108/5 (16.2)
CR : 6.61
104/5 (17.0)
CR : 6.12
Southern Brave Women won by 5 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Maia Bouchier
63(42)
15.5
1
A Kerr to M Bouchier
Flighted leg-break around off, Bouchier steps out and eases it to long on for one.
Over 16
Southern Brave Women 104/5
Maitlan Brown15(9)
Maia Bouchier59(40)
Amelia Kerr0-31(20 b)
Southern Brave Women require just 1 run from 5 balls.
16.1
0
D Gibson to M Bouchier
Gibson from over the wicket bowls a full toss and Bouchier is surprised by it as she defends it to mid on.
16.2
4
D Gibson to M Bouchier
FOUR!!! Maia Bouchier finishes things in style. What a knock this has been from her. Hits a boundary and takes her side across the line with five wickets in hand. A low full toss from Gibson outside off, Bouchier reaches out at it and squeezes it in the gap between point and cover point for a boundary.
SBW won by 5 wickets
10:40 PM IST, 6:10 PM Local Time: What a win for the Southern Brave Women. On the back of a fantastic knock from Maia Bouchier, the Southern Brave Women chase down 105 to beat the London Spirit Women by five wickets. With this, they grab their third win of the competition. After two washouts, London Spirit manage to take the field but suffer a loss in front of their home crowd.
Chasing 105, the Southern Brave Women didn't have the best of starts as they lost in-form Smriti Mandhana on a duck in the very first set. Maia Bouchier joined Danielle Wyatt in the middle. Wyatt looked good at the crease before she fell on 12. Maia Bouchier played some brilliant strokes and held the innings nicely from one end.
Bouchier was falling short of partners as the Southern Brave kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Bouchier kept finding odd boundaries and kept the required run rate under check. She brought up her fifty and took her side to touching distance. She was well-supported by Maitlan Brown in the end. Bouchier and Brown remained unbeaten on 63 and 15 respectively as they took their side across the line with five wickets in hand. Sarah Glenn for London Spirit picked up three wickets but it wasn't enough as they failed to defend the total.
Earlier in the day, it was a delayed start to the game due to rain. The game was reduced to 85 balls per side. After being asked to bat first, a solid partnership between Danielle Gibson and Heather Knight for the second wicket got the hosts to a solid start. Gibson played some wonderful strokes for her 28 before getting cleaned up.
Knight looked settled at the crease and kept playing her strokes despite running out of partners. She fell on 44 off 27 balls while trying to up the ante. She hit seven fours in her innings. Her departure resulted in the Southern Brave Women pulling back things as the London Spirit Women failed to finish on a high. They posted 104 on the board for the loss of five wickets. Georgia Adams was fantastic with the ball for Southern Brave as she registered figures of 4/11 in her 20 balls. Maia Bouchier then displayed a batting masterclass to take the Brave Women across the line in the last set.
Chasing 105, the Southern Brave Women didn't have the best of starts as they lost in-form Smriti Mandhana on a duck in the very first set. Maia Bouchier joined Danielle Wyatt in the middle. Wyatt looked good at the crease before she fell on 12. Maia Bouchier played some brilliant strokes and held the innings nicely from one end.
Bouchier was falling short of partners as the Southern Brave kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Bouchier kept finding odd boundaries and kept the required run rate under check. She brought up her fifty and took her side to touching distance. She was well-supported by Maitlan Brown in the end. Bouchier and Brown remained unbeaten on 63 and 15 respectively as they took their side across the line with five wickets in hand. Sarah Glenn for London Spirit picked up three wickets but it wasn't enough as they failed to defend the total.
Earlier in the day, it was a delayed start to the game due to rain. The game was reduced to 85 balls per side. After being asked to bat first, a solid partnership between Danielle Gibson and Heather Knight for the second wicket got the hosts to a solid start. Gibson played some wonderful strokes for her 28 before getting cleaned up.
Knight looked settled at the crease and kept playing her strokes despite running out of partners. She fell on 44 off 27 balls while trying to up the ante. She hit seven fours in her innings. Her departure resulted in the Southern Brave Women pulling back things as the London Spirit Women failed to finish on a high. They posted 104 on the board for the loss of five wickets. Georgia Adams was fantastic with the ball for Southern Brave as she registered figures of 4/11 in her 20 balls. Maia Bouchier then displayed a batting masterclass to take the Brave Women across the line in the last set.
Hero of the Match: Maia Bouchier
Maia Bouchier (Hero of the Match): "I really enjoyed and contribute to the win for the team. Our bowlers did a fine job and are happy to get across the line. The key was to stay in the middle till the end.
It was great to have Maitlan at the other end. She played according to her strengths. I was saying one thing and she did the other. I told her to get a run and she scooped one for a boundary.
The wicket was flat and the ball was coming nicely on the bat. I wanted to get a good start and I knew I can hit boundaries once I get settled. It was a good opportunity for the middle-order batters to get there in the middle."
It was great to have Maitlan at the other end. She played according to her strengths. I was saying one thing and she did the other. I told her to get a run and she scooped one for a boundary.
The wicket was flat and the ball was coming nicely on the bat. I wanted to get a good start and I knew I can hit boundaries once I get settled. It was a good opportunity for the middle-order batters to get there in the middle."
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