Brave vs Spirit, 2nd Match at Southampton, Women's Hundred, Jul 24 2024 - Match Result

A nothing delivery on middle, no real turn, it's in the slot and she launches it downtown for a four. London Spirit have stunned the defending champions with a stylish victory. The day belongs to Heather Knight who was so composed and played an absolute blinder of an innings to guide her to team to the doorstep of victory

Over the wicket, length on middle, shimmies down a little and then whips it away to deep midwicket, keen on taking the second run and gets it comfortably in the end, excellent running!

Chomped down the ground for four, mid-on and mid-off were up in the ring, she stepped away to on side and had room to free arms, such a cool and calm head, batting so beautifully, knows where the fielders are and the composure is praiseworthy, only five left

Almost in the blockhole, she exposes her stumps and plays a glorious late cut past short third, ball loses pace and backward point manages to flick it inside the rope

Too short and offers width, that's a hit-me ball, slapped away to sweeper cover who makes a brilliant diving stop, crowd are on their edge of their seats, it's been a nerve-jangling affair and we still don't know who will get over the line

Oh, this is getting spicier! Don't go anywhere. Length ball, wicket to wicket, diffident block back to the bowler, need to bring Knight on strike!

Over the wicket, goes fuller and tries to limit her scoring options, she manages to play an inside-out drive to mid-off, smart bowling, watched her feet movement till the end

Ballooned up, tries the reverse sweep and luckily for her it landed away from keeper's reach

That is head-spinning batting! Nothing too wrong with the delivery to be honest, tight line on a length outside off and she still manages to pierce the gap as cover and extra cover dive in vain and the ball trundles away for four

Very quick delivery fired on middle, reverse lap to short third

Round, length and angling in at off, no extravagant turn so she gives her a charge and smokes it over long-off for a maximum, racing towards the target, such timely blows, totally changed the complexion

Round the wicket, too full and that's a gimmie, inverses her stance and whisks it away over short third for a four, that's an outrageous stroke, gutsy one especially at this stage of the game, that's more like it

Very full and tailing in at off, waits for it to come at her and then forces it to midwicket with some nifty footwork, denies the second run, don't need another run-out. Still some batting to come so they should go hard!

Over the wicket, low full-toss on fifth stump line, spanks it away to sweeper cover

Takes the pace off and lands it slightly shorter in the channel, clonks it down to mid-off and tries to scamper in a run, direct hit are always dangerous, she was struggling and not even in the frame, Gibson's cameo comes to an end, wonderful fight, they are in this contest

Banged in short around the line off, got on top of the bounce and plays a delectable late cut over third man for a four. One of the best shots of the day!

Over the wicket, starts the over with a well-disguised slower one on a length outside off, no pace to work with and she fails to cut that away

Lobbed up fuller and outside off, brings out a big yawning sweep towards right of deep midwicket, adds another pair of runs to the total, 34 off 20 required!

Filthy half-tracker, a duff ball almost hugging the marker on off, she accepts the freebie and belts it over point for four, three fours in a row, what an over it's turning out to be for Spirit

Fuller and plenty of width, hit brutally over cover for four, ball scutters away to the rope, brilliant onslaught from Knight, keeping them alive in the contest