- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 And that's right on money; total contrast to the previous delivery! Lands it on a length and gets it to nips back sharply at middle, she left a big gap and the ball sneaked through to rattle the stumps. Smiles on Spirit faces, that was an absolute zinger from Norris; got some swing and landed it on a perfect line and length 5/12.3 And gone! Short of a length on middle, no real pace to work with, Armitage is caught up in two minds, unable to time her flick, a sheepish attempt to nudge that and missed the line; ball wrecks the stumps and Superchargers opening woes continue. Gray is over the moon. Armitage was lunging at it and looked a bit zoned out, trying to play towards square 12/24.1 Sounds the death rattle! Round the wicket, shortens her length, angled in and it straightened down the line middle, Litchfield tries to saunter to the pitch and gets beaten by the late inward movement; Superchargers in dire straits! That is a nightmarish start for Superchargers and a dream one for Spirit 14/310.1 Over the wicket, length on middle, springs down the track and lofts it downtown, taken in the deep. Just when Superchargers got some semblance of control, another batter perishes. She couldn't get underneath it fully and ended up miscuing the skier, elation for Heather Knight and Deepti Sharma; everything falling in place for them in the first quarter. Huge moment in the game 44/419.5 Disturbs the furniture! Hard length leg-cutter and she was early through the swing towards leg-side, punches her bat in frustration and Gibson has the last laugh; marvelous bowling throughout the day 99/717.4 Hasn't got enough on it! Holed out to long-on! Hard length and attacks the stumps, she loads up and bludgeons it down the ground, Dean settles under and gobbles it superbly; very well judged. Big wicket, good death bowling. 83/517.5 Keeper yelps for an lbw and up goes the finger! That looked plumb, no confusion whatsoever. Length and zips back sharply towards middle, she tries to flick and didn't connect. Review is taken, hoping against hope, flat line on ultra-edge, ball-tracker settles the debate, hitting leg-stump and Heath has to go; quick work by the third umpire. Brilliant spell from Gray 83/6Extras11 (b 5, w 6)TOTAL99/7 (20 Overs, RR: 4.95 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Marie Kelly, 0.1 ov), 2-12 (Hollie Armitage, 2.3 ov), 3-14 (Phoebe Litchfield, 4.1 ov), 4-44 (Annabel Sutherland, 10.1 ov), 5-83 (Georgia Wareham, 17.4 ov), 6-83 (Bess Heath, 17.5 ov), 7-99 (Alice Davidson-Richards, 19.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 Round the wicket, lobbed up outside off, Lanning goes about it in her merry ways and clobbers it straight to cover-point inside the ring; sigh of relief for Superchargers who were desperately in search of a wicket after conceding too many in the previous sets, Lanning with a bullish stroke and perishing in the process 22/14.5 Smith, you beauty! How cool is that? Redmayne succumbs to the pressure and tries to break the shackles, just a half-hearted chip while stretching forward and giving the simplest of the chances to Smith who leaps into air and snaggles it, tosses the ball in air and they all scream in jubilation, this is fantastic comeback from Superchargers, Lanning won't feel good about in the dressing room, got carried away and now her team is in a pickle 28/32.3 Two-in-two! Smith put her team right back into the contest with a corker and rattles the stumps with a pearler that curls back with the arm and breaches Griffith's defence, she had no clue about it, was lunging at it, searching the line and ends up making a mess of her stumps, Smith with a counter-punch! Excellent bowling, sticks to her guns and gets the desired result 22/2Extras3 (nb 2, w 1)TOTAL105/3 (17.1 Overs, RR: 6.1 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Meg Lanning, 2.2 ov), 2-22 (Cordelia Griffith, 2.3 ov), 3-28 (Georgia Redmayne, 4.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB G Ballinger 2 0 9 0 4.50 7 0 1 1 0 KL Cross 4 0 30 0 7.50 8 4 1 0 0 LCN Smith 4 1 16 3 4.00 13 3 0 0 0 A Sutherland 4 0 21 0 5.25 10 1 1 0 1 G Wareham 2.1 0 24 0 10.90 2 3 1 0 0 LF Higham 1 0 5 0 5.00 1 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Northern Superchargers (Women) , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
13 August 2024 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
London Spirit (Women) 2, Northern Superchargers (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 19 runs, 3 wickets)
- Northern Superchargers (Women): 50 runs in 60 balls, Extras 7
- Strategic Timeout: Northern Superchargers (Women) - 68/4 in 75 balls (AN Davidson-Richards 20, G Wareham 11)
- Balls 90: Review by Northern Superchargers (Women) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JD Shantry, Batter - BAM Heath (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Northern Superchargers (Women) - 99/7 in 100 balls (KL Cross 7)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 28 runs, 3 wickets)
- London Spirit (Women): 50 runs in 52 balls, Extras 1
- Strategic Timeout: London Spirit (Women) - 58/3 in 60 balls (HC Knight 12, DB Sharma 23)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (HC Knight 14, DB Sharma 36, Ex 2)
- London Spirit (Women): 100 runs in 87 balls, Extras 3
Match Coverage
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