The Hundred Men's and Women's - Live Scores, Match Reports, Results, Scorecards 11th August
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The Hundred Men's and Women's - Live Scores, Match Reports, Results, Scorecards 11th August
Here are all The Hundred Men's and Women's - Live Scores, Match Reports, Results, Scorecards for 11th August.
Top Tournament Stats - The Hundred Men's 2023
Northern Superchargers (Men) vs Oval Invincibles (Men), 15th Match
England limited overs all-rounder Sam Curran starred with bat and ball as the Oval Invincibles won a top-of-the-table clash in the men’s Hundred by nine runs at Headingley, holding off a thrilling Northern Superchargers fightback chasing 186.
Curran hit 24 off 12 balls late on as the league-leading Invincibles posted a commanding 185 for five before taking a superb catch and a wicket as the Superchargers slipped to 23 for two.
Opener Tom Banton crashed a brilliant 81 off 43 balls to recover them - and at 146 for three after 75 balls, they were favourites needing 40.
But left-arm seamer Curran returned to get Banton caught at deep midwicket by a diving Ross Whiteley. He finished with two for 31 from 20 balls and left speedster Gus Atkinson defending 19 off the last set of five balls.
Superchargers finished on 176 for eight, losing their first game in four. The Invicibles, for whom unbeaten Jordan Cox top-scored with 73 off 38, won their third game in four to strengthen top spot on seven points.
South Africa international Heinrich Klaasen hit six sixes in an entertaining 46 off 22 for the Invincibles.
Australian quick Spencer Johnson had conceded only one off an incredible 20-ball spell in their home win over Manchester Originals on Tuesday but conceded five off his first ball here, including a wide, at the start of the visiting defence. He finished with one for 36.
Jason Roy flicked the contest’s first ball - a Reece Topley full toss - down deep backward square-leg’s throat.
Opening partner Will Jacks got things moving with a crisp 40, but he was then caught off Callum Parkinson, bringing Klaasen in at 69 for two after 44 balls.
Klaasen hit a blistering 60 against the Originals and was similarly destructive here despite not hitting a four.
Pacer Brydon Carse bore the brunt, conceding three sixes in five balls as the score moved from 85 for two after 60 to 104 for two after 65. One went arrow straight and the other two high over backward square-leg.
Like Jacks, Klaasen then miscued to long-on. This time, Adil Rashid struck. But the Invincibles were on course for an imposing total at 124 for three after 74.
Even though Cox reached 50 off 30 balls, he played second fiddle throughout much of this innings. He rotated the strike well before taking on the lead role at the end.
Captain Wayne Parnell was the pick of the Superchargers bowling with two for 29, narrowly missing out on a late hat-trick having removed Curran and Ross Whiteley caught and lbw.
Curran then took a brilliant catch back-peddling from mid-on to help Atkinson remove Matt Short before getting a England white ball team-mate Harry Brook caught behind cutting for just four as the hosts slipped.
But Banton and Adam Hose started the turnaround with a 57-stand to take the score to 82 for two after 50 balls.
Hose drilled Nathan Sowter’s leg-spin to long-on almost immediately to fall for 45, though Banton ploughed on. He reached 50 off 30 balls and reverse hit his next ball for six over cover off Sowter.
With that, the Superchargers were on course. But Johnson removed Saif Zaib, Curran returned to strike and squeeze and Atkinson struck twice in the last five to get Carse and Rashid caught to finish with three for 24.
Northern Superchargers batter Adam Hose said
“Right through when I came to the crease with Tom (Banton), we believed pretty confidently that we could knock these off.
“At the point we needed 40 off 25, we had seven wickets in hand, we were very much in the driving seat. Hats off to them, Sam Curran bowled fantastically well and showed why he’s in demand around the world. I thought Gus Atkinson bowled really well as well, sometimes you’ve got to take your hat off to them.”
“We know that sort of score is within our reach. We know a lot of things would have had to go our way, and I look around at our dressing room and there’s a real high level of skill. I certainly felt confident, but it’s just a shame it didn’t come off.”
Oval Invincibles batter Jordan Cox said
"It’s awesome to play in front of this Headingley crowd (15,049). To get two points is awesome, and we now move onto Birmingham and hopefully we'll get two points there.
“(On Henrich Klaasen) You literally do absolutely nothing when he’s there. Last 12 months, he’s been the best cricketer in the world. His ball striking is absolutely phenomenal, and to be at the other end is box office.
