Oval Invincibles made the bottom ladies’s whole within the historical past of The Hundred as they had been skittled for 64 in a heavy defeat to Northern Superchargers.
Annabel Sutherland laid the groundwork for the guests with an unbeaten 63 as they racked up 146-4 after dropping the toss and being made to bat first in Friday afternoon’s match at The Oval.
The Australian all-rounder then did a lot of the injury with the ball in addition to her aspect claimed their first win within the competitors this yr, taking 4-11 – her 4 wickets coming within the house of six balls – because the Invincibles collapsed to the report low rating of 64 all out in pursuit of the goal.
The Superchargers didn’t get off to the most effective of begins with the bat as two early wickets for left-arm medium-pacer Rachel Slater to take away opening bats Davina Perrin (8) and Hollie Armitage (2) diminished them to 35-2.
Phoebe Litchfield’s quickfire 44 from 30 balls, together with 9 fours, as a part of a half-century stand with Sutherland noticed the away aspect get their innings again on monitor earlier than she was caught by Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual off Mady Villiers’ bowling.
Sutherland held agency, although, clattering 5 fours and three sixes throughout her unbeaten rating, with Bess Heath placing on 15 from 11 balls earlier than Georgia Wareham (5no) joined her in direction of the tip of the Superchargers’ innings.
The Invincibles’ 100 per cent report within the competitors to date would have given them hope of chasing down the goal of 147, and so too would the introduction of Chamari Athapaththu, the Sri Lanka skipper making her first look on this yr’s competitors after her nation’s Asia Cup success.
However Athapaththu made only one earlier than being caught well by Kate Cross off the bowling off Linsey Smith. Two balls later, Invincibles had been 5 down when Cross bowled Villiers, the second of her two wickets having earlier trapped Lauren Winfield-Hill in entrance.
Smith additionally accounted for Alice Capsey, with Marizanne Kapp undone by a run out, and at 23-5 the competition was nearly as good as accomplished.
Paige Scholfield (24) and Amanda Jade-Wellington (26) supplied some resistance for the Invincibles, however Sutherland returned to run by means of the tail and put Superchargers on the board with a complete win.
Participant of the match – Annabel Sutherland
“It’s so nice to get a win on the board. I don’t think we were that far off in the last game with the tie.
“I really feel like we have felt fairly good as a bunch, bowled very well and simply have not fairly put it along with the bat, so good to do all of it on the market.
“It was just up to a couple of individuals to have a think with the bat and stay really positive.”
What’s subsequent?
The Hundred continues with 4 matches on Saturday. Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Courageous ladies get the day began at 11am adopted by the boys at 2.30pm, with each matches dwell on Sky Sports activities Cricket.
Trent Rockets and Welsh Hearth ladies conflict at 2.30pm on Sky Sports activities Combine as effectively, adopted by the boys on Sky Sports activities Cricket at 6pm. Stream The Hundred and extra sport with NOW.
