Sunrisers Leeds, led by skipper Danielle Gibson, were up against London Spirit, led by skipper Charlie Dean, at Headingley, Leeds, in the 20th Match of the ongoing 6th edition of The Hundred on 4th August 2026. Welsh Fire, led by new skipper Georgia Wareham, defeated Southern Brave by 4 wickets at Cardiff on 3rd August 2026.
Hannah Rainey returned to the side, replacing Sterre Kalis in the starting 11 for the visiting London Spirit side. The home side retained the same side that took the field in the previous clash.
The Sunrisers Leeds skipper Danielle Gibson won the toss and opted to field first. The London Spirit openers Grace Harris and the wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones capitalised on the opportunity to put the runs on the board. The pair stitched a massive 67-run opening stand to set the platform for a strong total.
Skipper Danielle Gibson took matters into her own hands to break the stand by sending the wicket-keeper batter Amy Jones (24 off 20 balls) in the 8th set of the innings to provide the much-needed 1st breakthrough for her side. Marie Kelly joined Grace Harris at the crease, and the duo took the Spirit closer to the 100-run mark with another crucial 24-run stand for the 2nd wicket.
Hannah Baker got the big scalp of an ominous Grace Harris (51 off 27 balls) in the very first set, the 11th of the game, after a brief rain delay to provide the much-needed 2nd breakthrough for the home side. She completed an impressive half-century before getting dismissed. The Danielle Gibson-led side pulled things back brilliantly, not allowing the London Spirit to regain momentum in their innings.
The London Spirit eventually posted a decent total of 136/7 in their quota of 100 deliveries. Marizanne Kapp (18 off 18 balls) and Deandra Dottin (15 off 14 balls) were the only other batters to enter the double digits with the bat for her side. Hannah Baker (20-9-21-2), Deepti Sharma (20-7-18-2), Cassidy McCarthy (15-11-13-0) and Annabel Sutherland (20-5-31-1) were impressive with the ball for Sunrisers Leeds.
Chasing a target of 137, Phoebe Litchfield, promoted to open the innings alongside Bryony Smith (27 off 21 balls), provided the home side with a confident start with a 57-run opening stand. Katie George broke the stand by sending an ominous Phoebe Litchfield (30 off 17 balls) back to the pavilion in the 6th set of the run chase to provide the crucial 1st breakthrough for her side.
The visitors roared their way back into the contest by reducing the Sunrisers Leeds to 59/3 in the run chase. Skipper Danielle Gibson joined Annabel Sutherland at the crease in the 8th set of the run chase. The duo settled the nerves with a much-needed 48-run stand for the 4th wicket, which also took them past the 100-run mark. Katie George returned and got the big scalp of the opposition skipper Danielle Gibson (25 off 24 balls) in the 15th set of the run chase to provide the crucial 4th breakthrough for London Spirit.
Jess Jonassen (13* off 5 balls) chipped in with a decisive cameo, alongside Annabel Sutherland (37* off 21 balls) en route to their unbeaten 19-run stand for the 6th wicket to guide their side over the line with 5 wickets in hand and a couple of balls to spare. Katie George (20-9-25-3), skipper Charlie Dean (20-10-13-1) and Nadine de Klerk (18-6-30-1) were impressive with the ball for London Spirit.
Annabel Sutherland was awarded the Player of the Match for her impressive all-round show, returning with match figures (20-5-31-1) with the ball and staying unbeaten 37* (21 balls) to guide the home side over the line in a tense run chase.
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