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Annabel Sutherland stars as Superchargers thrash Invincibles
Australian allrounder follows 63 not out with 4 for 11 in 82-run hammering at The Oval
ECB Media
02-Aug-2024
Northern Superchargers 146 for 4 (Sutherland 63*, Litchfield 44) beat Oval Invincibles 64 (Sutherland 4-11) by 82 runs
Annabel Sutherland inspired Northern Superchargers to their first victory of the Hundred with a sterling all-round performance at The Kia Oval.
The powerful Australian made 63 from 40 balls to take her team to an imposing total of 146 for 4, before taking 4 for 11 with the ball to wrap up the win. Her four wickets were all clean bowled, and came from the last six balls of the match to ensure it was a game very much defined by her abilities.
Full postHasaranga, Asalanka pick up three-fors to force a tie
Dube had helped India draw level with his power-hitting against spin but could not take them over the line
Deivarayan Muthu
02-Aug-2024
Sri Lanka 230 for 8 (Wellalage 67*, Nissanka 56, Axar 2-33, Arshdeep 2-47) tied with India 230 (Rohit 58, Axar 33, Asalanka 3-30, Hasaranga 3-58)
At 101 for 5, Sri Lanka were on the verge of an all-too-familiar collapse against India, but they somehow found a way to stay in the contest both with bat and ball and ended up tying the match. Leading Sri Lanka for the first time in ODI cricket, it was Charith Asalanka who sealed the dramatic result by dismissing Shivam Dube and No. 11 Arshdeep Singh off successive balls on a slow, dry Khettarama turner, with the crowd jiving and grooving to his tunes.
With India needing five off 18 balls with just two wickets in hand, it was anybody's game. Dube was threatening to switch into his IPL spin-hitting mode. He had just picked a legbreak from Wanindu Hasaranga and whacked it over wide long-on for six. Asalanka had the option to bring on Asitha Fernando or debutant Mohamed Shiraz, but he took the responsibility upon himself on a surface that had already been used for Qualifier 2 in the LPL last month, and delivered for Sri Lanka.
Full postOriginals' dire start continues as Brave cruise to victory
Craig Overton and Alex Davies shine as hosts canter home with 22 balls to spare
ECB Media
01-Aug-2024
Southern Brave 117 for 3 (Evans 25*) beat Manchester Originals 116 for 6 (Madsen 43*, C Overton 2-11) by seven wickets
A stingy display from Southern Brave's bowlers paved the way for a comfortable seven-wicket win over winless Manchester Originals at the Utilita Bowl. After restricting the Originals to 116 for 6 the hosts, who were without the rested Jofra Archer, cruised home with 22 balls to spare in front of 10,337 fans.
Craig Overton was the pick of the home attack, returning 2 for 11 from 20 balls, while England duo Tymal Mills and Chris Jordan both also claimed two wickets apiece. Brave opener Alex Davies immediately broke the back of the chase with 24 from 12 balls and Laurie Evans finished it off with an unbeaten 25 from 15 balls.
Full postWolvaardt trumps Wyatt as Southern Brave stay winless
Manchester Originals opener carries bat to seal chase in final set
ECB Media
01-Aug-2024
Manchester Originals 140 for 4 (Wolvaardt 78*, Adams 2-24) beat Southern Brave 136 for 5 (Wyatt 61, Ecclestone 2-17) by six wickets
Laura Wolvaardt's unbeaten 78 steered Manchester Originals to a six-wicket win over defending champions Southern Brave at the Utilita Bowl.
Brave have now failed to win any of their opening three games and were undone by a Woolvardt batting masterclass as the South African timed the chase perfectly to get her side home with two balls to spare.
Full postLondon Spirit off the mark as Welsh Fire burned by the Lord's pitch
Spirit attack snuffs out Fire for 94 before hosts stumble over the line at a spicy HQ
ECB Media
01-Aug-2024
London Spirit 96 for 7 (Hetmyer 30*, Lawrence 29, Henry 3-19) beat Welsh Fire 94 for 9 (Dawson 3-10, Ellis 3-16) by wickets
London Spirit won a low-scoring contest against Welsh Fire by three wickets to secure their first win of The Hundred men's competition at Lord's.
