18/08Result
Final, The Hundred Women's Competition at London, Aug 18 2024
Spirit won by 4 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Georgia Redmayne
Georgia RedmayneLondon Spirit (Women)
18/08Result
Final, The Hundred Women's Competition at London, Aug 18 2024
Spirit won by 4 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Georgia Redmayne
Georgia RedmayneLondon Spirit (Women)

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | WF-W: 115/8 | RR: 5.75

  • Freya Davies1 (1b)
  • Eva Gray3.5-0-26-2
  • Deepti Sharma3.5-0-23-1

3.30pm: Another strong bowling display from Spirit, and they will feel confident of chasing successfully for the fifth game in a row. Welsh Fire clearly struggled with having to set the tempo, despite a fine innings of 54 off 41 from Jess Jonassen, with Tammy Beaumont and the uncharacteristically scratchy Hayley Matthews the only other batters to reach double-figures. Again the Spirit spinners kept it tight. Can Knight now lead them to a maiden Hundred title? Join Andrew Miller shortly to find out

Here's Sarah Glenn on the Spirit bowling effort: "Solid start from us, hopefully we can finish it off. Nerves are natural but you have to treat it like any other game, be clear in our plans. A final at Lord's is a special day. Bowlers tried to keep the stumps in play. We've got to be smart with the bat."

19.5
W
Gray to Davies, 1 run, OUT, dropped in the covers... but the innings finishes with a run-out! Davies survived spooning one straight to Norris, who missed a sitter, only for McCaughan to be caught miles short by Knight's throw as she went looking for two

EM McCaughan run out 1 (8m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Freya Davies is in

19.4
W
Gray to Jonassen, OUT, full, straight, Jonassen misses with a leg-side shovel! Given but she immediately reviews. Was there some bat? If not, it looked plumb. No, she's clearly missed the ball - struck in line with off stump and hitting middle, according to Hawk-Eye! Anna Harris raises her finger again and Jonassen has to walk off, to polite applause from the Lord's crowd

JL Jonassen lbw b Gray 54 (46m 41b 8x4 0x6) SR: 131.70

19.3
4
Gray to Jonassen, FOUR, pitched up and pumped! Too full and Jonassen is able to go back down the ground towards the media centre, beats long-on for a vital boundary
19.2
1
Gray to McCaughan, 1 run, drops short, swatted through backward square leg
19.1
1
Gray to Jonassen, 1 run, wicket-to-wicket, whipped away leg side, she won't try pushing for two this time. That's fifty up for Jonassen, she's held this Fire innings together in adversity

Gray to close this out

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | WF-W: 108/6 | RR: 5.68

  • Jess Jonassen49 (38b)
  • Ella McCaughan0 (0b)
  • Deepti Sharma3.5-0-23-1
  • Charlie Dean3.5-0-15-0
18.5
0
Sharma to Jonassen, no run, fired into the pads, can't do anything with it

Ella McCaughan walks in

18.4
W
Sharma to Jonassen, 1 run, OUT, round the wicket, looks to use the feet and work leg side, Jonassen wants two... but Franklin won't make it back! The throw from deep midwicket left her well short but she had to sacrifice herself to get Jonassen on strike. Deepti broke the stumps and then hurled for the other end, just in case. She probably knew Franklin was out, because the ball otherwise would have disappeared for overthrows!

PA Franklin run out 1 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Spirit 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11MM LanningGP Redmayne
2nd14GP RedmayneCL Griffith
3rd31HC KnightGP Redmayne
4th32GP RedmayneDR Gibson
5th16GP RedmayneDB Sharma
6th6DB SharmaAJ Freeborn
7th8DB SharmaCE Dean