Wide yorker, slammed away to sweeper cover and London Spirit continue to impress, total contrast to previous edition, managing to turn things in their favor today and stepping up in big moments
Spirit vs Phoenix, 5th Match at London, Women's Hundred, Jul 27 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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5th Match, Lord's, July 27, 2024, The Hundred Women's Competition
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after 100 balls10 runs
BP-W: 127/5
Amy Jones10 (4b 1x6)
Seren Smale1 (2b)
Danielle Gibson 0/19 (20)
Meg Lanning, Match Hero: Beautiful day here, we wanted to get off to a good start with the bat and put them under pressure, really good all round performance. Felt like it got bit more tricky as it went on, pace off the ball and wicket was pretty conducive to that, so it sort of felt like it was but more difficult than what I thought but in the end we got a pretty competitive total. (on bowling plans) It was about bowling straight at the stumps and taking pace off the ball. We thought Birmingham used that really well and we wanted to do that right from the start. We had to hold our nerve when Devine and Perry were going. We knew a chance would come. It's great place to play, very special, great to be here in front of a fantastic crowd and nice to get a win
Spirit move up to first after their second win! Ellyse Perry and Sophie Devine stitched a brilliant partnership, giving Spirit a scare, with the former adding 65 and the latter 35. However, it was an uphill task to track down a stiff total. They left plenty of runs at the end, and the likes of Gray, Gibson, and Dean were phenomenal when it mattered most, preventing Phoenix from snatching the game. It was a tricky surface where taking the pace off paid rich dividends, and Phoenix would feel they were a bit off the boil in the bowling department, conceding 20-30 extra runs. Earlier, Ellyse Perry was not among the wickets, but Katie Levick had a fantastic outing, picking up three scalps and conceding only 24 runs in her complete set. In reply, Suzie Bates got run out at six, while her opening partner Sterre Kalis was cleaned up at two. After Perry and Devine's wickets, Amy Jones struck a few meaty blows but ran out of time and perhaps should have batted higher in the order. Sarah Glenn was the pick of the bowlers with three key wickets in a blazing spell. That's it from the Women's Hundred game, but the men's match is about to commence shortly so switch over to that tab. For now, it's sayonara from Rvel Zahid
100
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Gibson to Amy Jones, 1 run
99
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Gibson to Amy Jones, SIX runs
Sublime shot! Length on off, stand and deliver smack over the bowler's head for a six. That is a proper wallop
98
2
Gibson to Amy Jones, 2 runs
Searching for the yorker, hits it with gusto straight down the ground, fielder almost took a stunner running across long-on
97
1
Gibson to Smale, 1 run
Over the wicket, shortish at middle with a slight inward seam movement, connected to midwicket off the backfoot
Raji: "With their bench strength, England and Australia could each field two international teams."
96
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Gibson to Smale, no run
Heat-seeking yorker on middle, dug out back towards the bowler, brilliant bowling at death
after 95 balls1 run • 3 wickets
BP-W: 117/5Need 31 from 5 balls
Amy Jones1 (1b)
Sarah Glenn 4/22 (20)
95
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Glenn to Arlott, OUT
Swings big but doesn't control her bat swing at and fielder at long-off takes a brilliant catch, skipped down the track and went hard but did't get all of it, Gray didn't have to move much to gobble it up.
Emily Arlott c Gray b Glenn 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
94
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Glenn to Perry, OUT
Full-toss swatted in the air and it hung for a while, that was purposefully tossed up and she took the bait to go big down the ground, not much elevation and the required distance, falling apart quickly
Ellyse Perry c Gibson b Glenn 65 (48b 8x4 1x6 58m) SR: 135.41
93
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Glenn to Perry, no run
Short of a length and turning away sharply outside off, can't punch it away
92
1
Glenn to Amy Jones, 1 run
Tossed up fuller and cramps her for room, tries a reverse seem, not quite executed to perfection
91
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Glenn to Devine, OUT
Skedaddles down the track trying to plonk it over midwicket and gets beaten by the late away movement, keeper whips off the bails in a flash and she has to take the long walk back to the pavillion
Sophie Devine st †Redmayne b Glenn 37 (31b 0x4 3x6 37m) SR: 119.35
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls6 runs
BP-W: 116/2Need 32 from 10 balls
Ellyse Perry65 (46b 8x4 1x6)
Sophie Devine37 (30b 3x6)
Eva Gray 0/18 (15)
90
2
Gray to Perry, 2 runs
Makes room and clatters it in the air, deep extra cover charged in, puts the dive but can't ger under it, as they rush for the second
89
1
Gray to Devine, 1 run
Squeezed out to mid-off, 34 off 11, slipping away quickly
88
1
Gray to Perry, 1 run
Another full delivery at the stumps, battered between long-on and deep midwicket
87
1
Gray to Devine, 1 run
Low full-toss outside off, pulled away with not much oomph towards midwicket
86
1
Gray to Perry, 1 run
Length on middle, tucked away to midwicket, keeping it nice and straight, bowling gas
after 85 balls2 runs
BP-W: 110/2Need 38 from 15 balls
Ellyse Perry61 (43b 8x4 1x6)
Sophie Devine35 (28b 3x6)
Danielle Gibson 0/9 (15)
85
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Gibson to Perry, no run
Slammed in short at middle, going too hard while trying to hammer a pull and gets rapped on thigh as the ball gets deflected towards the off side, fabulous over from Gibson
84
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Gibson to Perry, no run
Shorter and goes with the angle towards middle, growing big on her, steps down to heave her over deep midwicket and us unable to connect
83
1
Gibson to Devine, 1 run
Hits the deck hard, shorter on fifth stump line, bullied down the ground, and long-on sprints across to prevent the double
82
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Gibson to Devine, no run
Digs it in full on sixth stump line, squeezed out to point who runs across to intercept
81
1
Gibson to Perry, 1 run
Over the wicket, almost in the blockhole at middle, eased away to midwicket
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