Sam Drury
BBC Sport cricket writer at Lord's
Image source, BBC SportAs daylight firework displays go, that was a fairly impressive - but I could do with the smoke clearing pretty soon if I'm going to have any chance of watching this match...
A pat on the back from Hollie Armitage to Grace Ballinger and off the 23-year-old left-armer goes.
Ballinger's first delivery is clipped to square leg for a single.
Amanda-Jade Wellington
Oval Invincibles bowler on BBC Two
Danni Wyatt-Hodge's consistency is what makes her so good.
She moves around the crease a lot, disturbs you as a bowler, and tries to hit to all areas of the ground. She is a destructive batter so bowling at her is quite difficult.
Here we go then.
The sun is shining down on the home of cricket as Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Maia Bouchier, Brave's international openers, emerge through the firework smoke.
It has been quite the 24 hours for Davina Perrin. Did the 18-year-old sleep after her breakout century in the eliminator? Who knows.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
I can't wait for this fixture. It's finals day, it's the best day of the year. In my opinion, we have got the two best teams on show today as well.
Southern Brave had a pretty tough time last year, but they have all aspects covered this year. Everyone knows their role.
Northern Superchargers Davina Perrin, Alice Davidson-Richards, Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Hollie Armitage (capt), Nicola Carey, Bess Heath (wk), Kate Cross, Lucy Higham, Linsey Smith, Grace Ballinger.
Southern Brave: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Maia Bouchier, Laura Wolvaardt, Sophie Devine, Freya Kemp, Chloe Tryon, Georgia Adams (capt), Mady Villiers, Rhianna Southby (wk), Lauren Bell, Tilly Corteen-Coleman
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Sam Drury
BBC Sport cricket writer at Lord's
Image source, BBC SportAfter an evening dominated by rain yesterday at The Oval, there are no such concerns this afternoon at Lord's.
Barely a cloud in the sky as the famous old ground looks a picture as it prepares to host a pair of 100-ball games... perhaps for the last time?
First things first the toss for the women's final.
Northern Superchargers have won it. Despite their huge success batting first yesterday, they fancy a chase.
Image source, Getty ImagesHere's how the day is going to play out.
First is the women's final from 14:15 BST.
That one is 2023 champions Southern Brave, the side that progressed through the group stage with a 100% record, against Northern Superchargers - the winners of yesterday's eliminator.
Then from 18:00 BST is the men's final. Oval Invincibles are chasing their three peat against Trent Rockets.
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter 68 matches, only two remain.
It's finals day in The Hundred...
| 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 |
