mid-on comes up, so Brook rocks back and hammers the winning hit over long-on!
Spirit vs N S-Chargers, 22nd Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 20 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
22nd Match (D/N), Lord's, August 20, 2025, The Hundred Men's Competition
135/3
(82/100 balls, T:136) 138/2
N S-Chargers won by 8 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
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Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Andrew MillerScorecard summary
London Spirit (Men) • 135/3(100 balls)
52* (38)
2/34 (20)
41 (27)
1/30 (20)
Northern Superchargers (Men) • 138/2(82 balls)
55* (38)
1/22 (15)
37 (22)
1/26 (15)
9.08pm Not a lot to say about that really. Here's the table, which underlines the them-and-us nature of this Men's competition to date. From myself and Ranjith, good night!
9.02pm Superchargers women won by eight wickets with 34 balls to spare, Superchargers men win by eight wickets with 18 balls to spare. A truly abject day for London Spirit across both formats, on a dog of a pitch that offered neither boundaries nor wickets. Zak Crawley is the main man of the chase with a sheet-anchor 55 not out from 38... his flying start setting the tone from which he could just throttle back and be there. London Spirit paid the price for a lack of ambition, particularly in their final 20 balls, in which they didn't hit a single boundary, but still managed to keep seven wickets in hand.
Welsh Fire are rock-bottom after a nearer miss in Cardiff, but Spirit are cut adrift from the play-off prospects now, with Superchargers now third and well set for a shot at the title.
Crawley is the Meerkat Match Hero: "Important to get a win, good all-round performance. Fundamentals the same but try to pre-meditate more than I would in a red-ball game. Good to bat in the powerplay but got harder. Good to have that cushion. Thought Rash would be here, he bowled brilliantly."
82
4
Turner to Brook, FOUR runs
81
1
Turner to Crawley, 1 run
pushed to the on-side, on the front foot
One hit away
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls16 runs • 1 wicket
NSC-M: 133/2Need 3 from 20 balls
Harry Brook5 (2b 1x4)
Zak Crawley54 (37b 5x4 2x6)
Richard Gleeson 1/26 (15)
80
4
Gleeson to Brook, FOUR runs
good grief, that's a shot! Not unlike Lawrence's intent for his wicket ball, but this time Brook's wrists don't let him down, opening the face and timing the ball to within inches of a six over deep third
79
1
Gleeson to Crawley, 1 run
full length, in at the stumps, guided on the drive to mid-off
78
6
Gleeson to Crawley, SIX runs
free hit... Steps across to the off-side, glorious slog-sweep, picking up the wide line! He saw it coming judging by the field, and dispatched it over the short midwicket boundary
78
3nb
Gleeson to Brook, (no ball) 1 run
full length, punched on the front foot to Worrall at short third... and another no-ball. This has been an abject effort from Spirit
Hello Harry, have you brought your mop and bucket?
77
W
Gleeson to Lawrence, OUT
finally, a wicket! Lawrence attempted an idiosyncratic launch over the off-side, leading with his wrists but not finding the timing. Dickson backpedals at deep cover and clings on with a tumble
Dan Lawrence c Dickson b Gleeson 37 (22b 3x4 1x6 24m) SR: 168.18
76
2
Gleeson to Lawrence, 2 runs
big leading edge with a helicopter followthrough, skews away through short third
after 75 balls14 runs
NSC-M: 117/1Need 19 from 25 balls
Dan Lawrence35 (20b 3x4 1x6)
Zak Crawley47 (35b 5x4 1x6)
Liam Dawson 0/27 (20)
75
6
Dawson to Lawrence, SIX runs
times this one alright! A massive pan through the full length, eyes focussed on the point of impact, hands climbing gleefully up and over deep midwicket. Spirit are extinguished as the run-rate cascades below a run-a-ball
74
2
Dawson to Lawrence, 2 runs
another flog through the line, inside-out and looking for the big launch, but again the timing isn't there
73
2
Dawson to Lawrence, 2 runs
72
•
Dawson to Lawrence, no run
inside-out on the drive to extra cover
71
4
Dawson to Lawrence, FOUR runs
donked down the ground! Steps into the length and launched
CHANGE OF END
after 70 balls14 runs
NSC-M: 103/1Need 33 from 30 balls
Dan Lawrence21 (15b 2x4)
Zak Crawley47 (35b 5x4 1x6)
Jamie Overton 1/22 (15)
70
1
Overton to Lawrence, 1 run
tapped out to the off-side
70
1w
Overton to Lawrence, 1 wide
fired past the legs. This is going south
69
4
Overton to Lawrence, FOUR runs
Lawrence makes room, Overton follows him, but his moral victory is merely another boundary, skewed away through deep fine leg as the batter contorts into a defensive tangle. Up comes the hundred
68
1
Overton to Crawley, 1 run
on the back foot, clawed away to deep midwicket
67
6
Overton to Crawley, SIX runs
bosh! Over-pitched on the toes, yeeted into the stands at midwicket!
66
1
Overton to Lawrence, 1 run
walks across to off, flicks up into the length on leg-stump, down to the sweeper behind square
after 65 balls7 runs
NSC-M: 89/1Need 47 from 35 balls
Dan Lawrence15 (12b 1x4)
Zak Crawley40 (33b 5x4)
Richard Gleeson 0/10 (10)
DaWolf: "Batting a bit slow here. Leaving a late twist very much a live possibility. 9 wickets in hand - go for some boundaries!"
65
2
Gleeson to Lawrence, 2 runs
short ball, angled into the body, good contact on the back-cut, down to deep third
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
NSC-M
55 runs (38)
5 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
flick
18 runs
1 four1 six
Control
72%
LS-M
52 runs (38)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
15 runs
1 four0 six
Control
63%
Best performances - bowlers
NSC-M
B
20
0s
6
R
34
W
2
RPB
1.70
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W |
LS-M
B
15
0s
3
R
22
W
1
RPB
1.46
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Lord's, London | |
| Toss | Northern Superchargers (Men), elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.50, Second Session 19.50-20.55 |
| Match days | 20 August 2025 - daynight (100-ball match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Northern Superchargers (Men) 4, London Spirit (Men) 0 |
Language
English
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