The Southern Brave continue their winning streak with 7 wins in a row, securing a spot in the grand final! Tossed up fuller length ball wide outside off, moves across the line and hoicks it away to deep midwicket
Spirit vs Brave, 26th Match at London, Women's Hundred, Aug 23 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
26th Match, Lord's, August 23, 2025, The Hundred Women's Competition
125/8
(94/100 balls, T:126) 126/2
Brave won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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Player of the Match, Laura Wolvaardt: "Very happy that we were able to get the win. I think it was quite a nice wicket to bat on out there. So we've done well to restrict them to that total. On a good wicket, we wanted to get ahead of the game early. We knew they had a lot of world-class spinners in their attack, so we tried to make the most of the power play. I really enjoyed batting with Bouch [Bouchier] today. We tried rotating well and then found the boundaries as well. [Lack of batting time for the middle order] I don't think so. Last game, they actually got us over the line in a really tight finish. So I think our top order batting is exactly what we want heading into the finals. We'll take it. [Highest run chase for the Brave this season] I think that's a crazy stat, and we've chased in quite a lot of games, never having to chase more than 110 most days. [Bowling] They've been absolutely amazing. Bell and Tilly, the way they set the turn up front has just been awesome. [7 out of 7 wins] Amazing turnaround. Pretty much the same group as well. Really glad I got to be a part of it this season, and that was right into our final."
5:05 pm The run chase was a one-sided affair, with Laura Wolvaardt and Maia Bouchier laying a perfect foundation for the Southern Brave's victory. Despite getting the start they wanted by picking up the wicket of Wyatt-Hodge in the second set, the London Spirit bowlers couldn't restrict the Brave's run flow. Wolvaardt and Bouchier rotated the strike expertly and punished every loose delivery, especially in the Powerplay. Laura Wolvaardt led the counterattack, not allowing the spinners to settle and finding boundaries with ease. She also made history, becoming the fourth batter to reach 1000 runs in the Women's Hundred, joining an elite list that includes Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danny Wyatt-Hodge, and Sophia Dunkley. Wolvaardt stayed unbeaten with 56 runs off 40 balls, while Maia Bouchier played a superb supporting role, scoring 43 off 34 deliveries before missing out on a well-deserved fifty. The Spirit's bowling unit was not helped by a few dropped catches and misfields, making it impossible to defend the below-par total. Issy Wong was the only bright spot for the bowlers, managing to pick up two wickets.
Southern Brave won by 8 wickets
94
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Dean to Devine, 1 run
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93
4
Dean to Devine, FOUR runs
Up and over! Back of a length ball around the off stump line, moves onto the back foot and lashes it hard over the bowler's head for a boundary
92
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Dean to Devine, no run
flatter length ball drills it back to the bowler
91
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Dean to Devine, 2 runs
Quicker length ball on the stumps, wild swing of the bat and skies it high towards wideish midwicket, three fielders converging but the ball lands safely away from them.
7 required from the last two sets, Charlie Dean to bowl the penultimate set.
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls3 runs
SB-W: 119/2Need 7 from 10 balls
Sophie Devine5 (11b)
Laura Wolvaardt56 (40b 4x4 2x6)
Eva Gray 0/19 (15)
90
1
Gray to Devine, 1 run
full and straight on the stumps, steers it down the track to long on
89
1
Gray to Wolvaardt, 1 run
change of pace delivery on the stumps, taps it around midwicket
88
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Gray to Wolvaardt, no run
hard length ball outside off with extra bounce off the pitch, excellent glovework by Redmayne behind the stumps. Soft appeal for a stumping, and the square leg umpire sends it upstairs. Wolvaardt is safe inside the crease.
87
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Gray to Wolvaardt, no run
length ball angling in on the pads, goes through bat-pad and kept low on the track and Wolvaardt attempts to play it across
86
1
Gray to Devine, 1 run
hard length ball on the stumps, tucked away to long on with soft hands
10 runs needed from 15 balls, here's Eva Gray.
after 85 balls3 runs
SB-W: 116/2Need 10 from 15 balls
Laura Wolvaardt55 (37b 4x4 2x6)
Sophie Devine3 (9b)
Sarah Glenn 0/20 (20)
85
1
Glenn to Wolvaardt, 1 run
back of a length ball on the pads, moves away from the wicket to make room, slashes it hard through midwicket
84
1
Glenn to Devine, 1 run
another dragged down delivery, this time whips it away to deep midwicket
83
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Glenn to Devine, no run
flighted length ball on the stumps, clears the front leg and does not get quite hold of it, turns it down to the right of short midwicket
82
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Glenn to Devine, no run
back of a length ball outside off, shuffles across and cuts it square to backward point
81
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Glenn to Wolvaardt, 1 run
back of a length ball around the off stump line, punches it square of the wicket to deep extra cover
Sarah Glenn to bowl out
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls3 runs
SB-W: 113/2Need 13 from 20 balls
Laura Wolvaardt53 (35b 4x4 2x6)
Sophie Devine2 (6b)
Grace Harris 0/3 (5)
80
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Harris to Wolvaardt, 1 run
length ball on the off stump line, tucked away to long on area
79
1
Harris to Devine, 1 run
short pitched ball and pulled away, Knott settles underneath, did not have to move an inch there, grassed it at deep backward square leg!
78
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Harris to Devine, no run
short of a length ball down the legside, skips down to swing it away, hits the thigh pads
77
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Harris to Devine, no run
good length ball turns it down to midwicket
76
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Harris to Wolvaardt, 1 run
length ball wide outside off, bludgeons hard to long off
Grace Harris in
after 75 balls2 runs
SB-W: 110/2Need 16 from 25 balls
Laura Wolvaardt51 (33b 4x4 2x6)
Sophie Devine1 (3b)
Charlie Dean 0/16 (15)
Raji: "This side looks really weak without Heather and Deepti--and honestly, they should never have let Meg go either."
75
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Dean to Wolvaardt, no run
back of a length ball turning away down the leg-side, turns it down to short fine leg
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