Summary

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  • Superchargers chase 136 with one ball to spare to seal place in knockout stages

  • Southern Brave also progress as a result

  • Spirit and Manchester Originals eliminated as a result

  • Spirit make 135-7 with Kerr making unbeaten 60 off 32 balls

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 32 balls left

    Heath c Harris b Glenn 18 (Superchargers 97-4)

    Caught in the deep!

    Bess Heath tries to clear the ropes again but doesn't time this one off Sarah Glenn.

    The ball carries out to Grace Harris at cow corner for a straightforward catch.

  2. Superchargers 96-3published at 35 balls left

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    Those boundaries from Bess Heath have taken it down to 40 from 35 balls for the Superchargers.

  3. 6 runs

    Superchargers 95-3published at 36 balls left

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    SIX!

    Bess Heath wallops a full toss from Danielle Gibson high over deep mid-wicket and a long way over the rope!

    England fans will like seeing that, so too Superchargers fans as their side close in on a victory that would seal their place in the top three.

  4. Superchargers 87-3published at 37 balls left

    Need 48 more

    Bess Heath hammers the ball leg side. There's a great effort from Niamh Holland on the boundary but she can't quite do enough.

    The spin of the ball is against her. Four.

  5. Superchargers 83-3published at 39 balls left

    Need 53 more

    That is a great shot from Phoebe Litchfield!

    She down the track again and with a bit of width on offer from Danielle Gibson, Litchfield middles the drive over extra cover.

    One bounce for four.

  6. Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 18 August 2023

    Here's how Sarah Glenn picked up the wicket of Jemimah Rodrigues by the barest of margins...

  7. Superchargers 79-3published at 40 balls left

    Need 57 more

    Fantastic catch from Tara Norris at mid-off - but it counts for nothing as it comes off a free hit as Bess Heath aimed a shot down the ground.

    The no-ball is an interesting one. We've seen no replay to suggest it was an overstep from Charlie Dean, it certainly wasn't for height so it must have been for not having enough fielders inside the 30-yard circle.

  8. Superchargers 72-3published at 45 balls left

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    Phoebe Litchfield is on the reverse again and beats Sarah Glenn to add another boundary.

    It wasn't a great ball from Amelia Kerr, angling well down leg and Litchfield punished it.

  9. Superchargers 67-3published at 48 balls left

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    Bess HeathImage source, Getty Images

    Bess Heath, fresh from being called up to the England T20 and ODI squads this morning, is the new batter.

    She is off the mark first ball with a boundary - but it's a streaky one. She drives at Amelia Kerr but doesn't pick the googly and the ball flicks off the inside edge, past leg stump and away for four.

  10. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 49 balls left

    Armitage c Dean b A Kerr 1 (Superchargers 63-3)

    Very, very tame!

    Short and wide of off stump from Amelia Kerr but Hollie Armitage just dollies the ball to Charlie Dean at point.

    The game swings in the direction of London Spirit.

  11. Superchargers 63-2published at 50 balls left

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    Phoebe Litchfield is going along very nicely and with Lauren Filer charging in, the Superchargers batter uses the pace and ramps the ball over the wicketkeeper for four.

    Strategic timeout with the game nicely poised. WinViz has Superchargers as 55% favourites.

  12. Postpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 18 August 2023

    Two wickets down now, here's the first of them. Marie Kelly was dismissed by Lauren Filer for five.

    Filer's pace really troubled Kelly.

  13. Superchargers 56-2published at 55 balls left

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    Superchargers can feel aggrieved but Spirit will be delighted.

    That partnership was beginning to look very dangerous.

  14. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 56 balls left

    Rodrigues lbw b Glenn 30 (Superchargers 56-2)

    Jemimah Rodrigues storms off after ball-tracking shows the ball was just clipping the very top of leg stump.

    You can understand the batter's frustration, she had got a big stride in and it didn't look out to the naked eye.

    However, the ball from Sarah Glenn did straighten and ball-tracking shows it was hitting the stumps, even if it was only just clipping.

  15. Superchargers reviewpublished at 56 balls left

    Big moment in the match as Jemimah Rodrigues is given out lbw off Sarah Glenn.

    She quickly reviews but it only has to be clipping for the Spirit to claim a huge wicket.

  16. Postpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 18 August 2023

    Amelia Kerr's first five balls might have been expensive but she started slowly with the bat, too, but accelerating superbly late in the innings...

  17. Superchargers 54-1published at 60 balls left

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    Too short from Amelia Kerr and Jemimah Rodrigues sends it to the fence with a super cut shot behind square.

    Rodrigues is on the sweep two balls later and middles this one as well, behind square for four more.

  18. Superchargers 43-1published at 65 balls left

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    Phoebe Litchfield has struggled against spin - at least compared to pace bowling - but not this time.

    The left-hander gets down into position early and reverse sweeps very fine for four off Sarah Glenn.

  19. Superchargers 37-1published at 70 balls left

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    Magnificent shot from Phoebe Litchfield!

    She shuffles down the track to Tara Norris and lifts the ball gloriously over mid-off, one-bounce for four.

  20. Superchargers 29-1published at 75 balls left

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    Phoebe Litchfield flicks for two to end the Lauren Filer set - it's an expensive one, costing 13 runs.