Full and wide, Bouchier reaches out to steer the 68mph ball in front of point. Races along the ground to complete Brave's five-wicket win
Spirit vs Brave, 11th Match at London, Women's Hundred, Aug 08 2023 - Match Result
Brave won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
The fear at the start of the day was a washout but the London weather allowed for a good game. Spirit's women will need to wait longer for their first win, but the men have a chance to do it now. Same teams to face off at the same ground. Our coverage has begun. Check it out, goodbye from here.
Maia Bouchier, POTM: It was great to get a score on the board. The key was to stay in and bat the full 85, it was great to have Gibson at the other end. I told her to do one thing (to go for one) and she did the other. It was a good pitch, no turn. Hitting the sweepers was the main thing to do and we did that. I wanted to get off to a good start. To hit boundaries through to the end was great. Smriti and Danny have done a great job but today we had the chance to go out and get things done.
6:10pm: Mandhana and Wyatt couldn't get going, but no worries, 'cos Bouchier is there to anchor a tough chase under clouds. The pitch offered spinners some assistance but Bouchier worked the ball around, got regular boundaries and shepherded the chase despite not getting much support for the bulk of the innings. Sarah Glenn was the pick of the bowlers for Spirit, Dean was decent. Brown getting the better of Amelia at the end ensured that there were no late twists and that Bouchier didn't have to do it all single-handedly.
Full toss on the higher side is pushed gently to mid-on. That one seemed to have slipped out
Yes, but with scores level. Dances across and clips the length ball to midwicket
Just 2 needed off 6. Will this go to the final set?
Full outside off, worked to long-on
Gives it air and keeps it short, the pull is miscued back to the bowler
Brown goes across for the paddle again but notices the length ball is slower and wider. So she goes further behind in her crease and slides across to pummel it behind square for four more!
Paddled up and over the keeper. In control this time. Ball was around a length at the stumps, Brown showed her middle and leg stumps as she lifted it right over the keeper. Amelia smiles
Underedges and goes too low for Richa to stop it. Nutmegs her and goes right behind for four. Brown charged and Kerr went loopy and wide on a length, Brown tried to lift it over cover. She toed it to the edge on the right side of Richa's left shoe.
Legbreak at 46mph tossed up on off, spins away to beat the cut
Full ball is worked to long-on
Goes across and tries to slog sweep. The full ball pops up to the keeper. No appeal for caught behind. So it doesn't look to have been off the glove
Deep cover can't pick it up on the first go, they take two. Wide ball was slapped away along the ground
Qhubokuhle: "Okay I stand corrected. I dont understand the thought process of these batsman, you've got the game under control and all you need is to rotate strike and get one or 2 bounderies inbetween, but you do that"
Shortish ball is flatter and just outside off, hurried Brown on the cut. Underedged it towards point
Works the length ball to long-on
Oh my goodness, how did she get that between deep-mid and long-on? She came down the track and clipped it across gently and took off for what looked like a regulation two, but it found the gap and raced along
Full ball is dragged across from outside off, to long-on
Shortish ball outside off is cut to the right of deep cover, who slides to cut it off. Bouchier raises her bat after getting up to fifty, crowd gives her an applause
Bouchier on 49*. Glenn to finish
Full on fourth stump, pushed to long-off
Gibson takes a great catch at deep midwicket. She ran to the left, slid across and tumbled, all while managing to hold onto the ball. Tryon was on the move and had whipped the ball across the line.
Both teams were 79 for 4 at this stage, informs Ravi Shastri
Full outside off, lunges across and drives to long-off
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Lord's, London | |
Toss | Southern Brave (Women), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023 |
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Match days | 08 August 2023 - day (100-ball match) |
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Points | Southern Brave (Women) 2, London Spirit (Women) 0 |