Oval Invincibles vs Trent Rockets at Kia Oval on 21 August 2023 Lauded as ‘young talent,’ ‘Rockets’ Alexa Stonehouse took 2 wickets from 7 balls at the start; and came close to snatching a win, hitting 3 back-to-back ‘fours – as ‘Rockets’ closed 3 runs short. ‘Invincibles’ POTM Meerkat Match Hero was Nadine deKlerk [51*
Southern Brave vs Oval Invincibles at Southampton (The Ageas Bowl) on 19 August 2023 ’Invincibles’ as double-champions’ were eliminated by ‘Brave’ as twice-finalists, said to be ‘more than up to their task’ (to win the tournament trophy at their third attempt.) A ‘fantastic game’ unfolded as left-and-right-handed batters scored 73 runs for Brave’s fourth wicket, undefeated; to win the match before their
Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit, at The Kia Oval (London South) on 15 August 2023. With both sides needing to bag valuable winning points to stay in the tournament, there was an air of optimism among 11,000 spectators for the London-Derby. Before the match, double-defending champions skipper Suzie Bates told SKY TV she’d been ‘a bit short’ on runs.
Birmingham Phoenix vs Oval Invincibles at Edgbaston (Birmingham) on 13 August (14h30) Two former New Zealand skippers Sophie Devine (Phoenix) and Suzie Bates (Invincibles) came head-to-head, each hoping ‘to stay in the competition.’ Sophie Devine’s ‘Phoenix’ was said to have had a ‘poor-run-of-form.’ Missing their star-batter Alyssa Healy (Australia,) ‘Phoenix’ are yet to chalk-up their first win.
Northern Superchargers vs Oval Invincibles – at Headingley (Leeds) on 11 August (15h00) Standing-in to play in ‘The Hundred’ as a replacement for Australia’s Alyssa, POTM ‘Meerkat Match Hero’ Phoebe Litchfield 68(45) hit a first match-winning ‘fifty,’ lauded by commentators as ‘one of the best seen,’ so far this season. Phoebe Litchfield also set a
London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles at Lord’s (London, North) at 15h00 (called-off at 16h20) on 2 August ‘Match abandoned without a ball bowled’ courtesy of BBC Sport @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000719 Before the match, Sky Sports interviewed Lauren Winfield-Hill (pictured), keeping wicket for Oval Invincibles (defending champions.) https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/cricket/competitions/the-hundred/12931683/lauren-winfield-hill-its-a-really-exciting-time-for-english-cricket
Fifteenth match of ‘The Hundred’ Women’s tournament was billed by commentators as a ’top-of-table-clash,’ between defending champions Invincibles, and Phoenix (then, second-placed): aspiring to ‘notch-up their fourth successive victory.’ Commentators changed their tune as the match unfolded, conceding that Phoenix ’needed to do more work’ to qualify for the finals. Invincibles’ convincing win leapfrogs them into second
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