The Hundred Men's and Women's 2023 - Live Scores, Match Reports, Results, Scorecards 23rd August
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The Hundred Men's and Women's 2023 - Live Scores, Match Reports, Results, Scorecards 23rd August
Here are all The Hundred Men's and Women's - Live Scores, Match Reports, Results, Scorecards for 23rd August 2023.
Top Tournament Stats - The Hundred Men's 2023
Manchester Originals (Men) vs Southern Brave (Men), 31st Match
Tymal Mills continued his excellent men’s Hundred campaign with three more wickets to help Southern Brave beat the Manchester Originals by six wickets chasing 131 at Emirates Old Trafford and qualify them for Saturday’s Eliminator - against the same opponents.
The Brave leapfrogged Welsh Fire into third place in the table with their fourth win from eight games, one which also included a calm 54 off 40 balls from unbeaten New Zealand opener Devon Conway.
Mills’ deceptive left-arm was perfect for this used, pace off pitch. He returned three for 27 from 20 balls, and his tally of 15 wickets is now more than anyone else in the competition.
Brave, who won with five balls to spare, remain on course to reclaim the title they won in 2021 - the Hundred’s inaugural year - and they will face last year’s finalists Manchester at the Oval on Saturday evening.
The winners face the Oval Invincibles in the Lord’s final 24 hours later.
Manchester were all but qualified in second place before a ball was bowled. Brave needed to chase their target in 50 balls to knock them out.
England limited overs captain Jos Buttler top-scored 45 off 42 for the Originals, who made 130 for eight and were never able to break free having been inserted.
Phil Salt with two fours and a towering straight six in 17 off eight balls was their most aggressive batter, and sluggish conditions were best highlighted by Buttler lacking fluency.
Despite all being said about pace off, Buttler had to evade a fabulous early bouncer from left-arm seamer George Garton.
Buttler later reverse-swept a couple of his five boundaries but didn’t hit a six before being caught at long-on off Rehan Ahmed’s leg-spin.
At 110 for five with 16 balls remaining, it was evident the Originals were going to have to bowl well to win.
Ahmed finished with two for 26 from his 20 balls, while fellow spinners Mitch Santner and Colin Ackermann were miserly. The latter struck once, and the trio’s combined figures were three for 53 off 50 balls.
Mills had removed Salt caught at deep midwicket with the new ball before returning at death to outfox and bowl Jamie Overton off an inside edge and get Tom Hartley caught.
Manchester only scoring eight runs and losing three wickets in the last 10 balls of their innings felt decisive, and so it proved.
An eventful opening set of five balls at the start of the Brave chase saw Finn Allen hit two fours and an uppercut six before falling caught at short fine-leg against a Josh Tongue short ball - 14 for one.
Fellow Kiwi Conway then took on the aggressor’s role as some sweeping rain had everyone looking for the Duckworth Lewis Stern par score. But Brave were well ahead, reaching 25 balls at 51 for one.
Rain did briefly stop play at 52 for one after 26, but play resumed and Brave calmly sealed their qualification.
Either side of the rain delay, Conway and second-wicket partner James Vince hit sixes over long-on off Hartley in sharing 67, skipper Vince adding 33.
His departure, caught at long-on off Ashton Turner’s off-spin started a mini collapse from 81 for one after 53 balls to 91 for four after 64.
Pakistani pacer Zaman Khan’s slingy action had Derbyshire team-mate Leus du Plooy caught and Joe Weatherley lbw. Khan built pressure impressively with two for 22 to take the game down to the penultimate set of five balls.
But Conway reached his first fifty of the campaign off 38 balls and quelled concerns.
Manchester Originals captain Jos Buttler said - “You get to see your opposition, and that’s great. But Saturday will be a different game at a different venue when we all start on nought again. We’re looking forward to it.
“I struggled to get going. It was a little bit because I was playing to make sure we got to a score which would make it hard for us to get really hammered and knock us out of the tournament. But I did find it tough - used wicket.
“The game changed when the rain came. The ball was wet, and the pitch skidded on a bit. We also let them get off to a bit of a flyer at the start of their chase. I’d say that’s the worst we’ve been in the competition.
“Saturday will be different, and that’s fine. But I’ve learnt over time not to turn up with too many preconceived ideas about games. Of course you have to plan. But you also have to react to things that happen on the day, and do it quickly.”
Southern Brave match hero Devon Conway said - “We’re very excited for the next couple of days. It’s a great opportunity to play against the same opposition. We’ve had a good sighting of what they have to offer with ball and bat.
