The Hundred: Northern Superchargers v Oval Invincibles men, Headingley
Superchargers win by 16 runs to boost knockout hopes
Invincibles 182-7 (100 balls): Ferreira 41 (15); Lawes 2-22
Superchargers 198-4 (100 balls): Brook 56 (27), Crawley 49 (25)
Neither side guaranteed of spot in top three yet but both well placed to do so
Both will finish in top three if Brave lose to Spirit in later match
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC iPlayer
They would like one or two more boundaries after this start and when you are playing against the best team in the tournament so far, you know you need a good score, around 120-130 to put the Brave under pressure and it all comes down to partnerships.
Sophie Devine sends down a couple of wides in her second set of five deliveries - with the Spirit hustling through an extra run off one of them - but only three more come off the bat.
Spirit going at a run a ball, almost a third of the way through the innings.
Men's competition: Northern Superchargers 49-0 against Oval Invincibles
At Headingley in the men's competition, Northern Superchargers have began their penultimate group fixture against Oval Invincibles with real intent.
Zak Crawley has led their charge with some very aggressive batting, including dispatching Jordan Clark for consecutive sixes to close out the third set.
He is unbeaten on 35 from 18 balls while opening partner Dawid Malan is on 11 at the end of powerplay.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC iPlayer
There is no surprise that the Braves have started so well, they are the team in form and it's been Lauren Bell and that was her 15th wicket now.
Lauren Bell back to finish off the powerplay - can she pick up a second wicket?
Not on this occasion.
Cordelia Griffith judges her first delivery well and guides it through third for four.
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
The Southern Brave bowling attack has been a class apart, picking up 51 wickets this season (excluding run outs) - 11 more than the next-placed team.
Their average of 11.7 runs per dismissal is the best along with their economy rate of just 5.2 runs per set.
Three of the top four wicket-takers this season are Southern Brave bowlers – Lauren Bell with 15, Sophie Devine with 11, and Tilly Corteen-Coleman with 10.
Tilly Corteen-Coleman, on her 18th birthday, is the fourth bowler for Brave.
Georgia Redmayne whips her third ball away with plenty of wrist, beating the sliding fielder on the mid-wicket boundary and picking up four.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC iPlayer
Georgia Redmayne needs runs because she's struggled this season. She'll be feeling the pressure.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC iPlayer
This is a gift really, Mady Villiers dropping it too short and all the time in the world to place into the leg side boundary.
Spin early doors as Mady Villiers comes into the attack for Brave.
Her first delivery drifts down and Georgia Redmayne strikes it through square for four.
Redmayne has been a bit of lean trot in this tournament - her 29 against Superchargers on Wednesday is a her top score, after previously not getting past 11 in five matches.
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
If the Southern Brave notch up a win today, they will equal the record for most wins in a row (7) in the women’s Hundred, set by them in 2023, where they won seven in a row, including the final to lift the trophy.
Just one scoring shot off Sophie Devine's first set of five deliveries, with Cordelia Griffith lifting the ball over point for the game's first four.
Seven dot balls off the first 10 balls...
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC iPlayer
Southern Brave are one of those teams, even though they finished bottom last year, they're feared around the circuit because of their ability to take wickets.
Cordelia Griffith in for Spirit.
She strikes her first ball to a fielder in the covers.
Here comes Sophie Devine for Brave.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC iPlayer
It is a simple one for Mady Villiers and it didn't bounce as much as Kira Chathli expected as she was trying to hit it to the shorter boundary and it is six wickets in the powerplay for Lauren Bell.
Image source, Getty Images
Chathli c Villiers b Bell 1 (Spirit 2-1)
A 15th wicket of the season for Lauren Bell!
After starting the season so well, it's a second early dismissal for Spirit opener Kira Chathli after she made a duck against Superchargers on Wednesday.
A bit of an odd shot, going after the ball outside off and scooping the ball to Mady Villiers at mid-wicket.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC iPlayer
Two quality teams and especially Brave who have been on fire and they can go straight to the final with a win today and no wonder they are smiling.
Here we go then.
Unsurprisingly Lauren Bell is going to open the bowling for Southern Brave, bowling to Kira Chathli.
Australian Georgia Redmayne is at the non-striker's end.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC iPlayer
This should be a belter. Southern Brave haven't lost a game yet. They've been very strong throughout this season so far.
The London Spirit being at home, their chances of qualifying are very much alive, so it should be a belter today.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe have already had a match today - Northern Superchargers beat Oval Invincibles in the women's competition to end the London side's play-off chances.
You can read our report here.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Cox, bowled Sowter Crawley, caught Cox, bowled Sowter | 49 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 196.00 |
Malan,bowled Jacks Malan, bowled Jacks | 34 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 161.90 |
Lawrence,bowled T Curran Lawrence, bowled T Curran | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 100.00 |
Brook,caught Sowter, bowled S Curran Brook, caught Sowter, bowled S Curran | 56 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 207.41 |
Miller,not out Miller, not out | 37 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 231.25 |
Pepper,not out Pepper, not out | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 200.00 |
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,198 for 4 100 balls Total,198 for 4 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Behrendorff | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.00 |
Clark | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16.80 |
S Curran | 15 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13.20 |
Sowter | 20 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.70 |
Jacks | 15 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10.00 |
Atkinson | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15.00 |
T Curran | 20 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
76 for 1 (39 balls) | Crawley |
88 for 2 (51 balls) | Lawrence |
97 for 3 (58 balls) | Malan |
171 for 4 (92 balls) | Brook |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacks,caught Miller, bowled Duffy Jacks, caught Miller, bowled Duffy | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 227.27 |
Muyeye,caught Potts, bowled Lawes Muyeye, caught Potts, bowled Lawes | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 114.29 |
Cox,caught Miller, bowled Lawes Cox, caught Miller, bowled Lawes | 24 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 150.00 |
S Curran,caught Pepper, bowled Potts S Curran, caught Pepper, bowled Potts | 30 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 157.89 |
Billings,run out Lawrence Billings, run out Lawrence | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 118.18 |
Ferreira,caught Crawley, bowled Duffy Ferreira, caught Crawley, bowled Duffy | 41 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 273.33 |
T Curran,not out T Curran, not out | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 200.00 |
Clark,run out Duffy Clark, run out Duffy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 166.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 12 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 12 | |||||||
Total,182 for 7 100 balls Total,182 for 7 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duffy | 20 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11.70 |
Potts | 20 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.90 |
Rashid | 20 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.70 |
Patel | 20 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15.90 |
Lawes | 20 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
38 for 1 (21 balls) | Jacks |
65 for 2 (39 balls) | Muyeye |
90 for 3 (57 balls) | Cox |
115 for 4 (71 balls) | S Curran |
159 for 5 (88 balls) | Ferreira |
177 for 6 (97 balls) | Billings |
182 for 7 (100 balls) | Clark |
