Defending champions begin with easy victory
Winfield-Hill hits 74 not out off 42 balls against former side
Bates scores 46 and Capsey, on 18th birthday, closes out match with 25 off eight balls
Superchargers bat first and post 143-5
Rodrigues hits 31-ball half-century; Wolvaardt falls on 49
Alison Mitchell
BBC Two commentator
Capsey will be happy she's 18-years-old now. She'll be glad because her mum doesn't need to be on any Whatsapp group chats with her now. Her mum is renowned for putting a gif on every group she's in to try and embarrass her.
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David: Of course Alice Capsey got a wicket with her second ball on her 18th birthday. Did you honestly expect her to do anything else?
A good end to the powerplay for the Invincibles. Just six from Capsey's over and the wicket of Heath.
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BBC Two commentator
Capsey! Happy Birthday indeed. She's got a knack of having a golden arm.
Heath c Villiers b Capsey 6 (Superchargers 36-2)
Bess Heath nails the reverse sweep... but it is straight to Mady Villiers at point!
Alice Capsey is delighted - a wicket for her on her 18th birthday. She was the breakout star of last year's tournament and she's made the perfect start to this one too.
Image source, Getty ImagesCredit to Smale, she comes back well after those early boundaries and concedes just a pair of singles from her last three deliveries.
The left-arm spinner hasn't been afraid to give the ball some air and really tempt Rodrigues.
Rodrigues looks in the mood! Back-to-back boundaries as she takes a liking to Smale.
She gives herself room and thumps the first over cover before getting down on one knee to nail a sweep in front of square.
Impressive hitting.
That is top class from Jemimah Rodrigues! Full and straight from Ismail but Rodrigues gets forward and plants the ball back over the bowler's head for four.
Glorious.
Ismail is letting her frustration out with the ball, her last delivery was clocked at 77mph!
The next one is short and sharp, too. Bess Heath gets a top-edge on it and the ball loops up and over short third for a single.
Very good start from Smale, only two runs from her first five balls and the massive scalp of Alyssa Healy.
Shabnim Ismail will be mightily relieved.
Healy c Bates b Smale 15 (Superchargers 16-1)
The drop isn't too costly! What a moment for Sophia Smale on debut!
Healy tries to go over the top again but doesn't make a clean connection and this time Suzie Bates is there at mid off to take the catch.
Big wicket for the Invincibles.
Image source, Getty ImagesHow often do we see it? A drop followed by a boundary next ball, Healy on the sweep this time. She's had a life but she's off to a flyer!
Also, as if the drop wasn't bad enough, the ball ran away for four then, too.
That is a very eventful first set of the tournament!
Huge moment! Healy tries to go again but doesn't get the elevation on this one and the chance is put down at mid on by Shabnim Ismail.
That really should have been taken and it could prove a costly drop.
One ball to get in, then it's go time for Alyssa Healy!
Down the track and thumps Villiers back over her head for six - brilliant shot and what a way to get the tournament up and running in 2022!
Mady Villiers bowls the first ball of the tournament to Alyssa Healy, who just pats it back to her.
A steady start.
Fireworks are going off around The Oval to mark the start of the women's competition - someone must have had a word after the men's because the smoke created by them isn't going to delay the start of the game!
The players are easily visible, in fact, as they jog through the smoke and out into the middle. We're just about ready to get underway.
Image source, Getty ImagesLast year, the Invincibles got The Hundred off to a brilliant start with victory over Manchester Originals in the tournament's first ever game and it went from strength to strength.
We've been made to wait a bit longer this time around but what can you expect this year?
I'm glad you asked, we've got you covered with our preview of the women's competition in this year's Hundred.
Image source, Getty ImagesSouth African all-rounder Dane van Niekerk led Oval Invincibles to the Hundred title in 2021 with her calm captaincy, wily leg spin and crucial run-scoring.
Jemimah Rodrigues was the competition's leading run-scorer and holds the highest score of the women's competition with 92.
Rodrigues showed glimpses of her class in the recent Commonwealth Games while Van Niekerk has been out of action for months with an ankle injury.
Can the Oval Invincibles pick up where they left after their first year victory, or will the Superchargers cause an upset? Regardless of the outcome, these two players will be integral.
Image source, BBC Sport/Getty ImagesOval Invincibles: Suzie Bates, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Alice Capsey, Dane van Niekerk, Mady Villiers, Kira Chathli, Kirstie White, Eva Gray, Ryana Macdonald-Gay, Shabnim Ismail, Sophia Smale.
Northern Superchargers: Alyssa Healy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bess Heath, Laura Wolvaardt, Hollie Armitage, Alice Davidson-Richards, Jenny Gunn, Linsey Smith, Beth Langston, Lucy Higham, Katie Levick.
Northern Superchargers captain Holly Armitage, speaking to Sky Sports: "I'm not lying, we were going to bat first so it's worked out well.
"Hopefully it'll be a really good game but we're really excited to get the competition going.
"We want to go harder at the top of the order, which having someone like Alyssa Healy helps with. There are a lot of stats about The Hundred now that help so hopefully we can have a good tournament."