Knight seals the deal with a maximum over midwicket! What a treat to watch; perfect finisher, fulfilling her role immaculately! A juicy creamy full-toss on middle and leg, she says thank you very much and thumps it out of the screws and it goes all the way; a resounding win for London Spirit. Spirit jump to the second and have got 9 points with 0.08 NRR; Superchargers have no more games left and are now out of the playoff race
N S-Chargers vs Spirit, 29th Match at Leeds, Women's Hundred, Aug 13 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
29th Match, Leeds, August 13, 2024, The Hundred Women's Competition
99/7
(86/100 balls, T:100) 105/3
Spirit won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
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Deepti Sharma, Match Hero: I think all credit goes to bowlers. We had a meeting and executed really well. I think personally I'm used to these kind of conditions, wicket is slightly on the slower side, sometimes skiddy, but we managed it really well in the first innings and second as well. See, I like challenges and really like to bowl in those kind of situations. We only focus on our games and yeah we will sit there and (see) the other games.
Our statsman Sampath Bandarupalli pings: "London Spirit will be eliminated only if Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets match ends in a tie/washout and Welsh Fire don't lose. Welsh Fire's NRR will go below London Spirit's NRR if they lose by any margin against Southern Brave."
London Spirit breezed past Northern Superchargers in a lopsided contest. The game was set up by the Spirit's bowlers, who were miserly right from the powerplay and kept the batters on a leash, not allowing them any momentum as they huffed and puffed their way to a sub-par 99. Alice Davidson-Richards' gritty 33 provided some impetus to the innings but overall, it was a struggle of epic proportions. Eva Gray and Danielle Gibson were cagey and, later on, the spinners made life tough for the batters.
In reply, Meg Lanning went all guns blazing, smashing the ball to all parts of the ground. Although her fireworks were short-lived as she got a bit carried away, it was still a high-impact innings. After losing three wickets in the powerplay, Spirit needed a partnership to stabilize the innings, which they found in Heather Knight and Deepti Sharma. The duo got the team back on track and prevented any further slide with a calculated and measured approach that took the wind out of the Superchargers' sails
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86
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Wareham to Knight, SIX runs
after 85 balls10 runs
LS-W: 99/3Need 1 from 15 balls
Heather Knight37 (34b 6x4)
Deepti Sharma37 (31b 3x4 1x6)
Kate Cross 0/30 (20)
85
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Cross to Knight, no run
Rams the yorker but she has answer for that, squeezes it out to point, scores are level
Dan: "A tie chasing 100 and now this match. NSC have been their own worst enemy at times this season and can only blame themselves for not qualifying"
84
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Cross to Knight, FOUR runs
Over the wicket, trying to cramp her for room but she creates room for herself and pulverises that over backward square for a four; too short and leg-sidish, sits deep and puts it away like it's child's play
83
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Cross to Sharma, 1 run
Round the wicket, shortish and angled in at middle, turning the doorknob and guiding it to square leg region
82
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Cross to Knight, 1 run
Banged in short around the line off, pulled away across the line to midwicket and insouciantly jogs through a run
81
4
Cross to Knight, FOUR runs
Munched past midwicket for a blistering boundary, Knight wants to wrap it up quickly and not waste time; over the wicket, speared fuller to middle, puts it away with no hassle
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls9 runs
LS-W: 89/3Need 11 from 20 balls
Deepti Sharma36 (30b 3x4 1x6)
Heather Knight28 (30b 4x4)
Linsey Smith 3/16 (20)
80
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Smith to Sharma, no run
Speared full on the toes, clipped to short midwicket; fine spell, got three wickets, did her job but needed more support from her teammates, she's been magnificent throughout this edition
79
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Smith to Knight, 1 run
Round, length at off, knucked past cover for a run
78
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Smith to Knight, FOUR runs
Length and outside off, comes down the track and stylishly lofted over mid-off for a four; what hands, what touch, what timing, what finesse!
77
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Smith to Knight, no run
Tries a reverse and gets beaten, they need a barrage of dots
76
4
Smith to Knight, FOUR runs
Back-to-back boundaries; timely hits! Round the wicket, pushed fuller and outside off, makes her own length and deflects it away delectably past backward point for a four, her aura can put bowlers under pressure and doubt themselves
after 75 balls9 runs
LS-W: 80/3Need 20 from 25 balls
Heather Knight19 (26b 2x4)
Deepti Sharma36 (29b 3x4 1x6)
Annabel Sutherland 0/21 (20)
75
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Sutherland to Knight, FOUR runs
Crunches it past cover for a four; takes a step forward and plays a picturesque cover-drive, clean striker of the ball, beats extra cover and it whistles away with intent, shot of the day
74
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Sutherland to Knight, no run
Follows it up with a slow tickling short ball that jags in at middle, can't connect on the flick
74
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Sutherland to Knight, (no ball)
Oh my goodness, what just happened there? Slipped out a high dangerous full-toss at leg, she crouched to put that away, and that'll be a no ball apologized straightaway to the batter,
73
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Sutherland to Sharma, 1 run
Round the wicket, slow shortish one angled in from outside off, calmly helped around the leg side for a single
72
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Sutherland to Knight, 1 run
Over the wicket, dug in short at middle, impeccably tugged away in front of deep square for a run
71
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Sutherland to Sharma, 1 run
Round the wicket, rams the wide yorker, she opens the face and expertly nurdles it out to short fine, another cheeky single
CHANGE OF END
after 70 balls8 runs
LS-W: 71/3Need 29 from 30 balls
Heather Knight14 (22b 1x4)
Deepti Sharma34 (27b 3x4 1x6)
Georgia Wareham 0/18 (10)
70
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Wareham to Knight, no run
Fuller on middle, steps leg-side and plays a lovely inside-out drive but finds fielder in the ring, these two have broken the back of the chase, doubt if there's any twist left
69
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Wareham to Sharma, 1 run
Slower and fuller right up the toes, no problems for Sharma who clips it away into the leg side and nonchalantly jogs through a run
68
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Wareham to Sharma, FOUR runs
Stroked beautifully over the bowler's head for a four; that is a majestic stroke, takes some guts to pull it off, came down the track, was committed to the shot and in between long on and long-off, exquisitely done, attempted googly
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