- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.4 Smale wheels away after completing a well-judged return catch. Devine jumps across off and aims to open up the leg side. Smale held this back outside off. The result is a top-edged slog-sweep that lands safely into the hands of the bowler. Smale takes the return catch near the mid-on region 12/113.2 slider from wide of the crease, bursts through the weak defences of Jones. Slides on from round the wicket, no turn, Jones plays outside the line for some turn and loses her wicket 65/47.5 Sliced straight into the hands of backward point. On a shortish length and drifts away outside off, Amy does not time this cut well enough and does not get enough elevation. Straightforward catch for Gray 37/212.5 Villiers cuts her pace down and gets it to slide across the advancing Perry. She aims leg side and misses the ball altogether. The keeper collects it and does the rest. Villiers is chuffed 64/314.2 Molineux shuffles a long way across off for a sweep. Gets too far across as she aims to access the gap behind square. She misses, but Capsey hits the stumps and keeps Invincibles on top 71/516.1 Terrific catch from Smale running across from short third and diving to her left even as the fielder from short fine came in her way. On a length and outside off, Elwiss aims for a big slog and only ends up skying it 77/6Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL106/7 (20 Overs, RR: 5.3 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Sophie Devine, 1.4 ov), 2-37 (Amy Jones, 7.5 ov), 3-64 (Ellyse Perry, 12.5 ov), 4-65 (Eve Jones, 13.2 ov), 5-71 (Sophie Molineux, 14.2 ov), 6-77 (Georgia Elwiss, 16.1 ov), 7-92 (Issy Wong, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Ismail 4 0 12 0 3.00 12 1 0 0 0 SAE Smale 4 0 18 1 4.50 8 1 0 0 0 E Gray 4 0 29 1 7.25 5 3 1 0 0 MK Villiers 2 0 15 1 7.50 2 2 0 0 0 A Capsey 4 0 15 3 3.75 11 2 0 0 0 R MacDonald-Gay 2 0 16 1 8.00 3 2 0 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 loose shot and pays the price. Fullish length on fourth stump, goes to drive and one hand flies off the bat as the ball floats toward cover. Simple catch on the ring shuffling left at thigh height. 25/19.2 length ball on off stump, takes a step down the track to try to heave over mid-on and instead slices this off a thick edge to short third. Simple catch at chest height on the ring. 63/2Extras8 (lb 3, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL107/2 (17.2 Overs, RR: 6.14 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Suzie Bates, 3.2 ov), 2-63 (Alice Capsey, 9.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Molineux 3 0 19 0 6.33 9 2 1 0 1 IECM Wong 2 0 13 0 6.50 4 2 0 1 0 GA Elwiss 2 0 15 0 7.50 5 3 0 0 0 PA Franklin 2 0 20 1 10.00 4 3 1 0 0 EL Arlott 3.2 1 8 1 2.35 12 1 0 0 0 KL Gordon 3 0 15 0 5.00 9 2 0 1 0 AM Maqsood 2 0 14 0 7.00 2 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Oval Invincibles (Women) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
23 August 2022 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Oval Invincibles (Women) 2, Birmingham Phoenix (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 23 runs, 1 wicket)
- Strategic Timeout: Birmingham Phoenix (Women) - 46/2 in 50 balls (E Jones 19, EA Perry 2)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 50 runs in 51 balls, Extras 0
- Balls 88: Review by Oval Invincibles (Women) (Bowling), Umpire - PK Baldwin, Batter - PA Franklin (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Birmingham Phoenix (Women): 100 runs in 96 balls, Extras 2
- Innings Break: Birmingham Phoenix (Women) - 106/7 in 100 balls (EL Arlott 15, PA Franklin 3)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
- Oval Invincibles (Women): 50 runs in 40 balls, Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Oval Invincibles (Women) - 84/2 in 65 balls (L Winfield-Hill 24, D van Niekerk 18)
- Balls 73: Review by Birmingham Phoenix (Women) (Bowling), Umpire - PK Baldwin, Batter - D van Niekerk (Struck down)
- Oval Invincibles (Women): 100 runs in 83 balls, Extras 8
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