Spirit vs Invincibles, 1st Match at London, Women's Hundred, Aug 05 2025 - Match Result

RESULT
1st Match, Lord's, August 05, 2025, The Hundred Women's Competition
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(100 balls, T:177) 159/4

Spirit won by 17 runs

Player Of The Match
89* (42)
grace-harris
Match centre 
Scores: K Vairavan | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
London Spirit (Women) • 176/5(100 balls)
89* (42)
2/23 (20)
2/39 (20)
Oval Invincibles (Women) • 159/4(100 balls)
85 (51)
2/26 (20)
33 (21)
1/3 (10)
CHANGE OF END
after 100 balls3 runs
OI-W: 159/4
Joanne Gardner2 (4b)
Paige Scholfield10 (9b 1x4)
Charlie Dean 0/34 (20)

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What a curtain-raiser to kick off the tournament! An intense thriller where both teams fought tooth and nail in a tug-of-war battle. Invincibles gave the chase a great shot but perhaps left themselves with too much to do in the end as Meg Lanning couldn't find enough support from the other end. Chasing 177 was always going to be a tough ask and Spirit managed to stay one step ahead throughout. A couple of tight overs from Issy Wong and Charlie Dean ensured there was no late drama. But the evening truly belongs to Grace Harris, who paced her innings beautifully and powered her side to an imposing total. She found the perfect foil in Cordelia Griffith, who chipped in with a quickfire fifty. Invincibles will rue the errors in the field that cost them extra runs but it's only the first day and both teams have made strong statements, setting a high benchmark. Issy Wong claimed the key wickets that tilted the balance in Spirit's favor, and in the end, the target proved insurmountable as Lanning ran out of gas after a stellar fight, even on an evening where she wasn't at her best form

100
Dean to Gardner, no run

shuffles across her stumps and she follows her with a wide yorker, ends up scuffing a drive back to Dean

99
Dean to Gardner, no run

around the wicket, beautifully pushed fuller on off and taking it away from the outer half, blocked back to the bowler

98
1
Dean to Scholfield, 1 run

firing it full on yorker length, digs it out to long on for a run

97
1
Dean to Gardner, 1 run

oh that's a pinpoint accurate yorker on middle, shoveled out to midwicket

96
1
Dean to Scholfield, 1 run

full toss and she reverse sweeps to Glenn who makes a lovely diving stop while charging in

after 95 balls6 runs • 1 wicket
OI-W: 156/4Need 21 from 5 balls
Paige Scholfield8 (7b 1x4)
Joanne Gardner1 (1b)
Issy Wong 2/26 (20)
95
4
Wong to Scholfield, FOUR runs

lovely variations throughout the over, this time she ends second best. On a length and angled towards leg, she shimmies down leg too and creates space to free her arms, plinked out over mid off for a four

94
1
Wong to Gardner, 1 run

connected to midwicket for a run

93
W
Wong to Lanning, OUT

goes fuller and it was dipping onto the toes, goes big again and tonked straight into the hands of Gibson at deep midwicket, excellent knock even though she wasn't in form coming into this game

Meg Lanning c Gibson b Wong 85 (51b 7x4 5x6 62m) SR: 166.66
92
1
Wong to Scholfield, 1 run

gets the set batter on crease, shortish and attacking line on off, gets the toe-end and runs like a bull who has seen a red rug

91
Wong to Scholfield, no run

tries a reverse scoop and is unable to lay bat on it, shorter and meandering away outside off

CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls21 runs
OI-W: 150/3Need 27 from 10 balls
Meg Lanning85 (50b 7x4 5x6)
Paige Scholfield3 (4b)
Eva Gray 0/43 (15)
90
6
Gray to Lanning, SIX runs

Delicious half-volley on middle, she says thank you very much and biffs it with gusto over long on, absolutely imperious and in the slot, she doesn't miss out

89
4
Gray to Lanning, FOUR runs

short, wide and hammered away insolently past the diving fielder at point for a four, poor bowling and getting the deserved treatment, that was asking for trouble

88
4
Gray to Lanning, FOUR runs

fetches another boundary, finding the sweet spots now. Length ball on middle, pulled ferociously into the gap at deep midwicket's right, immaculately timed

87
6
Gray to Lanning, SIX runs

goes fuller and it skids on at middle, right in her hitting arc and goes out of the park, down and right behind it to smoke it over long on, 79 meters maximum, clean hit!

Mike: "Lanning is no longer the threat she used to be, was below average (batting wise) in this year's WPL as well."

86
1
Gray to Scholfield, 1 run

over the wicket and a touch shorter towards middle, loads up and biffs a pull but does not find the fence, mopped up at deep midwicket

after 85 balls9 runs
OI-W: 129/3Need 48 from 15 balls
Meg Lanning65 (46b 5x4 3x6)
Paige Scholfield2 (3b)
Charli Knott 0/20 (15)
85
1
Knott to Lanning, 1 run

looped full on fifth stump line, down on one knee and clobbered to deep midwicket, 48 off 15 needed, daunting task at hand

84
1
Knott to Scholfield, 1 run

persists with the short and wide line, it works again, makes room to leather it on the up to extra cover

83
Knott to Scholfield, no run

very slow through the air, half-tracker wide of off, makes room and blazed to backward point, precious dot

82
1
Knott to Lanning, 1 run

fuller and dipping at her, lifted it away over mid off and extra cover, only picks up a run

81
6
Knott to Lanning, SIX runs

swing the ball with vigor over long off for a huge six, attacked and sends it miles over the fielder, solid hit

16.0 shuffles across her stumps and lands it fuller and wide of off, slogged to deep square and the ball will be erased because the music was blaring and its a dead ball

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
GM Harris
89 runs (42)
7 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
slog shot
16 runs
1 four2 sixes
Control
86%
MM Lanning
85 runs (51)
7 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
21 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
73%
Best performances - bowlers
M Kapp
OI-W
B
20
0s
9
R
23
W
2
RPB
1.15
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Lord's, London
TossOval Invincibles (Women), elected to field first
Series
Season2025
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)14.45 start, First Session 14.45-15.50, Interval 15.50-16.05, Second Session 16.05-17.10
Match days5 August 2025 - day (100-ball match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsLondon Spirit (Women) 4, Oval Invincibles (Women) 0
Language
English
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