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)
Perrin run out (Knott) 101 (Superchargers 171-3)
The unluckiest way to get out!
Davina Perrin is run out at the non-striker's end via a deflection off the bowler's hands, an unfortunate way to end a breath-taking innings.
The Oval rises for one of the most remarkable innings - 101 from 43 balls at the age of 18.
The celebrations are short-lived for London Spirit, however, at the sight of Annabel Sutherland striding to the crease.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3
You don't mind that at all from Phoebe Litchfield - she has played that shot on a number of occasions and she has absolutely creamed it. This time it went straight to Grace Harris, but they want to keep going and get a monster total on the board.
They have already got plenty of runs on the board, they could probably declare, but it is nice to see the batters having some fun.
Litchfield c Harris b Knott 35 (Superchargers 169-2)
Straight to long-on!
Phoebe Litchfield's cameo comes to an end as she tries to whack Knott for another six but picks out Grace Harris on the boundary.
She departs for an entertaining 35 from 19 balls.
Phoebe Litchfield is now trying to switch hit everything, and Charli Knott keeps firing the ball wider to counter it.
She looks unhappy to concede a wide just after Litchfield whacks a straighter ball down the ground for four.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3
What an innings, it is absolutely sensational!
Davina Perrin has hit the ball all over south London this afternoon. You will rarely see the likes of this, what a knock. It is simply remarkable!
She is putting out an innings of quite prestigious talent. We all need to catch our breaths.
Shot!
Phoebe Litchfield shows her class with a stunning straight six down the ground.
By the way, that is the second individual century in the women's Hundred after Tammy Beaumont's 52-ball ton in 2023. That seems pedestrian in comparison to this!
Sam Drury
BBC Sport cricket writer at the Kia Oval
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Oval rises to Davina Perrin.
It's a prolonged and thoroughly deserved ovation for the 18-year-old.
What an innings and what a talent.
Superchargers 155-1
Image source, Getty ImagesWOW!
Davina Perrin whacks Eva Gray for four to bring up a 42-ball century, and it has been phenomenal.
15 fours, five sixes. London Spirit look completely bewildered.
London Spirit are having a shocker.
Charlie Dean bowls five wides, the next ball is whacked for six by Phoebe Litchfield and is followed by a four with Charli Knott misfielding on the boundary.
Davina Perrin has been left waiting a little while, 96 to her name...
It is baffling how badly the London Spirit bowlers have bowled.
Sarah Glenn offers another opportunity for Perrin to rock back and club the ball through the leg side, followed by too much width outside off stump which is carved past point.
Perrin is into the 90s...
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
Fastest women's T20 hundreds in major leagues and full member T20Is
38 balls - Deandra Dottin, West Indies v South Africa, 2010
42 balls - Grace Harris, Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, 2018
46 balls - Alyssa Healy, Australia vs Sri Lanka, 2019
46 balls - Laura Harris, Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, 2024
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3
London Spirit just haven't looked like a well-oiled team today. They started off poorly with a couple of misfields which set the tone early and then there was a dropped catch.
When you start a game on the back foot and then every bad ball you bowl is sent to the boundary, you immediately start scrambling around and the game passes you by. It definitely feels like that's the case here.
Phoebe Litchfield ticks the strike over off Issy Wong, depriving Davina Perrin of the strike for a while.
The opener has 86 from 36 balls with 12 fours and five sixes. As you do.
Image source, Getty ImagesHighest individual scores in women's Hundred:
118 Tammy Beaumont v Trent Rockets, 2023
99* Beth Mooney v Northern Superchargers, 2024
97* Beth Mooney v Southern Brave, 2022
92* Jemimah Rodrigues v Welsh Fire, 2021
90* Laura Wolvaardt v Manchester Originals, 2022
Phoebe Litchfield wastes little time in going for the switch hit.
She's actually nowhere near it, but still somehow gets a thin edge through the keeper's legs for four.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
109-1 is the highest score at the 50-ball mark in the history of the women's Hundred, surpassing Welsh Fire's 103-1 vs Southern Brave in Southampton in 2023.
Image source, Getty ImagesPhoebe Litchfield has played a huge part in Northern Superchargers' form this season, with 231 runs in eight innings at an average of 46.20.
The Australian batter often leaves us speechless with her array of reverse sweeps and switch hits, and BBC Sport's Matt Henry has looked into her approach, mindset and the success that she has by switching from left to right - enjoy some pre-match reading here.
The wicket hasn't had that much of an impact on Davina Perrin, though.
Another filthy short ball from Charli Knott is punished.
Davidson-Richards run out (Griffith) 18 (Superchargers 105-1)
Gone!
The batters try to sneak a single as Davidson-Richards dabs the ball to short fine leg, but she is beaten by an accurate throw from Cordelia Griffith back to the bowler and Superchargers lose their first.
| 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 |
