Oval Invincibles led by skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill defeated London Spirit led by skipper Heather Knight by eight wickets at the Kennington Oval, London in the 26th match of the season. Manchester Originals led by skipper Sophie Ecclestone was all set to face the Northern Superchargers led by skipper Hollie Armitage at Old Trafford, Manchester in the 27th match of the season.
Manchester Originals skipper Sophie Ecclestone won the toss and opted to bat first. The Manchester Originals openers, Laura Wolvaardt and wicket-keeper batter Beth Mooney got their side off to a flying start with a 60-run opening partnership. Linsey Smith picked up the wicket of Laura Wolvaardt to provide the much-needed breakthrough for the Northern Superchargers.
Kathryn Bryce joined the wicket-keeper batter Beth Mooney at the crease and the duo stitched another massive 67-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to take their side past the 120-run mark. Kathryn Bryce decided to retire out, for her team’s cause. Skipper Sophie Ecclestone strode out to the crease, with the intent to provide the impetus to the innings with just 10 balls to spare.
Manchester Originals eventually ended up with a total of 151/3 in their quota of 100 deliveries, courtesy of a flourish from Beth Mooney and skipper Sophie Ecclestone. Beth Mooney (99* off 54 balls), was just one run short of her well-deserved century. Laura Wolvaardt (26 off 21 balls), and Kathryn Bryce (13 off 21 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Manchester Originals.
Linsey Smith (20-6-32-1), Annabel Sutherland (20-8-25-0), Grace Ballinger (10-5-12-0), and Georgia Wareham (20-5-31-0) were the top performers with the ball for the Northern Superchargers. Chasing a stiff target of 152, the Northern Superchargers openers Davina Perrin and skipper Hollie Armitage got their side off to a cautious start with a 13-run opening partnership. Kim Garth picked up the wicket of Davina Perrin to provide the first breakthrough for Manchester Originals.
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Phoebe Litchfield joined skipper Hollie Armitage at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 32-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to take their side close to the 50-run mark. Kathryn Bryce picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Hollie Armitage to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Annabel Sutherland joined Phoebe Litchfield at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 41-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to take their side close to the 100-run mark.
Kim Garth returned and cleaned up Phoebe Litchfield to provide the 3rd breakthrough for Manchester Originals. Georgia Wareham joined Annabel Sutherland at the crease and the duo took their side past the 100-run mark with a 16-run 4th-wicket partnership. Kathryn Bryce came back and picked up the wicket of Annabel Sutherland to provide the 4th breakthrough for her side.
Wicket-keeper batter Bess Heath joined Georgia Wareham at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 22-run partnership for the 5th wicket to take their side past the 120-run mark. Skipper Sophie Ecclestone picked up the wicket of the wicket-keeper batter Bess Heath to provide the 5th breakthrough for Manchester Originals. The Northern Superchargers were eventually restricted to 134/8 in their quota of 100 deliveries, falling short of the target by 17 runs.
Phoebe Litchfield (45 off 29 balls), Annabel Sutherland (26 off 21 balls), and Georgia Wareham (25 off 18 balls) were the top performers with the bat for the Northern Superchargers. Kathryn Bryce (20-10-13-5), Kim Garth (20-12-17-2), and skipper Sophie Ecclestone (20-8-32-1) were the top performers with the ball for Manchester Originals.
The wicket-keeper batter and opening batter of the Manchester Originals, Beth Mooney was awarded the Player of the Match for her exceptional, match-winning performance (99* off 54 balls) with the bat. She alongside Kathryn Bryce played a pivotal role in helping the Manchester Originals clinch a comfortable 17-run victory against the Northern Superchargers.