Liam Dawson and Nathan Ellis claimed three wickets apiece as Fire could manage just 94 for nine, with Dan Worrell's first 10 balls of the game all dots to set the tone.
Full postMatthews 78* helps Fire storm to victory at Lord's
West Indies allrounder finishes off chase with time to spare despite Danni Gibson heroics for London Spirit
ECB Media
01-Aug-2024
Welsh Fire 151 for 4 (Matthew 78*, Gibson 2-28) beat London Spirit 150 for 5 (Gibson 41, Davies 2-19) by six wickets
Welsh Fire completed their highest-ever chase in the women's Hundred to inflict a first defeat of this year's competition on London Spirit at Lord's. West Indies star Hayley Matthews did the damage with an unbeaten 78 from 46 balls - her highest score in the competition - as the visitors chased down Spirit's 150 for 5 with five balls to spare.
Former Spirit right-armer Freya Davies claimed 2 for 19, including the key wickets of Meg Lanning and Heather Knight, as the home side's total was built on the back of powerful late hitting from Danni Gibson and Deepti Sharma.
Full postDan Mousley's wonder spell snatches victory for Birmingham Phoenix
Youngster's yorkers stun Trent Rockets as he snares three wickets at the death
ECB Media
31-Jul-2024
Birmingham Phoenix 138 for 6 (Bethell 46*) beat Trent Rockets 132 for 8 (Hales 38, Mousley 3-9) by six runs
Dan Mousley snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Birmingham Phoenix against Trent Rockets in The Hundred with a stunning final ten deliveries.
The young all-rounder took three wickets for just three runs to see Phoenix over the line from an almost impossible situation.
Full postSol Budinger century leads Leicestershire to victory at Essex
Left-hander carries Foxes to seven-wicket win with 120 at a run-a-ball
ECB Reporters Network
31-Jul-2024
Leicestershire 291 for 7 (Budinger 120) beat Essex 290 for 9 (Critchley 55, Thain 53, Allison 51) by seven wickets
Sol Budinger followed up his maiden Metro Bank One-Day Cup century against Essex last season by adding a second three-figure innings against the same attack at Chelmsford.
The left-hander carried the Leicestershire Foxes to a seven-wicket victory with 120 at exactly a run-a-ball to give the 2023 champions a second success in three games this season. He hit four sixes and 10 fours and put the Foxes in command in a third-wicket stand of 75 with Ajinkya Rahane.
Full postEllyse Perry's allround heroics end Birmingham Phoenix's 12-match winless streak
Rockets fire through Sciver-Brunt but Graham's cameo comes too late in three-run loss
ECB Media
31-Jul-2024
Birmingham Phoenix 139 for 3 beat Trent Rockets 136 for 7 by three runs
Australian superstar Ellyse Perry starred with the bat and in the field as Phoenix ended their 12-match losing streak to beat the Trent Rockets in The Hundred.
On a sunny afternoon in Nottingham, Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and chose to bat, making a steady start, with Sophie Devine and Sterre Kalis going at a run a ball for an opening partnership of 32. The introduction of Alana King saw the first breakthrough for the Rockets, trapping Devine LBW for 17.
Full postAndy Gorvin five-for keeps Glamorgan record intact
Eddie Byrom, Colin Ingram tons help maintain unbeaten run in eight-wicket win over Notts
ECB Reporters Network
31-Jul-2024
Glamorgan 278 for 2 (Byrom 123*, Ingram 103*) beat Nottinghamshire 274 for 9 (Hameed 89, Gorvin 5-56) by eight wickets
Career best performances from Andy Gorvin and Eddie Byrom helped Glamorgan maintain their 100 percent record in this year's Metro Bank One Day Cup as they beat Notts Outlaws by eight wickets at the Gnoll in Neath.
Glamorgan's seamers did a fantastic job at keeping the Outlaws' batting line up under control with Gorvin's 5 for 56 the star performance with Jamie McIlroy and Dan Douthwaite picking up two wickets each
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