END OF OVER:20 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-W: 112/7 (6 runs required, RR: 5.60)
- Nicola Carey8 (7b)
- Lucy Higham1 (1b)
- Lauren Filer2.5-0-12-1
- Sophie Ecclestone3.5-0-21-2
1:51pm That will be all for this game. But there are two more games slated to kick off in less than an hour from now. The women's match can be followed here, and the men's match can be followed here. Do join us for both of those, but until then, from Sudeep and myself (Shashwat), this is goodbye!
Naresh: "The game again shows how low scorers can be thrillers"
Deandra Dottin, Player of the Match: (On the game) Very exciting, really nice to get across the line (for us). The main thing for me was to go out there and see what it was doing, and batting as long as possible to get us a decent total on the board. (Feedback to the bowlers) To be honest, to keep the stumps in play. The slower balls, to be bowled fuller. From one end, it was getting a little bounce, so was just about keeping it simple. There were some awesome catches, and a matter of keeping your eyes on the ball and putting in a big effort. We are not too overconfident - we will take it one game at a time.
1:45pm Phew. What a game of cricket that turned out to be. For a long while, it felt the Superchargers had things under control, especially when Litchfield and ADR were at the crease. But both of them fell relatively close to each other, and that exposed the middle order. Sutherland sparkled briefly, but her inability to take her team past the finish line, plus the fact that none of the others in the lower order got going, meant the Superchargers ultimately felt short.
The Originals, on the other hand, will be thrilled to bits with the result. They seemed to be out of the game, until a string of awesome catches hauled them back. Their bowlers then held their nerve at the death, with almost all of them playing their parts to perfection. The Originals will take immense confidence from this game because, well, it was one they felt primed to lose, until a stunning turnaround towards the end.
7 off 1. Carey on strike. A six, and the points will be shared. A legal ball and any other outcome, and the Originals will go level on points with the Superchargers. Around the wicket
8 off 2. Surely the Originals will close this out now? Higham on strike
Ryan : "Catches win matches they say?! And boy they have needed all of them."
KL Cross c Bryce b Filer 3 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
8 off 3. Cross on strike. Cross, remember, has played for the Originals in the past. As if the drama wasn't enough...
9 off 5. Carey on strike. Filer to bowl. Around the wicket. Who are you backing?
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-W: 109/6 (9 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.73, RRR: 9.00)
- Kate Cross3 (2b)
- Nicola Carey7 (4b)
- Sophie Ecclestone3.5-0-21-2
- Kathryn Bryce3.5-0-26-2
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