London Spirit led by skipper Heather Knight defeated Oval Invincibles led by skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill by eight wickets at the Kennington Oval, London in the Eliminator. On the other hand, Welsh Fire led by skipper Tammy Beaumont finished at the top of the points table with at the end of league stages with 11 points from eight games, including five victories.
Courtesy of their top-of-the-table finish, they booked a direct spot in the ongoing 4th edition of the Women’s Hundred. London Spirit led by skipper Heather Knight were all set to face Welsh Fire led by skipper Tammy Beaumont in the final at Lord’s London. London Spirit skipper Heather Knight won the toss and opted to field first. After being inserted to bat first, the Welsh Fire openers Sophia Dunkley and skipper Tammy Beaumont got their side off to a good start with a 22-run opening partnership.
Tara Norris picked up the wicket of Sophia Dunkley to provide the first breakthrough for London Spirit. Welsh Fire lost a couple of wickets in quick succession. Jess Jonassen joined Hayley Matthews at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 52-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side close to the 100-run mark. Eva Gray picked up the wicket of Hayley Matthews to provide the 4th breakthrough for her side.
Georgia Elwiss joined Jess Jonassen at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 22-run partnership for the 5th wicket to take their side past the 100-run mark. Deepti Sharma picked up the wicket of Georgia Elwiss to provide the 5th breakthrough for London Spirit. Welsh Fire eventually ended up with a total of 115/8 in their quota of 100 deliveries.
Jess Jonassen (54 off 41 balls), Hayley Matthews (22 off 26 balls), and skipper Tammy Beaumont (21 off 16 balls), were the top performers with the bat for Welsh Fire. Sarah Glenn (20-8-17-2), Eva Gray (20-7-26-2), and Deepti Sharma (20-8-23-1) were the top performers with the ball for London Spirit.
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Chasing a target of 116, London Spirit openers Meg Lanning and wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne got their side off to a steady start with a 11-run opening partnership. Shabnim Ismail cleaned up Meg Lanning to provide the first breakthrough for Welsh Fire. Cordelia Griffith joined wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne at the crease and the duo stitched a 14-run partnership for the 2nd wicket.
Georgia Davis picked up the wicket of Cordelia Griffith to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Skipper Heather Knight joined wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 31-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to take their side past the 50-run mark. Shabnim Ismail cleaned up the opposition skipper Heather Knight to provide the much-needed breakthrough for Welsh Fire.
Danielle Gibson joined wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 32-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side close to the 100-run mark. Shabnim Ismail cleaned up Danielle Gibson to provide the 4th breakthrough for her side. It was also her 3rd wicket of the day. Deepti Sharma joined the wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne at the crease and the duo stitched a 16-run partnership for the 5th wicket to take their side past the 100-run, as they inched closer to the target.
Freya Davies picked up the wicket of the wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne to provide the 5th breakthrough for Welsh Fire. London Spirits eventually got over the line with four wickets in hand and two balls to spare. Wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne (34 off 32 balls), skipper Heather Knight (22 off 18 balls), Danielle Gibson (22 off 9 balls), and Deepti Sharma (16 off 16 balls) were the top performers with the bat for London Spirit.
Shabnim Ismail (20-9-24-3), Jess Jonassen (20-8-16-0), Freya Davies (20-10-21-1), and Georgia Davis (15-4-15-1) were the top performers with the ball for Welsh Fire. Wicket-keeper batter Georgia Redmayne was awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant innings (34 off 32 balls) with the bat under pressure for her side. London Spirit were crowned as the champions of the 4th edition of the Women’s Hundred, their maiden title in the competition.