That's that! Winfield-Hill has played a captain's knock and it is fitting she hits the winning runs. Fuller outside off, she scythes it over short third for four and gets her team a win
Spirit vs Invincibles, 26th Match at London, Women's Hundred, Aug 11 2024 - Match Result
Invincibles won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
A welcome return to form for Winfield-Hill, and Invincibles keep their playoffs hopes alive with that win. That will be it from us for this game, but don't go anywhere as Rvel has fired up the comms for the men's Hundred nice and early. Thanks for tuning in today. With that, this is me Ashish, signing off on behalf of Himanshu and Chandan. Ciao!
Lauren Winfield-Hill is the player of the match: Great feeling. I was due so it is really nice to contribute at the business end. Just pleased to get a good performance for the team. There was just a bit of hold in the wicket, not a lot of turn. Don't think I have played that many reverse sweeps in my whole career. Was just one of those things that was working, so I kept doing it. Was determined to put in a good performance today. It's always hard this time of the competition. You are looking at other teams' results and willing other teams off. We just want to focus on our work.
1.39pm A comfortable eight-wicket win for Invincibles in the end and they jump to second spot on the points table. An Invincibles win also means that Manchester Originals are now out of the tournament. A 121 target was always going to be dicey, but Winfield-Hill came out with a positive intent scoring an unbeaten 61 off 40 balls. Kapp then closed out the match with an unbeaten 18-ball 30. More importantly, they never let Spirit back in the game at any point
Four to win
Low full toss on leg stump, she pushes to long on
Just the five runs needed
Quicker length ball down leg, she tickles this past short fine leg
Misses on the reverse. Flatter outside off, probably the first time she misses the reverse today
Quicker on the stumps, she works it to deep midwicket
Up and Over! Kapp finishes this off in a hurry. Tossed up on middle, she shuffles down, reaches the pitch of it and sends it sailing over the ropes. That was 89 metres long
Invincibles need 14 runs in 15 balls. Dean is back
Fuller on the off stump, she sweeps to short fine leg
Flatter on leg stump, pushed to long on
Has she taken it? Oh, she is claiming it. If she has that is a really super catch. Tossed up on off, she gets a slight top edge on the sweep. The ball travels to short fine leg where Freeborn dives, but it seems she collected the ball on the bounce. Yep, a part of the ball had bounced on the turf before going into her hand. Not out it is
Floated fuller on leg stump, she pushes to long-on
Fuller on the off stump, she sweeps it to deep midwicket.
Deepti back from over the wicket
Fuller on the stumps, she works this to the right of long on for two more
Floated outside off, she goes inside out to wide long off for a couple of runs
Fifty for the captain, and a timely one at that. Flatter on leg stump, she gets out the reverse sweep and hacks this past the point fielder to reach her fifty in style
A direct hit and Kapp was a goner. Floated fuller on the stumps, she pushes to mid-off and has to pull out the dive. Don't think that would have helped had the fielder got a direct hit in
Floated on leg stump, she shimmies down looking to go downtown. Miscues it completely with the ball going to the on-side
Glenn back from over the wicket
Good end to the set. She gets the yorker going on leg stump that Winfield-Hill can only push back towards the bowler
Skips down the track, collects it on the full and Kapp works this to deep midwicket
Length ball on her pads, she bends down one knee and sweeps this behind square for four more
In the air and just short of Glenn. Was a length ball on leg stump, she gets it off the toe end of the bat but Glenn can't quite reach it despite the dive
1W | 1W | |||
1W | ||||
Kennington Oval, London | |
Toss | Oval Invincibles (Women), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 11 August 2024 - day (100-ball match) |
Umpires | Rose DoveyDRS |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Oval Invincibles (Women) 2, London Spirit (Women) 0 |