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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

L Wolvaardt
56(40) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 15 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 3 2 0 9 11 20 11
CL Griffith
44(34) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %73%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 9 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
10 0 4 0 6 9 5 10

Best performances - Bowlers

MK Villiers
MK Villiers
O4
M0
R38
W3
Eco9.5
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
IECM Wong
O4
M0
R34
W2
Eco8.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Scorer: Thilak Ram | Commentator: Rashad Mahbub

That concludes our Women's Hundred action for today. Thank you for tuning in. This is Rashad Mahbub signing off on behalf of Thilak Ram and the rest of the ESPNcricinfo crew. Take care and goodbye!

Player of the Match, Laura Wolvaardt: "Very happy that we were able to get the win. I think it was quite a nice wicket to bat on out there. So we've done well to restrict them to that total. On a good wicket, we wanted to get ahead of the game early. We knew they had a lot of world-class spinners in their attack, so we tried to make the most of the power play. I really enjoyed batting with Bouch [Bouchier] today. We tried rotating well and then found the boundaries as well. [Lack of batting time for the middle order] I don't think so. Last game, they actually got us over the line in a really tight finish. So I think our top order batting is exactly what we want heading into the finals. We'll take it. [Highest run chase for the Brave this season] I think that's a crazy stat, and we've chased in quite a lot of games, never having to chase more than 110 most days. [Bowling] They've been absolutely amazing. Bell and Tilly, the way they set the turn up front has just been awesome. [7 out of 7 wins] Amazing turnaround. Pretty much the same group as well. Really glad I got to be a part of it this season, and that was right into our final."

5:05 pm The run chase was a one-sided affair, with Laura Wolvaardt and Maia Bouchier laying a perfect foundation for the Southern Brave's victory. Despite getting the start they wanted by picking up the wicket of Wyatt-Hodge in the second set, the London Spirit bowlers couldn't restrict the Brave's run flow. Wolvaardt and Bouchier rotated the strike expertly and punished every loose delivery, especially in the Powerplay. Laura Wolvaardt led the counterattack, not allowing the spinners to settle and finding boundaries with ease. She also made history, becoming the fourth batter to reach 1000 runs in the Women's Hundred, joining an elite list that includes Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danny Wyatt-Hodge, and Sophia Dunkley. Wolvaardt stayed unbeaten with 56 runs off 40 balls, while Maia Bouchier played a superb supporting role, scoring 43 off 34 deliveries before missing out on a well-deserved fifty. The Spirit's bowling unit was not helped by a few dropped catches and misfields, making it impossible to defend the below-par total. Issy Wong was the only bright spot for the bowlers, managing to pick up two wickets.

Southern Brave won by 8 wickets

18.4
1
Dean to Devine, 1 run, The Southern Brave continue their winning streak with 7 wins in a row, securing a spot in the grand final! Tossed up fuller length ball wide outside off, moves across the line and hoicks it away to deep midwicket

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18.3
4
Dean to Devine, FOUR, Up and over! Back of a length ball around the off stump line, moves onto the back foot and lashes it hard over the bowler's head for a boundary
18.2
0
Dean to Devine, no run, flatter length ball drills it back to the bowler
18.1
2
Dean to Devine, 2 runs, Quicker length ball on the stumps, wild swing of the bat and skies it high towards wideish midwicket, three fielders converging but the ball lands safely away from them.

7 required from the last two sets, Charlie Dean to bowl the penultimate set.

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | SB-W: 119/2 (7 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 6.61, RRR: 3.50)

  • Sophie Devine5 (11b)
  • Laura Wolvaardt56 (40b)
  • Eva Gray2.5-0-19-0
  • Sarah Glenn3.5-0-20-0
17.5
1
Gray to Devine, 1 run, full and straight on the stumps, steers it down the track to long on
17.4
1
Gray to Wolvaardt, 1 run, change of pace delivery on the stumps, taps it around midwicket

Brave 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13DN WyattME Bouchier
2nd95L WolvaardtME Bouchier
3rd18SFM DevineL Wolvaardt