- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 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 0/117.2 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 109/44.2 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 24/25.4 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 29/318.4 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 119/617.5 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 117/519.5 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. 132/7Extras10 (lb 2, nb 2, w 6)TOTAL132/7 (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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB FR Davies 4 0 27 1 6.75 8 3 0 2 0 ND Dattani 3 0 23 2 7.66 9 3 1 1 0 DJS Dottin 4 0 27 1 6.75 9 4 0 1 1 DB Sharma 3 0 22 1 7.33 4 3 0 2 0 CE Dean 2 0 13 1 6.50 3 2 0 0 0 HC Knight 2 0 12 0 6.00 1 1 0 0 0 CL Tryon 2 0 6 0 3.00 7 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.3 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 27/25.1 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 19/116.5 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 83/68.3 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 37/315.1 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 75/415.2 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 75/517.1 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 83/7Extras3 (w 3)TOTAL117/7 (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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Ismail 4 0 15 0 3.75 14 2 0 2 0 NE Farrant 4 0 22 2 5.50 10 3 0 0 0 MK Villiers 4 0 24 1 6.00 8 2 1 1 0 D van Niekerk 4 0 30 3 7.50 7 4 1 0 0 D Gregory 2 0 13 0 6.50 3 2 0 0 0 GJ Gibbs 2 0 13 0 6.50 4 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
London Spirit (Women) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
25 July 2021 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Oval Invincibles (Women) 2, London Spirit (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 27 runs, 2 wickets)
- Oval Invincibles (Women): 50 runs in 42 balls, Extras 5
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (A Capsey 29, D van Niekerk 22, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Oval Invincibles (Women) - 82/3 in 70 balls (A Capsey 41, D van Niekerk 22)
- Balls 70: Review by Oval Invincibles (Women) (Batting), Umpire - A Harris, Batter - D van Niekerk (Upheld)
- A Capsey: 50 off 34 balls (9 x 4)
- Oval Invincibles (Women): 100 runs in 79 balls, Extras 6
- Innings Break: Oval Invincibles (Women) - 132/7 in 100 balls (NE Farrant 3)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 19 runs, 0 wicket)
- Strategic Timeout: London Spirit (Women) - 35/2 in 40 balls (HC Knight 8, DB Sharma 2)
- Balls 40: Review by Oval Invincibles (Women) (Bowling), Umpire - GD Lloyd, Batter - DB Sharma (Struck down)
- London Spirit (Women): 50 runs in 52 balls, Extras 3
- Balls 66: Review by London Spirit (Women) (Batting), Umpire - A Harris, Batter - CL Tryon (Upheld)
- London Spirit (Women): 100 runs in 95 balls, Extras 3
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