Northern Superchargers vs Southern Brave at Leeds (Headingley) on 30 July 2024 North-South Derby that will be remembered for a remarkable last-ball tied-match, the first time such an event has happened (to-date.) Lauren Bell (pictured) received POTM ‘Meerkat match hero’ cap-and-medal for restricting Superchargers batters, taking most wickets [4-fer] (4/11.) When batting, Lauren Bell also chalked-up 10*not
Manchester Originals vs Trent Rockets at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on 29 July 2024 Commentators were sympathetic for Rockets’ skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who top-scored with ‘fifty,’ set a new record 4th wicket partnership with Australia’s Ash Gardner, but still fell short of snatching victory by one solitary run. By contrast, Originals chalked-up their first win
Welsh Fire vs Oval Invincibles at Cardiff (Sophia Gardens) on 28 July 2024 Invincibles campaign for a third title remains on track, after a clinical win played before a record crowd of 7,000 spectators watching the Women’s Hundred in Wales. Fire posted a below-par score, well short of last year’s record score on the same ground. Beyond mid-way,
London Spirit vs Birmingham Phoenix at Lord’s (London, St John’s Wood) on 27 July 2024 Spirit chalked-up their highest score on a ‘really good pitch’ before their home crowd of 16,600 (said to be 5th highest number of spectators for the Women’s Hundred.) Spirit’s second win sent them top-of-table with two wins from two matches played-to-date.
Northern Superchargers vs Trent Rockets at Headingley, Leeds; on 26 July 2024 Rockets Alana King (Australia) received POTM ‘Meerkat match hero’ cap-and-medal for taking two key wickets (Georgia Wareham & Bess Heath); and also took one catch. Bess Heath’s dismissal drew parallels with the late Shane Warne’s ‘ball-of-the-century’ (1993) – please see short video below. Alana King’s
Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on 25 July 2024 Playing on a ‘belter-of-a-pitch’ at Old Trafford,’ Originals posted a ’slightly under-par score’ with no batter scoring ‘fifty.’ Commentators looked forward to some future ‘heavy lifting’ (from middle-order batters said to have made light-scores.) They commended Fire’s bowlers for their ‘fine performance with the ball,’
Southern Brave vs London Spirit at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton on 24 July 2024 Spirit won an exciting match, beating the defending champions playing before their home crowd of 9,000. Earlier, commentators were especially critical of Spirit’s performance after witnessing two dropping catches and they remained unimpressed by their bowling attack apart from Tara Norris
Two matches started the 2024 version of The Hundred, between the Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix. Results: Women: OI 150-5; BP 105 Men: BP 89; OI 93-2 Here are a few disordered thoughts, centred on the women’s match. The Shape of the Game Did the crowd feel it got its money’s worth? Neither game had
Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix at the Kia Oval on 23 July 2024 Invincibles made a ‘perfect start’ to their campaign for a third title, playing before their home crowd of 10,000. Last year they finished fifth. Bowling for Invincibles for the first time, Australian World Cup medallist Amanda-Jade Wellington (pictured) bowled a 3-fer (3/9)
India batters Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma have moved up in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings as has Sri Lanka spinner Inoshi Priyadharshani, after the weekly update carried out on Tuesday. Captain Kaur and opener Verma are in joint-11th position after their performances in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. Kaur’s scores
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