Brave vs N S-Chargers, 8th Match at Leeds, Women's Hundred, Jul 30 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
8th Match, Leeds, July 30, 2024, The Hundred Women's Competition
100/8
(100 balls, T:101) 100/7

Match tied

Player Of The Match
4/11
lauren-bell
Match centre 
Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
Southern Brave (Women) 100/8(100 balls)
25 (24)
2/24 (20)
Northern Superchargers (Women) 100/7(100 balls)
CHANGE OF END
after 100 balls6 runs • 1 wicket
NSC-W: 100/7
Kate Cross10 (11b 1x4)
Lucy Higham1 (1b)
Lauren Bell 4/11 (20)

That's it from the Women's Hundred action for today, but the Men's game between the same teams is about to start shortly. For Chandankumar Duorah and Vairavan K, I'm Rvel Zahid. Goodbye

Lauren Bell, Match Hero: The emotions were up and down! In that last set of five I had a lot of adrenaline. It was cool, that's what we play cricket for. You just go ball by ball at the death, and see what player you're bowling at. Pace-off was working on this pitch, and pace-on was a good variation, so it was ball by ball. The ideal final ball was a straight yorker and I don't think I was too far away from executing. Maybe we should have just looked at the field a bit but what can you do, hindsight is lovely.

Phew, let me catch my breath. These Hundred ball games have a habit of serving thrillers. What an outstanding game of cricket that went down to the wire. It was a fierce tug of war where no team was out of the game right till the last delivery. Superb captaincy from Georgia Adams, who didn't give up and entrusted her leader of the pace attack, Lauren Bell, with the last over. Bell sent the panic bells ringing, bowled a barrage of stunning yorkers, and almost got her team over the line. Southern Brave must be the happier side after only scraping their way to 100 runs and making way too many errors with the bat. There were three run-outs in their innings but a few contributions gave them something to bowl at. We knew the Superchargers have a lethal bowling arsenal that made a game out of a low score.

What about the Superchargers' reply? The openers didn't get into double figures but then Phoebe Litchfield soaked in pressure and made 24 before losing the plot with an unwise shot which proved to be a major turning point. It opened a window for Brave as the asking rate kept rising. Annabel Sutherland only added a sluggish 10 and then Alice Davidson-Richards looked like she would get her side home with ease, but she got bowled in the last set and suddenly the Superchargers were on the backfoot. The intensity was telling throughout the contest. Both sides' bowling had a fabulous outing but the batting misfired and they'll need to go back to the drawing board and devise better plans to get it together

100
2
Bell to Cross, 2 runs

Crowd on the edge of their seats! Bell nails a superb yorker on middle but she still manages to dig out to wide of long-on and hares for a couple, throw wasn't spot on at keeper's end and the scores are level. Whoa, that gave me goosebumps, another nerve-jangling thriller that ends in a stalemate! Lauren Bell clearly the standout bowler who gave her all in the final over and Brave will be the happier side whereas Superchargers will be scratching their heads after getting a bit complacent towards the end and not finishing the match earlier. It's the first tied game in the Women's Hundred!

Dipanshi Tyagi: "is there no super over thing?" Nope, it's only for the Eliminator and Final

99
1
Bell to Higham, 1 run

Bowls a perfect wide yorker, all she can do is shovel it to cover and sprints to the other end. What a spell from Bell!

DaWolf: "This is a poor chase. They might get there - 17 from 18 needed, less than a run a ball - but they are playing like they are chasing 101. Play to chase 111 and stop a late run rate squeeze being possible."

98
W
Bell to Davidson-Richards, OUT

Rip through the stumps! How can there be no twist? Lauren Bell responds with a pinpoint accurate yorker at middle, stumps are uprooted and the dreadful death rattle means Richards has to go back to the pavilion. Huge breakthrough but is it too little, too late?

