The Northern Superchargers led by skipper Hollie Armitage defeated the Oval Invincibles led by skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill by 82 runs at the Kennington Oval in the 12th match of the season. Birmingham Phoenix led by skipper Ellyse Perry was all set to face the Southern Brave led by skipper Georgia Adams at Edgbaston, Birmingham in the 13th match of the season.
Southern Brave skipper Georgia Adams won the toss and opted to field first. After being inserted to bat first, the Birmingham Phoenix openers Sterre Kalis and Sophie Devine got their side off to a steady start with a 20-run opening stand. Tilly Corteen-Coleman picked up the wicket of Sophie Devine to provide the first breakthrough for Southern Brave. Sterre Kalis soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 2nd breakthrough for Southern Brave.
Wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones joined skipper Ellyse Perry at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 23-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to take their side past the 50-run mark. The Southern Brave skipper Georgia Adams picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Ellyse Perry to provide the 3rd breakthrough for her side. Richa Ghosh joined wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 28-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side close to the 100-run mark.
Lauren Cheatle cleaned up Richa Ghosh to provide the 4th breakthrough for Southern Brave. Seren Smale soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 5th breakthrough for the Southern Brave. Emily Arlott joined wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 35-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take their side past the 120-run mark. Freya Kemp picked up the wicket of the wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones to provide the much-needed breakthrough for her side. She completed her well-deserved half-century before getting dismissed.
Birmingham Phoenix eventually ended up with a total of 137/7 in their quota of 100 deliveries. Wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones (51 off 36 balls), Emily Arlott (22 off 12 balls), Sterre Kalis (14 off 13 balls), and skipper Ellyse Perry (14 off 14 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Birmingham Phoenix. Tilly Corteen-Coleman (20-7-22-2), Lauren Cheatle (20-13-14-1), Chloe Tryon (20-5-27-1), and skipper Georgia Adams (10-4-13-1) were the top performers with the ball for Southern Brave.
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Chasing a target of 138, the Southern Brave openers Danielle Wyatt and Smriti Mandhana got off to a steady start with an 18-run opening partnership. Skipper Ellyse Perry picked up the wicket of Smriti Mandhana to provide the first breakthrough for Birmingham Phoenix. Southern Brave lost a couple of wickets in quick succession, including the wicket of their skipper Georgia Adams.
Freya Kemp joined opening batter Danielle Wyatt at the crease with their side in trouble at 21/3 and the duo stitched a much-needed 68-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side close to the 100-run mark. Charis Pavely picked up the wicket of Freya Kemp to provide the 4th breakthrough for her side. Danielle Wyatt soon followed her back to the pavilion to provide the 5th breakthrough for Birmingham Phoenix.
Naomi Dattani joined Chloe Tryon at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 21-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take their side past the 100-run mark. Charis Pavely came back and picked up the wicket of Chloe Tryon to provide the 6th breakthrough for her side. Southern Brave suffered a collapse as they lost their next four wickets for just eight runs. As a result, they were bundled out for just 121 with three balls to spare, falling short of the target by 16 runs.
Danielle Wyatt (43 off 33 balls), Freya Kemp (23 off 19 balls), Smriti Mandhana (15 off 8 balls), and Chloe Tryon (13 off 13 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Southern Brave. Charis Pavely (20-9-21-3), skipper Ellyse Perry (15-7-21-3), Katie Levick (17-8-16-1), and Hannah Baker (20-9-21-1) were the top performers with the ball for Birmingham Phoenix.
Wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones was awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant innings (51 off 36 balls) with the bat. Apart from her exploits with the bat, she also picked up six catches with the gloves in hand.
