Summary

  • Invincibles reach Saturday's final at Lord's - will play winner of Friday's eliminator between Brave and Rockets

  • Originals needed to chase down 164 in 73 balls or fewer in order to qualify for the eliminator

  • Invincibles' 163-2 the highest in 2022 Women's Hundred; second highest total of all time

  • Bates hits 79 off 47 and Kapp 36 off 22

  1. Originals 8-1published at 90 balls

    Amy Satterthwaite is the new batter and gets a single with a nudge into the on-side.

    A wicket and three singles complete Sophia Smale's first set. Brilliant bowling from the teenager.

  2. Postpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Alison Mitchell
    BBC Radio commentator

    Smale! How about that. 17-year-old into the attack and she's got Lamb in the powerplay!

  3. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 94 balls to go

    Lamb b Smale 0 (Originals 5-1)

    And Sophia Smale strikes with her first ball!

    Emma Lamb rocks onto her back foot and looks to cut into the off-side but the ball escapes through and clatters into the stumps!

    What a start for Invincibles, disaster for Originals.

  4. Originals 5-0published at 95 balls to go

    159 runs needed

    Lizelle Lee takes a single off the next ball to bring Emma Lamb on strike, who blocks the final ball of the first set.

    A solid start by Originals.

    There will be spin at the other end with Sophia Smale.

  5. Originals 4-0published at 97 balls to go

    That's the start they wanted! The powerful Lizelle Lee gave herself a couple of balls to get her eye in before clattering Shabnim Ismail through the off side for four.

  6. Postpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Lizelle Lee and Emma Lamb are opening the batting for Manchester Originals. The pacey Shabnim Ismail has ball in hand for Invincibles.

    Here we go...

  7. Postpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Manchester Originals have to chase down 164 in 73 balls or fewer in order to qualify for the eliminator.

    That looks tough to say the least.

    What is should guarantee at least is fireworks as Originals have no choice but to keep their foot on the accelerator throughout.

  8. Southern Brave need 136 to winpublished at 100 balls

    Superchargers men 135-8

    Southern BraveImage source, Getty Images

    Southern Brave certainly look the happier as the Northern Superchargers finish their innings on 135-8.

    The hosts were looking good on 90-3 off 66 deliveries but a late collapse has but the Brave in charge at the halfway stage.

    Rehan Ahmed and James Fuller starred with the ball, both taking 2-20 from their 20 deliveries.

  9. Postpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Thanks, Sam.

    Well, that was a blistering innings from Suzie Bates and it has lifted Oval Invincibles into a dominant position.

    Manchester Originals not only need to chase down the second-highest score ever in the women's Hundred, but do so in double-quick time if they are to improve their net run-rate enough to sneak into third place.

    The Invincibles, who just need to win to finish top and progress direct to the final, are firmly in the in the driving seat.

  10. Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Time for a change now. I'll leave you in the ever-capable hands of Tom Mallows.

    Can the Manchester Originals produce a minor miracle or are the Oval Invincibles heading to victory and a place in the final at Lord's?

  11. Bowling figurespublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Kate Cross: 0-35 from 20 balls

    Hannah Jones: 0-22 from 20 balls

    Emma Lamb: 1-29 from 15 balls

    Sophie Ecclestone: 1-27 from 20 balls

    Phoebe Graham: 0-31 from 15 balls

    Erin Burns: 0-19 from 10 balls

  12. Postpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    That is a monster score from the Oval Invincibles. That is the highest score this year in the women's tournament.

  13. Invincibles 163-2published at 100 balls

    Bates 79, Kapp 36

    An easy single to end the innings but that is a big, big score - the highest by a women's side in The Hundred this year and the second highest in the tournament's short history.

    Kate Cross gets her players together in a huddle before they walk off. They need a monumental effort to win, let alone win convincingly enough to reach the eliminator.

  14. Postpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    Bates is playing an absolutely blinder of an innings for her team.

  15. Postpublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Two

    Manchester Originals have tried everything today and Bates has had an answer for everything.

  16. 6 runs

    Invincibles 158-2published at 96 balls

    Full toss from Graham and Bates is seeing the ball far too well to miss out on that. It's swung away for six!

  17. Invincibles 152-2published at 95 balls

    Five balls to go. Already it looks like being a very tough ask for the Originals to chase this type of score down quickly enough to progress.

  18. dropped catch

    Kapp dropped on 26published at 94 balls

    Invincibles 151-2

    Kapp goes after Ecclestone but needs some luck. Kate Cross gets around at long-on, sets herself but the ball bounces out of her grasp and over the rope.

    Not just a drop, it's six as well.

  19. Invincibles 145-2published at 93 balls

    Even Ecclestone can't stop the flow of boundaries. Kapp went a long way to leg, Ecclestone followed her but the batter still manages to cut it away for four.

  20. Superchargers men 112-6published at 85 balls

    Meanwhile, there's 15 balls left of the Northern Superchargers' innings at Headingley and the hosts need to get a move on against the Southern Brave.

    New batter Wayne Parnell is on one from three with David Wiese on strike has five off four.

    The pair need boundaries.

    David WieseImage source, Getty Images