83/6 (19.2)
CR : 4.29
82/10 (18.4)
CR : 4.39
London Spirit Women won by 4 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Naomi Dattani
28(29)
19.1
2nb
S Molineux to N Dattani
Full toss ball over the waist height, Dattani pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. NO bALL signaled by the umpire.Free hit to follow.
Ishan: A waist-height full toss from Molineux.
19.1
1lb
S Molineux to N Dattani
That was bowled on the pads, she missed the short on that but ran a quick single in the form of a leg bye.
Ishan: Appeal for runout but she has made her ground.
19.2
2
S Molineux to G Scrivens
Fuller ball down the leg, Scrivens hits it to long-off and scampers for a second run and Spirit defeated Phoenix by 4 wickets.
LSW won by 4 wickets
22.09 IST: London Spirit Women have registered four wickets triumph chasing the target of 83 runs and registered their second win of the season. Kudos to the duo of Naomi Dattani and Grace Scrivens who weathered the storm for them after a vulnerable situation (26/6).
Earlier after getting invited to bat first, Birmingham got bundled out on just 82 runs. Evelyn Jones (24) was the only batter who scored in the double-digit for them. It felt like it will be a cakewalk for London but Birmingham bowlers had some other plans. Sophie Molineux started proceedings with the ball for Birmingham and sets the tone for her side by dismissing Danielle Gibson in her first set. And in her next set, Beth Mooney too departed courtesy of an excellent direct hit from the skipper Devine. Sophie Luff (8), Amelia Kerr (0), Charlotte Dean (6)
and Alice Monaghan (4) also got dismissed at regular intervals and once they were six down for just 26 runs. 83 runs chase seemed a big deal for them, Birmingham bowlers' were all over them. However, the duo of Dattani (28* off 29 balls) and Scrivens(26* off 30 balls) calmed the storm for them after that. The pair sensed the need for an hour and started the recovery process. They played sensible and intelligent cricket to put up an unbeaten 57 runs partnership to clinch the contest for them.
Despite having only 82 runs on the board, Birmingham bowlers bowled with their hearts out. Emily Arlott was the pick of the bowler for them with a couple of wickets. Molineux, Elwiss and Fackrell also bagged a wicket each.
Despite having only 82 runs on the board, Birmingham bowlers bowled with their hearts out. Emily Arlott was the pick of the bowler for them with a couple of wickets. Molineux, Elwiss and Fackrell also bagged a wicket each.
Naomi Dottani (player of the match): " Yeah, I settled pretty nicely and we made it look interesting in the second half but we were able to do it and that’s what counts. Yeah, still if half of the job is done you have to concentrate. We just tried to stay positive and stay till the end when we were 26 for 6 down. Thank you very much."
That's all for the day, this is Ishan signing off with my co-commentator Deepak along with our scorer/analyst Paras. We will be back with all the live updates. Until next time, allow us a Good Bye.