- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 Takes the aerial route and goes for the ambitious pull coming way out of the crease, didn't sound like a six, gets some height but not enough distance as Smith settles under the ball and catches it very comfortably, just a premeditated extra aggressive bit of strokeplay and it backfires 6/112.5 Prolonged appeal for an lbw, length and gun-barrel straight, she gets low to sweep and have missed it, vociferous appeal in unison and the umpire agrees! Didn't rise much, there has been some uneven bounce on this pitch. Excellent knock but her side needed her to continue, the innings continue to nosedive 54/62.3 Yeah, she looked threatening right from the first delivery and made batters question their life choices. Charges in and bangs it shortish, gets big on her and she tries to break the jail, goes for the hook and finds the fielder to the left of deep square, just a rushed stroke, once again the attempt to make full use of the powerplay is not working as well as they wanted it 9/28.2 good length and shapes it in at middle, she swipes it through the line and finds the fielder at mid-on to perfection. That is poor, dull and unimaginative batting. Kate Cross lunges forward to take a regulation catch and Spirit are wobbling 34/310.3 No method to the madness, they continue to shoot themselves in the foot. Shorter in length on off, she wants to break free and counter-attack, goes hard down the ground and finds the fielder at long-on 48/410.4 touch short and almost hugging the tramline, crouches and late cuts it straight to the fielder at backward point. This is unbelievable, they continue to gift wickets and play aimlessly on occasions, another soft dismissal. Gibson goes without troubling the scorers and Carey mocks her by putting her hand on her mouth 48/519.3 wanders down leg and gets stuck on the crease, she darts in a short one around middle and she tries to cut the cutter, ending up getting a faint tickle to the keeper, beautiful off-cutter 87/719.4 slower shorter delivery meandering outside off, tries to crunch it away and finds fielder at sweeper cover, she runs back and times the jump to perfection, keeps the balance, tracks the ball perfectly and swirls around but never looked like she is going to drop it 88/8Extras4 (b 1, lb 1, w 2)TOTAL90/8 (20 Overs, RR: 4.5 per 6 ball)Did not bat: REA TysonFall of wickets: 1-6 (Kira Chathli, 1.3 ov), 2-9 (Cordelia Griffith, 2.3 ov), 3-34 (Charli Knott, 8.2 ov), 4-48 (Grace Harris, 10.3 ov), 5-48 (Danielle Gibson, 10.4 ov), 6-54 (Georgia Redmayne, 12.5 ov), 7-87 (Charlie Dean, 19.3 ov), 8-88 (Sarah Glenn, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB G Ballinger 4 1 12 2 3 12 1 0 0 0 KL Cross 4 0 20 1 5 9 3 0 0 0 A Sutherland 4 0 20 3 5 8 1 0 2 0 LCN Smith 4 0 19 0 4.75 7 2 0 0 0 NJ Carey 4 0 17 2 4.25 9 0 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 around the wicket, tossed on high arc and her eyes lit up as she saw an incoming full-toss dipping at waist height, she advanced and crunched it straight to the fielder at short cover who leapt to her right and plucked it brilliantly. That is a massive wicket, she has been in imperious touch and looks gutted to get out in this fashion 17/20.2 appeal for a caught behind and given! exactly what the doctor prescribed for Spirit after a dismal batting performance! Shorter in length and angled towards leg, she gives herself room to cut and finds an edge, excellent catch from Redmayne 1/1Extras5 (lb 3, w 2)TOTAL93/2 (13.1 Overs, RR: 7.04 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Alice Davidson-Richards, 0.2 ov), 2-17 (Davina Perrin, 3.1 ov)
Match Details
Toss
London Spirit (Women) , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.05, Interval 16.05-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.25
Match days
20 August 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Northern Superchargers (Women) 4, London Spirit (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 20 runs, 2 wickets)
- London Spirit (Women): 50 runs in 58 balls, Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: London Spirit (Women) - 66/6 in 85 balls (IECM Wong 10, CE Dean 5)
- Innings Break: London Spirit (Women) - 90/8 in 100 balls (IECM Wong 24, E Gray 2)
- Northern Superchargers (Women): 50 runs in 37 balls, Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (P Litchfield 29, A Sutherland 19, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Northern Superchargers (Women) - 70/2 in 55 balls (P Litchfield 43, A Sutherland 21)
- P Litchfield: 50 off 35 balls (9 x 4)
Match Coverage
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