• BATSMEN
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    0.2 bowled 'er! Slower ball, full, outside off stump, and Adams throws her bat at it, looking to drive through the covers without getting her feet moving. All she manages is to drag it back onto the stumps off the inside edge. Looks like the ball hit the inside edge on the full 0/1
    17.2 that drop won't cost the Spirit. Angles this length ball in towards the stumps, and Capsey clears her front leg to swipe over the leg side. Hits it very well, but picks out the fielder at deep square leg. The end of a terrific innings. She's really announced herself here 109/4
    12
    10
    15
    2
    0
    120.00
    4.2 given, and that's a brave decision from the umpire! Gibbs steps out, doesn't get to the pitch of this dipping offbreak, and looks to flick it away. Pitches outside off, spins past the inside edge and hits front pad. We'll have to see where the impact was, and what Hawkeye makes of where it was headed. Hitting the stumps for sure, and the impact was just in line with off stump. Wise decision not to review 24/2
    5.4 gone, the Invincibles are three down. Looks to make a bit of room to - I think - punch through the off side, but the ball turns back in from a fuller length than Wilson would prefer, and cramps her. Punches it straight back, at comfortable catching height, straight into Dean's lap 29/3
    18.4 length ball, angling into leg stump. van Niekerk looks to step across and sweep, and she can't get enough power to clear the fielder at deep backward square leg. The Spirit are pulling things back here after that big Capsey-van Niekerk stand 119/6
    17.5 gone. Full now, angling into leg stump to deny Villiers swinging room. Tries to create some by clearing her front leg, and whips it high in the air, straight down the throat of deep midwicket 117/5
    not out
    3
    2
    9
    0
    0
    150.00
    19.5 steps across to swipe the length ball towards deep square leg, and they run the second anyway, because why not, this is the last ball. There was no real chance of completing it if the throw was good, and it was. Flat and on the bounce, and the keeper didn't have to move. Charlie Dean was the fielder. 132/7
    Extras
    10 (lb 2, nb 2, w 6)
    TOTAL
    132/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.6 per 6 ball)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Georgia Adams, 0.2 ov), 2-24 (Grace Gibbs, 4.2 ov), 3-29 (Fran Wilson, 5.4 ov), 4-109 (Alice Capsey, 17.2 ov), 5-117 (Mady Villiers, 17.5 ov), 6-119 (Dane van Niekerk, 18.4 ov), 7-132 (Joanne Gardner, 19.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    FR Davies402716.7583020
    ND Dattani302327.6693110
    DJS Dottin402716.7594011
    DB Sharma302217.3343020
    CE Dean201316.5032000
    HC Knight201206.0011000
    CL Tryon20603.0071000
  • BATSMEN
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    6.3 steepling chance to long-on... brilliantly held! Eva Gray is the sub fielder who's on for Ismail, and she's grabbed her moment here! Sprinting in, she was struggling to get there but threw herself full length and came up with the goods! Wicket for van Niekerk, Spirit lose their second 27/2
    5.1 sweeps and gets a top edge, taken by Grace Gibbs! This wasn't easy, running back from backward square, took it coming down over her right shoulder... and then explodes in celebration, eyes popping, "C'mon!" the roar. Villiers, having hit her first ball at Lord's for six, adds a wicket with her first delivery 19/1
    16.5 Knight goes for the slog-sweep, but is taken in the deep! That's the game, you'd think... van Niekerk gets her opposite number, Knight attempting to hit to the longest part of the ground but she couldn't get enough on it. Gibbs plunges to take a safe catch, and the Invincibles erupt. They know they're nearly home 83/6
    8.3 tossed up, Sharma comes down and skews a drive, lands short of cover... but she's going to be run out at the non-striker's end! Direct hit from Fran Wilson, superb bit of work and Sharma is short despite the full-length dive 37/3
    15.1 slower ball, Tryon completely foxed - and given! Was that lbw, or a stumping? Might have been close to impact outside the line, but she asks umpire Lloyd on the way off and there's no review. She heaved a cross-batted shot that failed to connect, Invincibles went up for the lbw; Tryon then appeared to leave her ground, so Bryce smashed the stumps for good measure 75/4
    15.2 bowled her, golden duck for Davies! Another slowie and it's right on target as Davies swipes across the line! No doubt about the method of dismissal here. Two in two for the cock-a-hoop Farrant, and Spirit are fading badly 75/5
    not out
    30
    13
    15
    4
    1
    230.76
    17.1 Rowe castled first ball! Tossed up, BIG air on the ball, Rowe made the move but was nowhere near it, skidding through to rattle the stumps and leave van Niekerk on a hat-trick 83/7
    not out
    10
    6
    7
    1
    0
    166.66
    Extras
    3 (w 3)
    TOTAL
    117/7 (20 Overs, RR: 5.85 per 6 ball)
    Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Deandra Dottin, 5.1 ov), 2-27 (Naomi Dattani, 6.3 ov), 3-37 (Deepti Sharma, 8.3 ov), 4-75 (Chloe Tryon, 15.1 ov), 5-75 (Freya Davies, 15.2 ov), 6-83 (Heather Knight, 16.5 ov), 7-83 (Susie Rowe, 17.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    S Ismail401503.75142020
    NE Farrant402225.50103000
    MK Villiers402416.0082110
    D van Niekerk403037.5074100
    D Gregory201306.5032000
    GJ Gibbs201306.5042000

Match Notes

Spirit 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st19DJS DottinND Dattani
2nd8HC KnightND Dattani
3rd10HC KnightDB Sharma
4th38HC KnightCL Tryon
5th0HC KnightFR Davies
6th8HC KnightDR Gibson
7th0SE RoweDR Gibson
8th34DR GibsonCE Dean