Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Northern Superchargers (Women) vs London Spirit (Women), The Hundred Women's Competition 2024, 29th Match

Deepti Sharma, Match Hero: I think all credit goes to bowlers. We had a meeting and executed really well. I think personally I'm used to these kind of conditions, wicket is slightly on the slower side, sometimes skiddy, but we managed it really well in the first innings and second as well. See, I like challenges and really like to bowl in those kind of situations. We only focus on our games and yeah we will sit there and (see) the other games.

Our statsman Sampath Bandarupalli pings: "London Spirit will be eliminated only if Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets match ends in a tie/washout and Welsh Fire don't lose. Welsh Fire's NRR will go below London Spirit's NRR if they lose by any margin against Southern Brave."

London Spirit breezed past Northern Superchargers in a lopsided contest. The game was set up by the Spirit's bowlers, who were miserly right from the powerplay and kept the batters on a leash, not allowing them any momentum as they huffed and puffed their way to a sub-par 99. Alice Davidson-Richards' gritty 33 provided some impetus to the innings but overall, it was a struggle of epic proportions. Eva Gray and Danielle Gibson were cagey and, later on, the spinners made life tough for the batters.

In reply, Meg Lanning went all guns blazing, smashing the ball to all parts of the ground. Although her fireworks were short-lived as she got a bit carried away, it was still a high-impact innings. After losing three wickets in the powerplay, Spirit needed a partnership to stabilize the innings, which they found in Heather Knight and Deepti Sharma. The duo got the team back on track and prevented any further slide with a calculated and measured approach that took the wind out of the Superchargers' sails

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17.1

Wareham to Knight, SIX, Knight seals the deal with a maximum over midwicket! What a treat to watch; perfect finisher, fulfilling her role immaculately! A juicy creamy full-toss on middle and leg, she says thank you very much and thumps it out of the screws and it goes all the way; a resounding win for London Spirit. Spirit jump to the second and have got 9 points with 0.08 NRR; Superchargers have no more games left and are now out of the playoff race

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | LS-W: 99/3 (1 run required from 15 balls, RR: 5.82, RRR: 0.33)

Heather Knight37 (34b)
Deepti Sharma37 (31b)

Kate Cross3.5-0-30-0
Linsey Smith3.5-0-16-3

16.5

Cross to Knight, no run, Rams the yorker but she has answer for that, squeezes it out to point, scores are level

Dan: "A tie chasing 100 and now this match. NSC have been their own worst enemy at times this season and can only blame themselves for not qualifying"

16.4

Cross to Knight, FOUR, Over the wicket, trying to cramp her for room but she creates room for herself and pulverises that over backward square for a four; too short and leg-sidish, sits deep and puts it away like it's child's play

16.3

Cross to Sharma, 1 run, Round the wicket, shortish and angled in at middle, turning the doorknob and guiding it to square leg region

16.2

Cross to Knight, 1 run, Banged in short around the line off, pulled away across the line to midwicket and insouciantly jogs through a run

16.1

Cross to Knight, FOUR, Munched past midwicket for a blistering boundary, Knight wants to wrap it up quickly and not waste time; over the wicket, speared fuller to middle, puts it away with no hassle

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | LS-W: 89/3 (11 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.56, RRR: 2.75)

Deepti Sharma36 (30b)
Heather Knight28 (30b)

Linsey Smith3.5-0-16-3
Annabel Sutherland3.5-0-21-0

15.5

Smith to Sharma, no run, Speared full on the toes, clipped to short midwicket; fine spell, got three wickets, did her job but needed more support from her teammates, she's been magnificent throughout this edition

15.4

Smith to Knight, 1 run, Round, length at off, knucked past cover for a run

15.3

Smith to Knight, FOUR, Length and outside off, comes down the track and stylishly lofted over mid-off for a four; what hands, what touch, what timing, what finesse!

15.2

Smith to Knight, no run, Tries a reverse and gets beaten, they need a barrage of dots

15.1

Smith to Knight, FOUR, Back-to-back boundaries; timely hits! Round the wicket, pushed fuller and outside off, makes her own length and deflects it away delectably past backward point for a four, her aura can put bowlers under pressure and doubt themselves

END OF OVER:
15 | 9 Runs | LS-W: 80/3 (20 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.33, RRR: 4.00)

Heather Knight19 (26b)
Deepti Sharma36 (29b)

Annabel Sutherland3.5-0-21-0
Georgia Wareham1.5-0-18-0

14.5

Sutherland to Knight, FOUR, Crunches it past cover for a four; takes a step forward and plays a picturesque cover-drive, clean striker of the ball, beats extra cover and it whistles away with intent, shot of the day

14.4

Sutherland to Knight, no run, Follows it up with a slow tickling short ball that jags in at middle, can't connect on the flick

Spirit INNINGS		R	B
MM Lanning	caught	20	11
GP Redmayne	caught	2	9
CL Griffith	bowled	0	1
HC Knight	not out	43	35
DB Sharma	not out	37	31
DR Gibson
AJ Freeborn
CE Dean
E Gray
S Glenn
TG Norris
EXTRAS	(w 1, nb 2)
TOTAL	105 (3 wkts; 17.1 ovs)

N S-Chargers BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
G Ballinger	2.0	0	9	0	4.50	(1w)
KL Cross	4.0	0	30	0	7.50
LCN Smith	4.0	1	16	3	4.00
A Sutherland	4.0	0	21	0	5.25	(1nb)
G Wareham	2.1	0	24	0	10.90
LF Higham	1.0	0	5	0	5.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	22	MM Lanning	GP Redmayne
2nd	0	GP Redmayne	CL Griffith
3rd	6	HC Knight	GP Redmayne
4th	77	HC Knight	DB Sharma

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WF-W	8	5	2	11	0.334
OI-W	8	5	2	11	0.034
LS-W	8	4	3	9	0.08
TR-W	8	4	4	8	0.407
NSC-W	8	3	3	8	0.942
MO-W	8	3	4	7	-0.398
BP-W	8	3	4	7	-0.742
SB-W	8	1	6	3	-0.675

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | LS-W: 99/3 (1 run required from 15 balls, RR: 5.82, RRR: 0.33)

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | LS-W: 89/3 (11 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.56, RRR: 2.75)

END OF OVER:
15 | 9 Runs | LS-W: 80/3 (20 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.33, RRR: 4.00)

Match Coverage

Deepti Sharma, Heather Knight knock out Superchargers, keep Spirit afloat

Spirit 2nd innings Partnerships

The Hundred Women's Competition

END OF OVER:17 | 10 Runs | LS-W: 99/3 (1 run required from 15 balls, RR: 5.82, RRR: 0.33)

END OF OVER:16 | 9 Runs | LS-W: 89/3 (11 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.56, RRR: 2.75)

END OF OVER:15 | 9 Runs | LS-W: 80/3 (20 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.33, RRR: 4.00)

Deepti Sharma, Heather Knight knock out Superchargers, keep Spirit afloat

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | LS-W: 99/3 (1 run required from 15 balls, RR: 5.82, RRR: 0.33)

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | LS-W: 89/3 (11 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.56, RRR: 2.75)

END OF OVER:
15 | 9 Runs | LS-W: 80/3 (20 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.33, RRR: 4.00)