Summary

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  • Invincibles win by three runs

  • Rockets finish 152-8 in pursuit of 156

  • Lee makes 61 off 33 before being superbly run out by Scholfield

  • De Klerk makes 51 off 25 balls as Invincibles post 155-6

  • Gordon 2-19, Stonehouse 2-39

  • Both sides already eliminated

  • Rockets' Katherine Sciver-Brunt absent through injury and has now officially retired from professional cricket

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 99 balls

    Griffith st Lee b Smith 23 (Invincibles 153-6)

    Bryony Smith gets the breakthrough but a little too late for the Rockets.

    Cordelia Griffith tries to go for another boundary but misses, and Lizelle Lee does the rest. She departs for a brilliant 23 from 16 balls.

  2. 50 runs

    50 for Nadine de Klerkpublished at 95 balls

    Invincibles 150-5

    A brutal, brutal onslaught from Nadine de Klerk.

    She smashes back-to-back fours from the next two, before nabbing a single from the last ball to reach an incredible fifty from just 23 balls.

    Stonehouse's last five balls have gone for 27 runs!

  3. Invincibles 140-5published at 92 balls

    Clubbed over the top for four!

  4. Invincibles 137-5published at 91 balls

    Oh no! Alexa Stonehouse has overstepped and it'll be another free hit!

    A lot of pressure on the 18-year-old here.

  5. Invincibles 135-5published at 91 balls

    Ah! A lucky edge past the keeper for four off the free hit!

  6. 6 runs

    Invincibles 129-5published at 90 balls

    And another! Nadine de Klerk joins in!

    Alexa Stonehouse bowls a high full toss that De Klerk clubs into the stands! Some power!

    And it'll be a free hit next...

  7. 6 runs

    Invincibles 123-5published at 90 balls

    Griffith goes again!

    It's like she's copy and pasted the last shot of King, launching it over long-off from the bowling of Kirstie Gordon.

    All of a sudden, Invincibles look like they have a defendable total on this pitch.

  8. 6 runs

    Invincibles 115-5published at 85 balls

    What a strike!

    Cordelia Griffith clears The Oval's boundaries with ease as Invincibles continue their acceleration.

    Alana King finishes an expensive spell, conceding 36 from her 20 balls.

  9. Invincibles 105-5published at 80 balls

    Ooh, lucky!

    And Invincibles need all the luck they can get. Cordelia Griffith gets four as the ball comes off the toe of the bat, through the legs of the keeper and away to the boundary.

    20 balls to go. How many more can Invincibles manage?

  10. Invincibles 99-5published at 75 balls

    Four more to Nadine de Klerk as her handy cameo continues.

    But again, it's down to some poor ground fielding as Jo Gardner lets another past her.

  11. Postpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 21 August 2023

    Oval Invincibles would certainly like to see a few more shots like this.

  12. Invincibles 90-5published at 70 balls

    Nadine de KlerkImage source, Getty Images

    Another precious boundary for the Invincibles as Nadine de Klerk helps a slower ball from Dattani on its way.

    It's not looking easy to bat out there, with plenty of turn and the ball staying low, so it's time for the Invincibles to play smart.

  13. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 68 balls

    Scholfield b Dattani 13 (Invincibles 85-5)

    Invincibles' batting struggles continue.

    Paige Scholfield gets a little lucky with an edge for four from Naomi Dattani's first ball, but the bowler gets her revenge. Scholfield takes a big swing, the ball keeps low and it scuttles on to the stumps.

  14. Invincibles 79-4published at 65 balls

    Alana King thinks she has Paige Scholfield caught with the ball bouncing off her bat and onto the foot. The umpires deliberate having a look but then decide that it definitely hit the ground first, as replays prove.

    Nadine de Klerk is then helped out by the Trent Rockets, gifting her four runs as her sweep shot is missed by Jo Gardner out on the mid-wicket boundary.

  15. Invincibles 69-4published at 60 balls

    Nadine de KlerkImage source, Getty Images

    Cassidy McCarthy demonstrates some good skills with the ball, deceiving the batters with a range of slower balls that are looking particularly difficult to play on this pitch.

  16. dropped catch

    De Klerk dropped on 0published at 56 balls

    Oh, tough chance and put down!

    Nadine de Klerk flashes at a short, wide delivery that should really have been punished. Instead, it just pops out of the hand of a diving Bryony Smith as she hits the turf.

    It would have been a great catch but perhaps Smith could have got off the mark a bit quicker to make it easier for herself.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 53 balls

    Capsey b Gordon 35 (Invincibles 62-4)

    Big breakthrough for the Rockets!

  18. 6 runs

    Invincibles 52-3published at 50 balls

    A much-needed six from the bat of Paige Scholfield.

    Alice Capsey nails a four from the first ball off Alana King too, so that's a very profitable five balls for the Invincibles with 11 runs coming from them.

  19. Postpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 21 August 2023

    There is some turn out there for the spinners but it's seamer Alexa Stonehouse who has dented the Invincibles' progress with her two wickets.

  20. Invincibles 47-3published at 45 balls

    Almost an exact replica of Kapp's dismissal to Paige Scholfield first ball - but she gets back in time unlike her team-mate.

    Gordon has bowled nicely with 1-7 from her 10 balls.