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Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Two
Lovely foot movement and swing of the bat. A pure shot straight down the ground. Glorious.
Summary
Brave win by eight wickets to top group and qualify directly for final
Visitors chase down target of 119 with 28 balls to spare
Wyatt, dropped on 33, bowled by Bryce for superb 56
Bouchier ends unbeaten on 47 from 25 balls
Originals post 118-4 after Morris hits 50 off 39 & Wolvaardt 46 off 39
Ecclestone ruled out for Originals after shoulder injury in warm-up
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Originals 40-1published at 30 balls
Fi Morris has started nicely here. She smacks Kalea Moore back over her head for four.
A touch of class.
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Here is how they got that first breakthrough.
Originals 32-1published at 25 balls
Another lovely shot from Fi Morris, lofting one over the covers for four.
That completes the powerplay and despite the early wicket of Lamb, the Originals have rebuilt steadily.
It's their best powerplay score of the competition so far.
Originals 27-1published at 20 balls
Georgia Adams jokes on the player mic that the Brave players are under pressure from their captain Anya Shrubsole to directly make the final because she desperately does not want to play two consecutive games.
They've made a pretty good start at making sure that happens.
Originals 21-1published at 15 balls
Back-to-back boundaries for Fi Morris!
She tentatively prods at three dot balls before getting a lucky edge that flies past short third, before playing a bit more convincingly to clip one off her legs.
An expensive start for Shrubsole, conceding 14 runs.
Originals 12-1published at 11 balls
Glorious from Laura Wolvaardt.
Anya Shrubsole starts with a wide, and Wolvaardt nails her trademark cover drive for four from the next ball.
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Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC TwoPeople used to laugh at Georgia Adams when she asked to bowl in the nets a couple of years ago.
Now she is taking wicket after wicket in The Hundred.
Originals 7-1published at 10 balls
An early strike for Southern Brave, and Fi Morris is in at three for the Originals.
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Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC TwoEmma Lamb is just lacking a bit of confidence at the minute.
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Alison Mitchell
Cricket commentator on BBC TwoAnother wicket for Georgia Adams, she just keeps clocking them up.
WICKETpublished at 8 balls
Lamb c Moore b Adams 4 (Originals 7-1)
Four and out!
Georgia Adams keeps chipping away at that wickets column. Emma Lamb tries to hit over the top but picks out Kalea Moore at cover.
It's a tame dismissal, and one that sumps up Originals' batting struggles so far.
Originals 7-0published at 7 balls
No Shrubsole yet.
The competition's leading wicket-taker Georgia Adams is into the attack early, but Emma Lamb thumps her second ball for four.
Shrubsole to attack both openerspublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 23 August 2023
Image source, Getty ImagesAgainst the Originals openers, Anya Shrubsole has a great record in T20s and The Hundred.
The former England seamer has dismissed Emma Lamb three times in eight runs, while conceding just 45 runs from 50 balls.
Against Laura Wolvaardt, her record is even better. Two dismissals in three innings with just seven runs conceded from 10 balls.
Originals 3-0published at 5 balls
Lauren Bell struggles a little with her line, sending down a couple of wides, but Laura Wolvaardt can only manage one run off the bat.
Don't forget, you can watch this game live on BBC Two and iPlayer. You can also watch at the top of this page.
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Originals' batting line-up hasn't fired at all during this competition. Can Laura Wolvaardt and Emma Lamb finish their campaign in style?
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Manchester Originals' Mahika Gaur on her England call-up, speaking to BBC Two: "So special. I wasn't expecting it but now I'm so excited for it, I can't wait.
"Firstly, when I made my international debut [for UAE], I wasn't expecting it but I didn't really know what was going on. I could just go out and bowl how I wanted to. There was nothing to lose, no expectation.
"When I was younger, I always pictured myself in an England jersey, bowling at Lord's. The fact it's come so soon, I'm so grateful."
Pick your team of the tournamentpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 23 August 2023
Image source, Getty Images/BBCAs the third season of The Hundred draws to a close we want you to pick your women's team of the tournament.
We've brought together the top run-scorers and wicket-takers and looked at the best strike-rates and economy rates to provide you with a list of names.
We've given you some stats - runs, average (ave) and strike-rate (SR) for the batters, wickets, average (ave) and economy rate (ER) for the bowlers and a combination for all-rounders - to help you with your decision.
The final team will be revealed on Sunday, 27 August. Good luck picking your team, and don't forget to share it on social media using #bbccricket, external.
The Teamspublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 23 August 2023
Manchester Originals: Emma Lamb, Laura Wolvaardt, Fi Morris, Ellie Threlkeld (capt/wk), Deandra Dottin, Kathryn Bryce, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Katie George, Mahika Gaur, Phoebe Graham, Amara Carr.
Southern Brave: Smriti Mandhana, Danni Wyatt, Maia Bouchier, Georgia Adams, Freya Kemp, Chloe Tryon, Maitlan Brown, Kalea Moore, Anya Shrubsole (capt), Rhianna Southby (wk), Lauren Bell.
Southern Brave win the toss and bowlpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 23 August 2023
Ellie Threlkeld is standing in as captain for Ecclestone.
But she doesn't get her way at the toss as Anya Shrubsole calls correctly, and opts to have a bowl under cloudy skies in Manchester.