21/08Result
Final, The Hundred Women's Competition at London, Aug 21 2021
Invincibles won by 48 runs
Player of the Match
Marizanne KappOval Invincibles (Women)
21/08Result
Final, The Hundred Women's Competition at London, Aug 21 2021
Invincibles won by 48 runs
Player of the Match
Marizanne KappOval Invincibles (Women)

5.37 pm What an incredible past 27 hours for Oval Invincibles. A stunning fightback in the field yesterday defending a low total at The Oval and another near flawless show with the ball and in the field again today at Lord's. Kapp claims seven wickets across both matches and produces a bucket full of runs in each match too. Incredible all-round show in the knockout stages from the South African has played a massive role in this title. Today's 4 for 9 becomes the best haul in the Women's Hundred, that too in the final.

Kapp and van Niekerk embrace with van Niekerk in tears of joy. Invincibles squad is now taking a lap of honour around Lord's along the boundary, hugging and high fiving family members who have come out today along with a record crowd for an English domestic women's final of nearly 20,000.

Here's Invincibles captain Dane van Niekerk: "I don't have words at the moment. If you told me that would happen at the end of the day I would have taken it. First congrats to Southern Brave, they set the standard all tournament. It's a childhood dream to play a final at Lord's, to play any game at Lord's, but to play a final and win it is what dreams are made of. [Kapp] is a big match player. I told her last night that she always steps up on the big stage. She's really tired but she pushed through and I'm really proud of her. I thought we were a bit short especially with Southern Brave's batting but we backed our strength all tournament which has been our bowling."

van Niekerk gets off the interview stage now and goes up to the trophy platform where she encourages her teammates to lift up a gigantic gold-plated H.... The players sprint off with it into the crowd for celebration photos.

Match Hero for today, no surprises for guessing Marizanne Kapp: "First of all I'd just like to thank Jesus Christ because if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be standing here. I was tired but Shabby kept me going and the pitch suited my bowling. I said yesterday that I believed whoever won yesterday would win today and luckily it was us. I think it just shows what a brilliant team we have. I would love to bowl here again. The ball moved quite a bit and if I stuck to my strengths I'd get a few wickets today."

The Women's Hundred MVP is Dane van Niekerk: "If you have a group of incredible players, it makes my life easier. I don't have to look after them at all and I can concentrate on my game. I think the MVP should go to each and every one of them. A lot of players put in a lot of hard yards to perform for their team and their families. You need to back that and trust that what you've done is enough. I think I batted really slowly and put the team on the back foot today but the quality of our bowling has taken us through all tournament."

That's it from the Women's Final. Congrats again to Oval Invincibles! Flip over to the match feed for the men's final to see who comes out on top between Southern Brave and Birmingham Phoenix.

19.3
W
Kapp to Bell, OUT, an emphatic exclamation point to Kapp the Invincibles title! Full and straight on leg stump, Bell backs away, flails and misses, the zing bails light up, lights out on Brave's chase! Oval Invincibles are the inaugural Women's Hundred champions!

LK Bell b Kapp 4 (7m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

19.2
0
Kapp to Bell, no run, bouncer follows Bell backing away at 71 mph, pings Bell on the shoulder. Kapp is not gonna let this last set end tamely!
19.1
4
Kapp to Bell, FOUR, full on off at 71 mph, cosmetic boundary added to the total driven beautifully through the gap between extra cover and mid-off.

Kapp comes back to put a cap on this Lord's final. 26 off 14 runs before 3 wickets in the Powerplay to suck the life out of Brave's chase.

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | SB-W: 69/9 (53 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 3.63, RRR: 53.00)

  • Lauren Bell0 (4b)
  • Carla Rudd7 (6b)
  • Tash Farrant3.5-0-12-0
  • Dane van Niekerk3.5-0-16-1
18.5
0
Farrant to Bell, no run, wide yorker on fifth stump, plays over the top of it.
18.4
0
Farrant to Bell, no run, yorker on leg stump, dug out to cover.
18.3
1
Farrant to Rudd, 1 run, short on off, slaps a pull flat over midwicket for a long single.
18.2
2
Farrant to Rudd, 2 runs, knee high full toss on off, a tailender swipe results in a top edge swirling into a big empty green space over midwicket for two.
18.1
2
Farrant to Rudd, 2 runs, full on middle, shovels this flat to long-on for one.

