END OF OVER:
20 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-W: 100/7 (1 run required, RR: 5.00)

  • Kate Cross10 (11b)
  • Lucy Higham1 (1b)
  • Lauren Bell3.5-0-11-4
  • Georgia Adams3.5-0-19-1

That's it from the Women's Hundred action for today, but the Men's game between the same teams is about to start shortly. For Chandankumar Duorah and Vairavan K, I'm Rvel Zahid. Goodbye

Lauren Bell, Match Hero: The emotions were up and down! In that last set of five I had a lot of adrenaline. It was cool, that's what we play cricket for. You just go ball by ball at the death, and see what player you're bowling at. Pace-off was working on this pitch, and pace-on was a good variation, so it was ball by ball. The ideal final ball was a straight yorker and I don't think I was too far away from executing. Maybe we should have just looked at the field a bit but what can you do, hindsight is lovely.

Phew, let me catch my breath. These Hundred ball games have a habit of serving thrillers. What an outstanding game of cricket that went down to the wire. It was a fierce tug of war where no team was out of the game right till the last delivery. Superb captaincy from Georgia Adams, who didn't give up and entrusted her leader of the pace attack, Lauren Bell, with the last over. Bell sent the panic bells ringing, bowled a barrage of stunning yorkers, and almost got her team over the line. Southern Brave must be the happier side after only scraping their way to 100 runs and making way too many errors with the bat. There were three run-outs in their innings but a few contributions gave them something to bowl at. We knew the Superchargers have a lethal bowling arsenal that made a game out of a low score.

What about the Superchargers' reply? The openers didn't get into double figures but then Phoebe Litchfield soaked in pressure and made 24 before losing the plot with an unwise shot which proved to be a major turning point. It opened a window for Brave as the asking rate kept rising. Annabel Sutherland only added a sluggish 10 and then Alice Davidson-Richards looked like she would get her side home with ease, but she got bowled in the last set and suddenly the Superchargers were on the backfoot. The intensity was telling throughout the contest. Both sides' bowling had a fabulous outing but the batting misfired and they'll need to go back to the drawing board and devise better plans to get it together

19.5
2
Bell to Cross, 2 runs, Crowd on the edge of their seats! Bell nails a superb yorker on middle but she still manages to dig out to wide of long-on and hares for a couple, throw wasn't spot on at keeper's end and the scores are level. Whoa, that gave me goosebumps, another nerve-jangling thriller that ends in a stalemate! Lauren Bell clearly the standout bowler who gave her all in the final over and Brave will be the happier side whereas Superchargers will be scratching their heads after getting a bit complacent towards the end and not finishing the match earlier. It's the first tied game in the Women's Hundred!

Dipanshi Tyagi: "is there no super over thing?" Nope, it's only for the Eliminator and Final

19.4
1
Bell to Higham, 1 run, Bowls a perfect wide yorker, all she can do is shovel it to cover and sprints to the other end. What a spell from Bell!

DaWolf: "This is a poor chase. They might get there - 17 from 18 needed, less than a run a ball - but they are playing like they are chasing 101. Play to chase 111 and stop a late run rate squeeze being possible."

19.3
W
Bell to Davidson-Richards, OUT, Rip through the stumps! How can there be no twist? Lauren Bell responds with a pinpoint accurate yorker at middle, stumps are uprooted and the dreadful death rattle means Richards has to go back to the pavilion. Huge breakthrough but is it too little, too late?

AN Davidson-Richards b Bell 27 (30m 22b 4x4 0x6) SR: 122.72

N S-Chargers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17M KellyHJ Armitage
2nd1M KellyP Litchfield
3rd29A SutherlandP Litchfield
4th14AN Davidson-RichardsP Litchfield
5th16AN Davidson-RichardsBAM Heath
6th8AN Davidson-RichardsG Wareham
7th12KL CrossAN Davidson-Richards
8th3KL CrossLF Higham