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 114.29 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 8 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 8 | |||||||
Total,172 for 9 100 balls Total,172 for 9 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ballinger | 20 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.60 |
Cross | 20 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.70 |
Sutherland | 20 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12.00 |
Carey | 20 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12.00 |
Smith | 20 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11.70 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (2 balls) | Harris |
7 for 2 (6 balls) | Chathli |
12 for 3 (12 balls) | Gibson |
75 for 4 (40 balls) | Griffith |
79 for 5 (42 balls) | Knott |
87 for 6 (49 balls) | Wong |
149 for 7 (85 balls) | Dean |
153 for 8 (87 balls) | Glenn |
153 for 9 (88 balls) | Gray |