Farrant looking to take the final wicket with this set. Comes around the stumps.

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SB-W: 64/9 (58 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 3.55, RRR: 29.00)

  • Lauren Bell0 (2b)
  • Carla Rudd2 (3b)
  • Dane van Niekerk3.5-0-16-1
  • Alice Capsey3.5-0-21-2
17.5
0
van Niekerk to Bell, no run, full on off, punched to extra cover.
17.4
0
van Niekerk to Bell, no run, good length ball on fourth stump, punched to cover.
17.3
1
van Niekerk to Rudd, 1 run, uses her feet to a low full toss driven to long-on.
17.2
0
van Niekerk to Rudd, no run, goes to reverse a good length ball on fifth stump, misses.
17.1
W
van Niekerk to Rudd, 1 run, OUT, uses her feet to punch down the ground very straight and they try to come back and scamper a tight two, just barely beating the relay to van Niekerk.... or not! The third umpire decides that Morris' bat was in the air at the moment van Niekerk dislodged the bails. She was well across the line but her bat popped up just before the line, was never grounded over the line before she got it back down again.

FMK Morris run out 23 (36m 26b 4x4 0x6) SR: 88.46

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SB-W: 62/8 (60 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 3.64, RRR: 20.00)

  • Fi Morris23 (26b)
  • Alice Capsey3.5-0-21-2
  • Dane van Niekerk2.5-0-14-1
16.5
W
Capsey to Norris, OUT, one reverse sweep attempt too many. Capsey gets this very full, too full for the shot, she plays over the top of the ball as it cannons into off stump.

TG Norris b Capsey 11 (21m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 78.57

16.4
1
Capsey to Morris, 1 run, full on fifth stump, skips down the track and drives to long-on.
16.3
4
Capsey to Morris, FOUR, full outside off, skips down the track and drives firmly through extra cover to the rope.
16.2
1
Capsey to Norris, 1 run, full on the legs again, this time stays upright to flick through midwicket.
16.1
0
Capsey to Norris, no run, full on leg stump, goes to reverse sweep this and connects but picks out backward point.

END OF OVER:
16 | 8 Runs | SB-W: 56/7 (66 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 3.50, RRR: 16.50)

  • Tara Norris10 (11b)
  • Fi Morris18 (24b)
  • Dane van Niekerk2.5-0-14-1
  • Tash Farrant2.5-0-7-0
15.5
1
van Niekerk to Norris, 1 run, short on off, pulls this in the air but well short of long-on.
15.4
4
van Niekerk to Norris, FOUR, full on middle, elegant stroke from Norris using her feet to punch with a full face back over the bowler to split long-on and long-off to the rope.
15.3
0
van Niekerk to Norris, no run, good length ball on fourth stump, punched to extra cover.
15.2
2
van Niekerk to Norris, 2 runs, edged! Good length ball on fourth stump, goes to drive, thick edge goes wide of the keeper through third man but is pulled back just short of the rope.
15.1
1
van Niekerk to Morris, 1 run, flighted full on sixth stump, sweeps this tamely over midwicket in the ring for one.

END OF OVER:
15 | 3 Runs | SB-W: 48/7 (74 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 3.20, RRR: 14.80)

  • Fi Morris17 (23b)
  • Tara Norris3 (7b)
  • Tash Farrant2.5-0-7-0
  • Shabnim Ismail3.5-0-14-1
14.5
0
Farrant to Morris, no run, premeditates a reverse sweep to a knee high full toss on leg stump, could have whacked this over backward square leg had she stayed orthodox but is overcommitted to the originally planned shot and instead plops this gently to cover on the ring.

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Brave 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1DN WyattGH Lewis
2nd0GH LewisSIR Dunkley
3rd1SR TaylorGH Lewis
4th9SR TaylorME Bouchier
5th0SR TaylorA Wellington
6th3A ShrubsoleSR Taylor
7th15SR TaylorFMK Morris
8th33FMK MorrisTG Norris
9th1FMK MorrisCE Rudd
10th10CE RuddLK Bell