“The bowlers were great. To win a game of cricket, you need good batters and bowlers - and tonight we definitely had that.”
Top Tournament Stats - The Hundred Women's 2023
Northern Superchargers (Women) vs Oval Invincibles (Women), 15th Match
Impressive Australian pair Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Wareham led Northern Superchargers to a straightforward 14-run victory against the Oval Invincibles at Headingley.
The classy and composed Litchfield hit 68 from 45 balls, as she combined with skipper Hollie Armitage in a partnership worth 94, which helped the Superchargers reach 143 for four, recovering well after losing both their openers early to South African international Marizanne Kapp.
Wareham then impressed with the ball, taking two for 20, including the strange dismissal of England Ashes star Alice Capsey.
Cordelia Griffith offered some resistance with a quick-fire 30 off 15 deliveries, which included three fours and one six, but it was not enough for the Invincibles.
The Invincibles now face an uphill challenge to make it three back-to-back titles, with only three points on the board, having played half their games in the group stage.
While the Superchargers will be eyeing up a top three spot with their second victory of the week, which leaves them on six points, level with Southern Brave, after half of their group-stage matches.
Litchfield led the way for the Superchargers, helping her team recover from 15 for two after Kapp took two early wickets, including that of India international Jemimah Rodrigues, who was bowled for a golden duck.
Following the powerplay, the Superchargers found their rhythm with Litchfield and Armitage regularly finding the boundary with some brilliant shots.
Having combined for a superb stand of 94, skipper Armitage was trying to lead her team to a big score but had to depart after chipping a Capsey delivery to mid-off.
The first six of the innings did not come until the 86th ball, when Litchfield, largely classy and inventive, smashed a full toss from Ryana McDonald-Gay over the midwicket boundary.
Five balls later saw the dismissal of the dangerous Litchfield for 68 off 45 balls as she clubbed an Eva Gray delivery straight to the fielder at long-off.
The Superchargers finished on 143 for four, with Bess Heath hitting the final ball for four.
After a good start to the Invincibles’ chase, former Supercharger Lauren Winfield-Hill was bowled for 15, but Grace Ballinger had bowled a no ball and the resulting free hit was dispatched to the boundary.
However Winfield-Hill didn’t capitalise on her reprieve as she was caught at mid-on off the bowling of Alice Davidson-Richards for 19.
Capsey was then bizarrely dismissed as she advanced down the pitch to Wareham but completely lost sight of the ball and it made its way to wicketkeeper Heath who whipped off the bails at the second time of asking with the 19-year-old England international stranded half way down the pitch.
Linsey Smith then got the key wicket of Kapp, who departed for four as she drilled a wide one straight to the impressive Litchfield in the covers.
Then the Superchargers asserted their dominance with the dismissal of Paige Scholfield, who pulled a Wareham delivery straight to Smith on the square-leg boundary.
The Invincibles saw their hopes of victory fade when stand-in captain Suzie Bates, who stepped into the role because Dane van Niekerk was missing with a thumb injury, cut a Kate Cross delivery straight to Rodrigues at point.
Griffith did show some resistance for the Invincibles with a quickfire 30 from 15 deliveries, but it was not enough to stop the Superchargers' victory charge.
Northern Superchargers match hero Phoebe Litchfield said
“The Invincibles are a good team, so we’re really chuffed to get the win.
“It was a slow start. They bowled well in the powerplay. Marizanne Kapp and their spinners bowled good lengths, and we didn’t really get away until that partnership with Hollie and I.
“We knew it was a good pitch and a fast outfield, and we had to stick in there and cash in at the back end. I scored in different parts of the ground. I’m not a big hitter, so that’s where the sweeps and ramps came from.
“You always want more runs on the board, but it proved enough with the way our bowlers performed. They were outstanding.
“We still probably haven’t put our best performance out on the park, but we’ve got good momentum now. We’ll certainly take a lot of confidence from this win and head onto Sunday against the Originals here.”
Oval Invincibles batter Cordelia Griffith said
“We could have chased 144 on there. It was a good deck. There was just a little bit too much to do at the end, but we put in a good effort.
“There wasn’t much in it, and on another day we would have chased that down.
“It was still within our reach (when I came in, 82-5 after 72). We could have just done with a couple more fours and we’d have been there. It just wasn’t to be.
“Phoebe Litchfield played a beautiful innings and really anchored it for them.”
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