London Spirit produced a dominant show in The Hundred women’s conflict on Monday, thumping native rivals Oval Invincibles by eight wickets with 38 balls to spare. Distinctive spells from Eva Grey and skipper Charlie Dean arrange the win, earlier than opener Kira Chathli’s explosive half-century sealed the deal.
Spirit’s bowlers set the tone for victory
Opting to bowl first, Dean’s resolution proved spot on as Spirit’s assault suffocated the Invincibles’ batters. Dean and Grey have been the standouts, every selecting up two wickets whereas conceding simply 12 runs from their 20 balls. Dean additionally took two sharp catches, incomes Participant of the Match award.
Charlie Dean will get the breakthrough! 👊
She catches Meg Lanning off her personal bowling 🤲#TheHundred | #RoadToTheEliminator pic.twitter.com/QutKpaE3hp
— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 25, 2025
Assist from Charli Knott, Sarah Glenn and Issy Wong ensured the Invincibles have been restricted to a modest 108/8.
Marizanne Kapp fought arduous with a gritty 32 off 25, however lacked help because the Invincibles didn’t construct partnerships. Paige Scholfield (22) and Meg Lanning (19) received begins however couldn’t kick on, whereas the remainder of the line-up crumbled beneath Spirit’s stress.
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Chathli’s fireworks seal the chase for Spirit
Chasing 109, Spirit’s openers blew the Invincibles away. Kira Chathli smashed 53 off 29 balls, hanging seven fours and two sixes, whereas Georgia Redmayne anchored with a fluent 42. Their 106-run stand ended the competition earlier than the Invincibles might discover a means again, with solely Phoebe Franklin (2/10) providing resistance.
London Spirit registers an enormous win to maintain top-three hopes alive#cricket #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/0217EnbPvH
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) August 26, 2025
The win lifted London Spirit to 3rd within the standings with 20 factors from eight matches, strengthening their playoff bid. For the struggling Invincibles, caught in sixth with simply eight factors, the defeat was one other blow to their marketing campaign.
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This text was first printed at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times firm.