“I understood that my role was to bat through and create partnerships with the guys coming in. I tried to stick to that recipe for as long as possible, and thankfully it came off.
“The rain helped, making the ball skid on.
“It will be different on Saturday, and the Oval looks like it’s been batter friendly. Hopefully it stays that way and we can get one over them.
“I’ve done pretty much nothing throughout this campaign, so to contribute today is nice.
“This short format of cricket is all about momentum, which we will take into the Eliminator. All we can ask for is to keep executing our skills and see where it takes us.”
Top Tournament Stats - The Hundred Women's 2023
Manchester Originals (Women) vs Southern Brave (Women), 31st Match
By Ciara Fearn, Hundred Rising Reporter
Danni Wyatt led the Southern Brave into Sunday’s women’s The Hundred final at Lord’s with a superb 60 off 32 balls, as they chased down 119 to beat Manchester Originals by eight wickets in their final group fixture at Emirates Old Trafford, where there was drama on and off the field.
England spinner, and Originals captain Sophie Ecclestone, was ruled out after suffering a shoulder injury during warm-up. She pulled out at the last minute and Amara Carr stepped in as her replacement, with Ellie Threlkeld skippering the side.
Ecclestone later went to hospital for a scan, as her England team-mate Wyatt was carrying the Brave to a seventh win in eight group fixtures.
The Brave have topped the table and now advance to play the winner of Saturday’s Eliminator between Northern Superchargers and Welsh Fire at the Kia Oval.
Wyatt was well supported by England team-mate Maia Bouchier, the pair sharing 93 in 44 balls for the second wicket, Bouchier finished unbeaten with 47 off 25 balls.
Batting first, Fi Morris and Laura Wolvaardt were the leading duo for the Originals with 50 and 46, both facing 39 balls.
They shared a second-wicket partnership of 88 in 69, advancing from seven for one after eight balls to underpin a 118 for four total.
Morris played the spinners really well, eventually departing after attempting an ambitious reverse shot against a well-directed bouncer from Lauren Bell - 95 for one after 77.
From there, the Originals would have wanted more, but gathering singles wasn’t going to be a good enough against a strong batting line-up for the league leading Brave.
South African opener Wolvaardt looked good - particularly eye-catching on the drive.
But, after an expensive start - three boundaries were conceded in her first five balls, Anya Shrubsole returned to get her and Deandra Dottin both caught in the deep as the innings lost momentum inside its last 10 balls.
While Shrubsole finished with two for 33 from her 20 balls, Bell and Georgia Adams were both excellent for one for 15 and one for 19 respectively.
The Brave started their reply knowing they needed to reach 112 to stay ahead of the Northern Superchargers and qualify directly for the final even with a defeat.
Indian Smriti Mandhana was run out by a direct hit from Amanda-Jade Wellington early in the Brave chase - 15 for one after 13 balls - but that was the only blip.
From there, it was smooth-sailing for the league-leaders, who are chasing their first title after two previous final defeats to the Oval Invincibles.
Wyatt and Bouchier were both strong down the ground, though the former did reach her fifty off 28 balls with a swept six off Emma Lamb, who she had hit for three fours moments earlier.
By that time, it was game over at 97 for one after 50 balls. Wyatt was bowled by Kathryn Bryce but it was too little too late. Southern Brave won by eight wickets and will be straight into the final at Lord's this Sunday.
Manchester Originals coach Stephen Parry said
“Sophie (Ecclestone) has been really, really good as captain, and that happening to her in the warm-ups today took the wind out of our sails. We’re not quite sure what the problem is. She’s been for scans, and we’ll find more out.
“That was a big hole to fill bowling wise as well as leadership.
“It’s been a rollercoaster for us. We were outplayed today and down at Trent Bridge the other day. But all the games, we’ve lost off the last ball when we have lost. And we’ve pushed teams that we haven’t pushed before.
“As much as we could have qualified, it shows that we’ve competed in a better way.”
Match hero Danni Wyatt, of Southern Brave, said
“I just kept thinking, ‘I don’t want to play in that Eliminator (on Saturday).
“We thought the pitch was going to be quite slow, but it actually wasn’t. It was an absolute road.
“I’m delighted to contribute, and now it’s a few days off before we get to the big show at Lord’s.
“Maia’s been batting so well the whole season, and I’m so happy for her.
“Hopefully we can go all the way now, and to lift that trophy at Lord’s would be a dream come true. It’s a really nice vibe around the group. One more to go!”
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