Another run-out chance, Ballinger can't run back for the second early enough and is miles short. Bell takes off the bails and the fielders swarm into a huddle. Shrubsole finishes her career having led the Southern Brave to a Hundred title. Ball was outside off on a length, it was slapped to cover. Cross had to come back for the second. Ballinger, unfortunately, wasn't quick enough.
Brave vs N S-Chargers, Final at London, Women's Hundred, Aug 27 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Final, Lord's, August 27, 2023, The Hundred Women's Competition
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Southern Brave finally get their hands on the title. A richly deserved win and a send-off to their skipper. You can catch Andrew Miller bringing you the action from the men's final between Manchester Originals and Oval Invincibles. Thanks for tuning in here. Hope you've enjoyed our coverage. On behalf of Ranjith and our entire team that has covered this comp, goodbye.
Anya joins her teammates on the podium to lift the trophy. Everyone goes up in cheers as she lifts the trophy, everyone gets a chance and there's a cheer every time the trophy is being lifted. The crowd look happy as well, as Shrubsole and her team-mates walk down the stairs. The captain hands the trophy to Charlotte Edwards. Å few pictures later, the lap of honour continues, this time with the trophy in the players' hands. Shrubsole gets a guard of honour from team-mates and opponents alike as she carries the trophy.
Anya Shrubsole, Southern Brave captain: A whole range of emotions. Relief that we finally got over the line. Proud of the girls, across three years to be honest. We feel like we've played brilliant cricket and have an unbelievable record. Winning seems justified. We lost a number of players in the draft. We lost Sophia Dunkley, Amanda - who was our leading wicket taker, Tahlia McGrath, Freya Kemp wasn't able to bowl this year, Lauren Bell wasn't able to play the first two games. For this squad to turn it around, perform as well as we have, having lost just one game (which we should've won) is unbelievable. That was a testament to how good we were.
Danni Wyatt, POTM: Buzzing to get the win at Lord's, couldn't be happier for Anya and the sendoff to her. When I was batting I was telling myself to stay in and that the runs will come. Our bowlers delivered again and fielders were outstanding. (Winning for Anya) Icing on the cake, she's played for 20 years, it was great. Crowd have been amazing, loved to have played in front of big crowds. Long may it continue.
Georgia Adams: (On being the highest wicket-taker of the season) Didn't expect that to be the result at the end of the comp. Happy to have contributed and won it for Anya. Don't know if playing it for her took away the individual pressure, it gave us extra drive. The pressure was handled as a team rather than it piling on individuals.
Shrubsole and Co take a lap of honour, the crowd are full of applause. Shrubsole looks content as she walks.
Lauren Bell: That was unbelievable, buzzing for Anya. To get across the line was a bit stressful but we did it. Had a lot of nerves at the start, didn't want to lose energy. (On Anya) What a human! She's been great this whole comp, happy to have given her a good sendoff.
4:48pm: Charlotte Edwards is thrilled. Shrubsole's family members are chuffed in the crowd as well. Superchargers could not get going in the chase. Like Brave, they lost two key batters early. Bell got Kelly and Litchfield in her first eight balls. But unlike Brave, Superchargers couldn't settle into a groove. Rodrigues was starved of strike for most of the innings. Brave were excellent in the field, which was a key difference between the two teams. Southby's keeping was fantastic too. Her stumping to dismiss Armitage was a highlight in itself. When Rodrigues finally got the strike with the asking rate rising over two a ball, she holed out and that was effectively the end, even though Cross and Higham chipped in.
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Bell to Cross, 1 run, OUT
Grace Ballinger run out (Adams/Bell) 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 0
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Bell to Ballinger, 1 leg bye
Appeal for a run out, sent upstairs. Cross scampered to steal the leg bye, charged and slid the bat in the crease when the ball was underarmed to the stumps. Fullish ball, Ballinger tried to work it away to the leg side, missed the ball and it deflected to the off side. Bell ran in quickly and underarmed it.
