Southern Brave suffer dramatic collapse of five wickets for 11 runs as they labour to 101-7 against Oval Invincibles at Lord’s; Invincibles top that total in 94 balls after a wobble as they beat Brave in final for second year in a row; Alice Capsey and Marizanne Kapp star
Last Updated: 03/09/22 5:41pm
Alice Capsey (right) took two wickets and hit three fours and a six as Oval Invincibles retained the Hundred title
History repeated itself at Lord’s as Oval Incincibles beat Southern Brave in the women’s final of The Hundred for the second season in a row…
Story of the match
Brave were bundled out for just 73 en route to losing the 2021 final by 48 runs – and they suffered another dramatic collapse at the Home of Cricket on Saturday, losing five wickets for 11 runs as they were limited to 101-7.
Anya Shrubsole’s side fought hard with the ball, reducing Invincibles to 59-4 in the chase as openers Lauren Winfield-Hill (5) and Suzie Bates (3) fell cheaply and Alice Capsey’s enterprising knock of 25 off 17 balls – during which the 18-year-old was dropped twice – came to an end.
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Watch Suzie Bates’ unfortunate dismissal as the ball bounces from her bat, off her leg and then hits the stumps!
But – just like last year when she recorded bowling figures of 4-9 from 18 balls and hit 26 with the bat – Marizanne Kapp (37no off 33 balls) starred for Invincibles in the final, guiding her side to their target with six balls to spare, alongside Emily Windsor (13no off 15 balls).
Ultimately, it was the batting that let Brave down as they crumbled from 83-2 after 74 balls to 94-7 after 91 – the innings nosediving once set batters Sophia Dunkley (26 off 23) and Tahlia McGrath (20 off 17) were removed after putting on 44 from 36 deliveries for the third wicket.
Capsey (2-17 off 20 balls) took two wickets in that extraordinary passage of play and then fired fleetingly with the bat, hitting three fours and a six amid being shelled by Shrubsole on five and Smriti Mandhana on 22.
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Brave openers Danni Wyatt and Smriti Mandhana were dismissed caught and bowled in the final of The Hundred
With the bat, Mandhana (17 off 21) and Brave opening partner Danni Wyatt (15 off 16) each made starts before falling caught and bowled to South Africa seamer Shabnim Ismail (2-12 off 20 balls) and 17-year-old spinner Sophia Smale (1-25 off 20) respectively.
Brave scored steadily rather than swiftly, though, and their late collapse left Invincibles heavy favourites at the halfway stage. Invincibles wobbled in the chase but eventually secured victory from the 94th ball of the innings.