Alice Davidson-Richards b Bell 27 (22b 4x4 0x6 30m) SR: 122.72
97
2
Bell to Davidson-Richards, 2 runs

Back of a length on middle with no pace on offer, picks up while sitting deep in her crease and plonks it away to deep square, that's excellent running between the wickets, converted a single to a couple, got spring in her legs

96
1
Bell to Cross, 1 run

Over the wicket, short of a length with a hint of inward seam movement from wide of off, flexes her muscles and slaughters it to sweeper cover, fumble allows them to sneak another run

Lauren Bell will bowl the last over

after 95 balls8 runs
NSC-W: 94/6Need 7 from 5 balls
Alice Davidson-Richards25 (20b 4x4)
Kate Cross7 (9b 1x4)
Georgia Adams 1/19 (20)
95
1
Adams to Davidson-Richards, 1 run

fired it quicker right up to the toes, whisked away to midwicket for a run

94
1
Adams to Cross, 1 run

Touch fuller outside off, prances down and biffed out to long-off

93
4
Adams to Cross, FOUR runs

Fuller on the pads, jockeys across and plays a full-blooded sweep to deep backward square for a four, that was powerfully struck and timed to perection

92
1
Adams to Davidson-Richards, 1 run

Runs it down to long-on and canters across to the other end

91
1
Adams to Cross, 1 run

Over the wicket, length and straightens at middle and leg, flicked to midwicket and wicketkeeper has made a blunder, removed the stumps before pouching the ball, batter was not even in frame and it's a massive chance missed, Richards live to see another day

CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls1 run
NSC-W: 86/6Need 15 from 10 balls
Kate Cross1 (6b)
Alice Davidson-Richards23 (18b 4x4)
Chloe Tryon 1/11 (15)
90
1
Tryon to Cross, 1 run

Back of a length wide of off again, slapped to cover and sets off for a quick single, excellent over, composed under pressure, thinking cricketer, Cross chewed many dots, 15 off 11, this is getting spicy!

89
Tryon to Cross, no run

The ploy is working well, once again floated wide of off, she chases it and misses it!

88
Tryon to Cross, no run

Shorter and just inside the marker on off, steps across and miscues it to cover-point

87
Tryon to Cross, no run

Length wide of off, reaches out and cant lay bat on it

86
Tryon to Cross, no run

Floated up fuller outside off, tries to whack her downtown and only grabs fresh air

after 85 balls3 runs • 1 wicket
NSC-W: 85/6Need 16 from 15 balls
Kate Cross0 (1b)
Alice Davidson-Richards23 (18b 4x4)
Georgia Adams 1/11 (15)
85
Adams to Cross, no run

backs away and punches it on the up to cover, dot to finish the over, she will breath a brief sigh of relief

84
W
Adams to Wareham, OUT

Adams has the last laugh! Trying to waft it away, exposing her stumps, was a quicker one that curled back, she was way too early in her attempt to cut that one and the bails have come off

Georgia Wareham b Adams 1 (3b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 33.33
83
1
Adams to Davidson-Richards, 1 run

Gets the line right, fuller on middle and off, comes down the track and plays it downtown

82
1
Adams to Wareham, 1 run

Zips it quicker on a full-length on the legs again, swept hard to backward square

81
1
Adams to Davidson-Richards, 1 run

Over the wicket, loose delivery going with the angle just outside leg stump, smashed it behind square on leg but hasn't connected off the middle

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AN Davidson-Richards
27 runs (22)
4 fours0 six
Productive shot
on drive
6 runs
0 four0 six
Control
86%
CL Tryon
25 runs (24)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
pull
8 runs
1 four0 six
Control
83%
Best performances - bowlers
LK Bell
B
20
0s
13
R
11
W
4
RPB
0.55
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
LCN Smith
B
20
0s
9
R
24
W
2
RPB
1.20
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
Match details
Headingley, Leeds
TossSouthern Brave (Women), elected to bat first
Series
Season2024
Player Of The Match
Match days30 July 2024 - day (100-ball match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSouthern Brave (Women) 1, Northern Superchargers (Women) 1
Language
English
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