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Bell to Ballinger, no run
52mph slower one on a length cuts the batter in half, beats the flick and just misses leg stump
Final wicket needed. Bell goes around
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Bell to Higham, OUT
Higham tries to launch the ramp, balloons it to short fine leg. Higham went across early, Bell went for the wide legcutter, into the pitch, Higham couldn't manufacture the pace on it. Dolly foe the fielder
Lucy Higham c Moore b Bell 12 (7b 2x4 0x6 9m) SR: 171.42
Raji: "Anya should bowl the last over .. waiting to see her bowl one last time .." Could be. Bell on for the penultimate set
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls15 runs
NSC-W: 103/8Need 37 from 10 balls
Kate Cross11 (8b 1x4)
Lucy Higham12 (6b 2x4)
Chloe Tryon 2/28 (20)
16 off that set but they're still a couple of runs short. Keeps NSC in the game though
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Tryon to Cross, FOUR runs
Charges and belts again. This time it's in the gap between cover and extra. No one in the deep. Four
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Tryon to Cross, 2 runs
Charges and slaps the wide length ball through extra. Stopped deep in the outfield
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Tryon to Higham, 1 run
Higham charges, Tryon drags the length back. The short ball doesn't rise much, it's pulled to deep midwicket. Fumble there but doesn't cost an extra run
Anthony Black: ""Looks as though SB were determined to give Anya a great sendoff. She really deserves it.""
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Tryon to Higham, FOUR runs
Slightly short. Going down leg, helped across with the pull. Finds the long-leg boundary
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Tryon to Higham, FOUR runs
Charges down and pumps it straight of mid-off. Got to the pitch and swung through the line
after 85 balls3 runs
NSC-W: 88/8Need 52 from 15 balls
Kate Cross5 (6b)
Lucy Higham3 (3b)
Georgia Adams 0/21 (20)
53 off 15. Three sets to go. There's some delay. Reason unknown. Turns out it was about the ball count. The set is done, Adams finishes off with 0 for 21
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Adams to Cross, 1 leg bye
Cross walks across and goes for the sweep. It hits pad, not sure if there was an edge. Ball deflected away and they took a run. Lbw not given, Brave review. No bat involved. Where's the impact? Hawk-Eye says umpire's call on off stump. So the on-field decision stands.
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Adams to Higham, 1 run
Dances down and chips the full 50mph ball to long-on
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Adams to Higham, no run
Full on leg, Higham went hard for the sweep. Missed it
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Adams to Cross, 1 run
Cross charges and swipes across. The ball is very full, so she got to the pitch, but couldn't muscle it. Goes to long-on
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Adams to Cross, no run
Charges, stays leg side and drills a drive to the left of mid-off. Stopped well
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls8 runs • 2 wickets
NSC-W: 85/8Need 55 from 20 balls
Lucy Higham2 (1b)
Kate Cross4 (3b)
Kalea Moore
3/15 (20)
Lord's attendance for the women's competition final in The Hundred: 21,636. This is a UK domestic record for a women's game (beating last year's final 20,840), and also the highest attendance at a women's game in England this summer - From the ECB.
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Moore to Higham, 2 runs
Higham slog sweeps, hit it well but not enough to carry to deep midwicket. Wyatt runs in, takes it after it bounced and hurled it back
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Moore to Dobson, OUT
Moore sees Dobson charge, goes wide and full to get it under the bat. Southby is as safe as she has been throughout, takes the bails off quickly. Went off before Dobson could turn around.
Leah Dobson st †Southby b Moore 3 (10b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 30
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Moore to Cross, 1 run
Charges and heaves. Gets close-ish to the pitch of the ball and drags it from outside off to long-on
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Moore to Cross, 2 runs
Tossed up. Cross charges, gets to the pitch, drills a cover drive. Fielder, Adams, chases from the ring to the edge and pulls it back in
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Moore to Dobson, 1 run
Fullish ball on off at 47mph, whipped to long-on
Moore
Timeout. Brave figuratively have one hand on the trophy now.
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Moore to Dobson, no run
Length outside off at 51mph, goes for the hard sweep. Misses
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