- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 oh dear - that is the last thing NSC would have wanted! Slower ball on a fullish length on middle and leg. Perrin shuffles across and shapes for the scoop. Does not have a lot of pace to work with, though, and the ball dribbles away to short fine leg's left. Perrin decides mid-way that she wants to chance her luck on the second, and that attempt falls well short. Sharp work by Corteen-Coleman at short fine leg, and the throw was at the stumps too, with Southby doing the rest. Perrin run-out by a yard or so, and the Superchargers lose their third! 26/32.1 straight to Bouchier, and Bell is on the board early! Hard length just outside off. Seems to hold again in the surface and the ball also gets big on ADR as she hacks at it. She cloths it completely and in the end, she could not have picked out mid on to perfection. Superchargers rocked early! 4/13.4 chopped on! The ploy works straightaway, and Litchfield has to go! Back of a length on middle and off. Litchfield, knowing the keeper has come up, is rooted to the crease and gets into a bit of a tangle. Gets cramped on the defensive stab and the ball rolls off the inside edge into her stumps. Superchargers under early pressure! 14/211.2 miscued, and taken excellently by Bouchier! Fired in full on the stumps, and Sutherland thinks this is the ball that breaks the shackles. She shapes for the slog-sweep but slices it terribly. The ball spoons towards long on, where Bouchier comes charging in off the fence and then lunges forward to snap up the chance inches off the turf. Brilliant fielding, and the Superchargers slide further into trouble! 52/419.5 the Superchargers have been bowled out for 102! Slanted in on a hard length, finishing just outside leg. Armitage swings at it and misses. Ballinger decides to then pinch a bye because, well, why not. Not the smartest plan in the world, though, because Southby, up to the stumps, has gathered the ball after a slight fumble. She retrieves the ball, gets it to the stumps and Ballinger is well short! 102/1012.3 top reflexes from Southby, and the Brave have their fifth wicket! This is tossed up on a length on middle and off. Heath shapes for the reverse rather early and then has to wait for the ball to arrive. The ball just bounces a touch extra and that makes the shot even more untenable. Pops up off the leading edge and Southby reacts exceptionally to pouch the chance over her right shoulder! 55/513.2 was it a missed chance, or has Southby done enough?! Looks like she has! Slanted in very full and following the batter outside leg. Cross, having advanced, plays all around it. Southby, for a change, though, fails to gather and that offers Cross a glimmer of hope. But she is sluggish to regain her ground too and by then, Southby collects the ball and whips off the bails, with Cross just short of her crease! 57/616.1 trapped right in front, and given! Speared in full on middle and off. Fraser looks for the slog-sweep but misses it completely. Gets pinned on the back leg, in front of middle and off, and there was only one place that was going: into the stumps. Easy decision for the umpire and Fraser, rightly, does not bother with the review! 74/719.2 deceived by the slower one, and Higham departs! This is beautifully-disguised, dipping on a fullish length on the stumps. Higham wants to go downtown but the lack of pace does for her completely. Way too early into the stroke and the ball balloons up for Coleman-Corteen to complete the catch at short third! 101/819.3 soft, soft dismissal! And Devine, just like that, is on a hat-trick! Another change-up and bowled full enough to entice the big stroke. Smith thinks she can go up and over mid off but because she has absolutely no pace to work with, she offers Adams simple catching practice! 101/9Extras4 (b 2, w 2)TOTAL102 all out (20 Overs, RR: 5.1 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Alice Davidson-Richards, 2.1 ov), 2-14 (Phoebe Litchfield, 3.4 ov), 3-26 (Davina Perrin, 6.2 ov), 4-52 (Annabel Sutherland, 11.2 ov), 5-55 (Bess Heath, 12.3 ov), 6-57 (Kate Cross, 13.2 ov), 7-74 (Katherine Fraser, 16.1 ov), 8-101 (Lucy Higham, 19.2 ov), 9-101 (Linsey Smith, 19.3 ov), 10-102 (Hollie Armitage, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LK Bell 4 0 25 1 6.25 6 3 0 1 0 SFM Devine 4 0 15 3 3.75 11 2 0 0 0 MR Corteen-Coleman 4 0 17 1 4.25 8 1 0 0 0 MK Villiers 2 0 9 1 4.5 5 1 0 0 0 GL Adams 4 0 20 2 5 9 3 0 0 0 CL Tryon 2 0 14 0 7 2 1 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 sliced in the air, and Bouchier's troubled stay has been cut short! Full just outside off and Bouchier's eyes light up. But she has been in such a rut this innings that she gets this nowhere close to the middle of the bat. A tame slice and Davidson-Richards does the rest at mid off. Brave lose their first wicket, and the Superchargers will feel this is a just reward for their tidy start! 21/113.3 Fraser gets the better of Wyatt-Hodge on debut! Flighted up beautifully on a full length outside off. Wyatt-Hodge skips down, trying to go inside-out. For a change, though, she does not make any contact and only swishes at thin air. Heath collects calmly and then takes off the bails, with Wyatt-Hodge unable to drag her bat back into her crease. Another vital knock, though, and it has set the Brave on their way to another win! 83/2Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL103/2 (16.3 Overs, RR: 6.2 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Maia Bouchier, 4.3 ov), 2-83 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 13.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB G Ballinger 2 0 9 0 4.5 7 1 0 3 0 KL Cross 4 0 25 1 6.25 4 3 0 0 0 A Sutherland 3.3 0 18 0 5 9 1 0 3 0 LCN Smith 4 0 31 0 7.75 5 3 1 0 0 LF Higham 1 0 8 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 K Fraser 2 0 11 1 5.5 4 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Northern Superchargers (Women) , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.30 start, First Session 11.30-12.35, Interval 12.35-12.50, Second Session 12.50-13.55
Match days
13 August 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Southern Brave (Women) 4, Northern Superchargers (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 19 runs, 2 wickets)
- Balls 38: Review by Southern Brave (Women) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - G Brown, Batter - A Sutherland (Struck down)
- Northern Superchargers (Women): 50 runs in 54 balls, Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Northern Superchargers (Women) - 74/6 in 80 balls (HJ Armitage 22, K Fraser 4)
- Northern Superchargers (Women): 100 runs in 95 balls, Extras 4
- Innings Break: Northern Superchargers (Women) - 102/10 in 100 balls (G Ballinger 1)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 22 runs, 1 wicket)
- Balls 19: Review by Southern Brave (Women) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - G Brown, Batter - ME Bouchier (Upheld)
- Southern Brave (Women): 50 runs in 40 balls, Extras 7
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (DN Wyatt 26, L Wolvaardt 22, Ex 2)
- Southern Brave (Women): 100 runs in 81 balls, Extras 7
- Attendance : 9,465
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