London Spirit v Northern Superchargers women, The Hundred, Lord's
Superchargers win by eight wickets with 34 balls to spare
Superchargers 93-2 (66 balls): Litchfield 55* (38); Tyson 2-6
Spirit 90-8 (100 balls): Redmayne 29 (29); Sutherland 3-20
Superchargers go above Spirit into second; Spirit drop to fourth
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Looked pretty out. I still would have reviewed it if I was her. Not much batting to come. Brilliant stuff from Grace Ballinger. Holding her lines, a feature of the Superchargers bowling so far. Keeping it nice and straight and making the batters change the game plan.
Redmayne lbw b Ballinger 29 (Spirit 54-6)
Well, there goes Georgia Redmayne....
The opener goes for a slog sweep square and is struck on the thigh on her kneeling leg by Grace Ballinger, bang in front.
You'd think she might review, given the situation Spirit are in, but that's too out to bother.
Ballinger is done with figures of 2-12 - an excellent afternoon for her.
Evans c Bairstow b Singh Dale 9 (Brave 63-4)
Jack Skelton
BBC Sport
Not a shot Laurie Evans will want to watch back.
The Brave batter sets himself early for the ramp shot over the wicketkeeper's head but makes a hash of it, just sending a thin tickle through to a grateful Jonny Bairstow.
Doesn't look like being a high-scoring match at a green-tinged Sophia Gardens.
Ashwanth R Kavuluri
CricViz analyst
Matt Henry has bowled his 20 balls for just five runs and picked up two wickets - this is the second most economical spell in the men's Hundred - among bowlers who bowled full quota of 20 balls - after Spencer Johnson's three wickets for one run in 20 balls against Manchester Originals in 2023.
Linsey Smith back into the attack.
The Spirit batters work her around for four singles, with the second bringing up their team's 50 from 58 balls.
Australian opener Georgia Redmayne is on 28 from 26 balls, and most of Spirit's hopes rest with her, although Issy Wong can swing big when the mood takes her.
Issy Wong survives the hat-trick ball.
Swinging in from Nicola Carey, strikes the pads but does too much - that'd be passing the leg stump.
An appeal from the bowler, but you can see her heart isn't really in it.
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Going from bad to worse for the Spirit. What a catch from Alice Davidson-Richards, low to her right. Even the bowler can't believe it.
Gibson c Davidson-Richards b Carey 0 (Spirit 48-5)
Two in two!
Dani Gibson goes first ball, cutting straight to Alice Davidson-Richards at backward point.
Nicola Carey on a hat-trick...
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Brilliant stuff from Northern Superchargers. That is a massive wicket. Grace Harris got a fair amount of that as she tried to hit it down the ground. Brilliant fielding, caught just above the head. The Superchargers keep charging forward.
Harris c Sutherland b Carey 7 (Spirit 48-4)
Grace Harris goes!
That's a massive blow to London Spirit's chances.
The big-hitting Australian is out before she got to hammer more than one big shot - firing Nicola Carey's delivery out to Annabel Sutherland at long-on.
Image source, Getty ImagesDaniel Bell-Drummond
Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
A crucial partnership here for the London Spirit.
A third four for Georgia Redmayne, guiding Linsey Smith through a gap at point with a cut shot.
Grace Harris then faces a couple of dot balls before getting off strike with a single square.
Coles c Smith b Walter 14 (Brave 39-3)
Jack Skelton
BBC Sport
James' Vince and Coles had started to pick up the pace for Brave but the latter now goes.
Coles is foxed by a wide slower ball from tall Paul Walter and skies it straight up. Steve Smith steadies himself under it at mid-off and safely snaffles it.
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Brilliant strike from Grace Harris. Annabel Sutherland hasn't done much wrong there, pitching it up. Full face of the bat from Harris. What a way to get off the mark.
That's what Grace Harris can do.
She smacks Annabel Sutherland's penultimate ball past the bowler's head for four.
A catching chance?
Sutherland would need remarkable reaction speed to get anywhere near that.
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Charli Knott had to get a move on there with Grace Harris in the dugout. A really good start from the Northern Superchargers. Really tight bowling from Annabel Sutherland, not giving the batter any width. Knott struck it well.
Knott c Cross b Sutherland 11 (Spirit 34-3)
Well, that might ultimately be a blessing for London Spirit.
It was a hit out or get out scenario for Charli Knott with Grace Harris waiting and not much on the scoreboard, and she ended up doing the latter.
She punches the ball out to long-on, and Kate Cross runs in from the rope to take the catch.
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
You can feel the batters itching here. It's very hard to maintain your clarity when you're being held down like this.
Charli Knott goes for a big cross-batted swipe off Nicola Carey and top-edges over the bowler's head.
Kate Cross scrambles at mid-off but it lands just clear.
Three singles from the set - very quiet.
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Good cricket from Charli Knott. She's just releasing the shackles. Not much spin from Linsey Smith, so some good footwork. Hit straight down the ground.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chathli,caught Smith, bowled Ballinger Chathli, caught Smith, bowled Ballinger | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Redmayne,leg before wicket, bowled Ballinger Redmayne, leg before wicket, bowled Ballinger | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 100.00 |
Griffith,caught Higham, bowled Cross Griffith, caught Higham, bowled Cross | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.00 |
Knott,caught Cross, bowled Sutherland Knott, caught Cross, bowled Sutherland | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 68.75 |
Harris,caught Sutherland, bowled Carey Harris, caught Sutherland, bowled Carey | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 116.67 |
Gibson,caught Davidson-Richards, bowled Carey Gibson, caught Davidson-Richards, bowled Carey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Wong,not out Wong, not out | 24 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 100.00 |
Dean,caught Heath, bowled Sutherland Dean, caught Heath, bowled Sutherland | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 80.00 |
Glenn,caught Carey, bowled Sutherland Glenn, caught Carey, bowled Sutherland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Gray,not out Gray, not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 4 | |||||||
Total,90 for 8 100 balls Total,90 for 8 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ballinger | 20 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
Cross | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
Sutherland | 20 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
Smith | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.70 |
Carey | 20 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.10 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
6 for 1 (8 balls) | Chathli |
9 for 2 (13 balls) | Griffith |
34 for 3 (42 balls) | Knott |
48 for 4 (53 balls) | Harris |
48 for 5 (54 balls) | Gibson |
54 for 6 (65 balls) | Redmayne |
87 for 7 (98 balls) | Dean |
88 for 8 (99 balls) | Glenn |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perrin,caught Gibson, bowled Tyson Perrin, caught Gibson, bowled Tyson | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 66.67 |
Davidson-Richards,caught Redmayne, bowled Tyson Davidson-Richards, caught Redmayne, bowled Tyson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Litchfield,not out Litchfield, not out | 55 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 144.74 |
Sutherland,not out Sutherland, not out | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 138.10 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 5 | |||||||
Total,93 for 2 66 balls Total,93 for 2 66 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyson | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
Wong | 15 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10.40 |
Gray | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
Dean | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.80 |
Glenn | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.80 |
Knott | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
1 for 1 (2 balls) | Davidson-Richards |
17 for 2 (16 balls) | Perrin |
