Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Two
If Lauren Bell can take one or two wickets then Southern Brave could squeeze things here, but it does feel a long way off at the moment.
Southern Brave are flat out there and Northern Superchargers are cruising.
Over to you, Lauren Bell.
She's got five balls left to produce some magic.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Two
It is certainly looking like an uphill task for Southern Brave at the moment.
Youngster Tilly Corteen-Coleman has had a brilliant tournament at just 18 years old, but she will need to produce some magic here to drag her team back into this game.
Need 19 runs to win
Superchargers are in complete control now.
Sutherland and Carey are happy to tick the singles off Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Brave opt for their strategic timeout.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe've just had confirmation of the attendance for this match and it's 22,542 - a new record for a match in The Hundred women's competition.
The previous record was 22,099 from last year's final.
Need 22 runs to win
Nicola Carey whacked 31 off 12 balls yesterday and she's playing another cracking innings here.
Steered behind point for four more, and she's taken all the pressure off Annabel Sutherland and hasn't allowed the Brave bowlers to get back in the game after dismissing Litchfield.
Tymal Mills
England T20 World Cup winner on BBC Two
This is good measured batting from Northern Superchargers, just picking their moments to try to attack and keeping the run rate at a run per ball. When that's the case, you feel in control and like you can win the game.
It's just important to keep hitting the middle of the bat and running hard, then you can force some errors like that one from Danni Wyatt-Hodge. A rare mistake there, that heavy rain shower seems to have greased up the outfield.
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Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Annabel Sutherland in 2025 with the bat...
She has won in eight of 11 chases she has been involved in this year.
Oh dear.
It's another boundary for Carey, but gifted by some sloppy fielding from Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who lets the ball through at long-on.
Carey is testament to Australia's depth in women's cricket, which is staggering - she hasn't played for them since 2022.
Image source, Getty ImagesTarget 116
And there's another!
Slow and loopy from Chloe Tryon, and rightfully punished by Carey.
BBC Two
Northern Superchargers' Grace Ballinger speaking to BBC Two: "I'm a very nervous watcher. I feel pretty out of control watching us bat. It's a big game but the girls are going nicely, we just need to get over the line here.
"Kate Cross with those two wickets in two balls was just exceptional. She really changed the momentum of the game so we're definitely pleased with this run chase. We just want to get the second half of this match done now.
"I think just keeping it really simple with the ball has been working for me. I've looked to hit a good line and length while also getting some swing on the ball early, that's probably my super-strength. I've just been trying to hold those good areas."
Target 116
There's one!
Nicola Carey thumps the ball down the ground for four off Brave skipper Georgia Adams.
Target 116
Annabel Sutherland is happy to rotate the strike with Carey for now, but they could do with a couple of boundaries to ease the nerves.
You don't want to be leaving it too late in a final.
Amanda-Jade Wellington
Oval Invincibles bowler on BBC Two
I told you I would've given that lbw decision out! You don't want to put that on the screen at Lord's. As soon as that was bowled, I knew it was hitting the stumps.
Target 116
Hello!
Nicola Carey was struck on the pad first ball, and the appeal was so muted it was barely worth mentioning.
Chloe Tryon and Georgia Adams didn't even bother discussing the review but the replay has just shown it to be hitting middle stump!
How costly will that be?
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Two
That's just put the cat amongst the pigeons! A great breakthrough for Southern Brave.
We were just talking about where they were going to get the breakthrough from and it's just a little top edge sweep. There was a bit of bounce there from Chloe Tryon.
That's another little screw in the pressure cooker.
Target 116
One Australian replaces another.
Nicola Carey joins Annabel Sutherland with the Superchargers needing 57 from 55 balls.
Litchfield c Bell b Tryon 26 (Superchargers 59-3)
Now then!
Chloe Tryon gets the huge wicket of Phoebe Litchfield, who top edges a sweep straight to Lauren Bell at short fine leg.
The celebrations show just how important that wicket is.
Image source, Getty ImagesAmanda-Jade Wellington
Oval Invincibles bowler on BBC Two
Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland won't want to go back out there and score at one a ball. They will be trying to find the boundaries and finish this final off early.
Right, we're back and the delay wasn't long enough to take any time out of the game, so the equation remains the same.
Southern Brave will hope that the break has disrupted Phoebe Litchfield's rhythm in particular.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacks,caught substitute, bowled Stoinis Jacks, caught substitute, bowled Stoinis | 72 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 175.61 |
Muyeye,caught Cox, bowled Pennington Muyeye, caught Cox, bowled Pennington | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 150.00 |
Cox,caught Cox, bowled Ahmed Cox, caught Cox, bowled Ahmed | 40 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 142.86 |
S Curran,caught Banton, bowled Stoinis S Curran, caught Banton, bowled Stoinis | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 150.00 |
Ferreira,not out Ferreira, not out | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 150.00 |
T Curran,run out Cox T Curran, run out Cox | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Billings,not out Billings, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 13 Extras, no balls 2, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 13 | |||||||
Total,168 for 5 100 balls Total,168 for 5 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willey | 20 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10.80 |
Stoinis | 20 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12.00 |
Linde | 15 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.60 |
Pennington | 20 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.90 |
Ahmed | 15 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.20 |
Sanderson | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
31 for 1 (16 balls) | Muyeye |
118 for 2 (70 balls) | Cox |
148 for 3 (85 balls) | Jacks |
164 for 4 (95 balls) | S Curran |
165 for 5 (98 balls) | T Curran |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banton,caught Cox, bowled Sowter Banton, caught Cox, bowled Sowter | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 109.52 |
Root,caught Jacks, bowled Sowter Root, caught Jacks, bowled Sowter | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 76.92 |
Ahmed,bowled Sowter Ahmed, bowled Sowter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Willey,stumped Billings, bowled Zampa Willey, stumped Billings, bowled Zampa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 175.00 |
Stoinis,leg before wicket, bowled Mahmood Stoinis, leg before wicket, bowled Mahmood | 64 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 168.42 |
Linde,caught Sowter, bowled T Curran Linde, caught Sowter, bowled T Curran | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 116.67 |
Whiteley,run out Mahmood Whiteley, run out Mahmood | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 155.56 |
Hain,run out T Curran Hain, run out T Curran | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 |
Cox,not out Cox, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 9 | |||||||
Total,142 for 8 100 balls Total,142 for 8 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Behrendorff | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.60 |
Mahmood | 15 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
S Curran | 20 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.30 |
T Curran | 15 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13.60 |
Zampa | 20 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.30 |
Sowter | 20 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
36 for 1 (32 balls) | Root |
36 for 2 (34 balls) | Ahmed |
37 for 3 (37 balls) | Banton |
71 for 4 (58 balls) | Willey |
84 for 5 (67 balls) | Linde |
122 for 6 (87 balls) | Whiteley |
136 for 7 (96 balls) | Hain |
142 for 8 (100 balls) | Stoinis |
