Match 26, London, August 11, 2024, 03:30 PM
London Spirit Women
120/8(20.0ov)
Oval Invincibles Women
121/2(18.1ov)
Oval Invincibles Women beat London Spirit Women by 8 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Lauren Winfield-Hill
Commentry
Right then, that is it from this entertaining game where Oval Invincibles Women wins the London Derby over their rivals, London Spirit Women. However, now it is time for the London Derby in the Men's competition. That game will begin in a short while and you can just switch tabs to enjoy all the build-up to that match. Cheers!
Lauren Winfield-Hill is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for her fantastic unbeaten knock of 61(40). She says that she is happy to contribute to the team. She continues that she has been practicing the reverse sweep for a long time and has implemented that in this game more than any other day. She ends up saying that she was determined to put on a good performance and be there with Marizanne Kapp till the end to finish the match.
Presentation Time...
Earlier in the game, London Spirit Women posted a competitive total on the board courtesy of a fine knock of 46 off just 30 balls from Deepti Sharma while Eva Gray gave the finishing touches with a quick-fire cameo. Sophia Smale was the pick of the bowler for OI-W with a couple of wickets while every other bowler chipped in with one each and they were also fairly economical except for a few sets. While chasing, it was Lauren Winfield-Hill leading her side from the front registering her best score this season, while Marizanne Kapp provided the finishing touches to grab the important two points.
London Spirit Women, on the other hand, will be disappointed with their bowling effort. They kept the runs in check in the Powerplay, and then Sarah Glenn got them a big breakthrough. However, they were very sloppy on the field and dropped a few big chances that could have made the difference in the end. Danielle Gibson picked up one wicket as well, but it was just not enough for them. However, they need to quickly move on from this result and do their absolute best in their last league game to give them a chance of making it to the knockouts.
Oval Invincibles Women got off to a steady start and did not lose a wicket inside the Powerplay while scoring just more than a run-a-ball. However, they suffered a big blow when they lost their ace batter, Chamari Athapaththu right after the field restrictions were lifted. Skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill looked in good touch from the start and continued to rack up the runs while she also found good support from Birthday Girl, Alice Capsey. The youngster lost her wicket at the wrong time, but that did not bother the captain, and Marizanne Kapp also came out with positive intent and was in full attacking mode looking for the boundaries to avoid what happened in the first game. Hill notched up a well-deserved half-century, her first this season while Marizanne Kapp remained unbeaten on 30 off just 18 balls as they got the job done with nine balls to spare.
Oval Invincibles Women wins the bragging rights in the London Derby! They can say, that they remained unbeaten over their city rivals, London Spirit Women in the league stages. The Invincibles Women moves up to second place for now and this is a big win for them to strengthen their hopes of making to the playoffs.
In over# 19
4
Danielle Gibson 19/1(3.1)
91
4
FOUR! What a way to finish the inning! Danielle Gibson comes over the wicket to fire this one fuller wide outside off. Lauren Winfield-Hill trusts the width of the delivery and extends her arm to open the face of her willow to guide the delivery over the backward point and the ball bounces off towards the fence. Oval Invincibles Women win by 8 wickets!
In over# 18
1
2lb
0
1
6
Charlie Dean 21/0(3)
90
1
Low full toss on leg. Lauren Winfield-Hill eases it towards long on for a single. Oval Invincibles Women are one hit away from the win now!
89
2lb
TWO LEG BYES! Short and down the leg. Lauren Winfield-Hill tries to tucks it but misses and the ball brushes her thigh pads. The ball rolls towards short fine leg and the batters gets a double.
88
.
Fuller outside off. Lauren Winfield-Hill misses her reverse sweep.
87
1
Pitches up on middle. Marizanne Kapp goes deep into her crease and nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single.
86
6
SIX! Straight towards downtown! Tossed up fuller on middle. Marizanne Kapp makes a bit of room and lofts it over the bowler's head. Sails it over everyone and clears the fence to get a biggie.
In over# 17
1
1
0
1
1
Deepti Sharma 17/0(3)
85
1
Fuller on off. Lauren Winfield-Hill sweeps it towards short fine. Freeborn makes a stop but fumbles a bit which allows the batters to take a single.
84
1
Short on leg. Marizanne Kapp eases it towards long on for one.
83
.
JUST SHORT! Fuller delivery on middle and leg. Marizanne Kapp sweeps it a bit uppishly towards the front of the short fine-leg fielder. Freeborn dives to her front and claims that she got the catch. But the reply shows that the ball bumped just before she got her fingers under it.