London Spirit Women won the final of the women’s tournament for the first time. The final was played between London Spirit W and Weles Fire W on the evening of August 18 at Lord’s Ground in London, where London Spirit W won the toss and opted to field. The openers of Welsh Fire W didn’t do well, as they lost their first wicket as Sophia Dunkley on the team total of 22-1 in 15 balls.
Tammy Beaumont and Hayle Mathews try to contribute as they score 21 runs on 16 balls and 22 runs on 26 balls, respectively. But their partnership ended soon as the London Spirit W bowlers dominated one-sided. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sarah Bryce also lost her wicket to Sarah Glenn on the team score of 32-3 in 29 balls.
Wells Fire’s bowling All-rounder Jess Jonassen shows some extraordinary shots as she scores 54 runs on 41 balls. She is the only batter from Weles Fire who does well.
If we talk about the Spirit’s Women’s bowling lineup, Eva Gray and Sarah Glenn took 2 wickets each, and Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma and Tara Norris took 1 wicket each. The first inning of the final ended as Weles Fire scored 115-8 in 100 balls.
The second Inning London Spirit Batting
The second inning of the final started as London Spirit W came to bat but gave an early breakthrough as their star batter Meg Lanning went early on the team score of 11-1 in 12 balls. Cordelia Griffith also did not do well for the team, as she scored just 10 runs on 11 balls.
Opener Wicket-keeper batsman Georgia Redmayne played a responsible knock from one side to support the other batsman. Middle-order batters from the London Spirit W contributed well, as Heather Knight played 24 runs in 18 balls, and a fantastic cameo from Danielle Gibson, who scored 22 runs in 9 balls.
In the ending over Georgia Redmayne lost her wicket after playing a remarkable inning of 34 in 32 balls. The Heroic winning shot came from Deepti Sharma, as she hit a six when the London Spirit W needed 4 runs in 3 balls. The bowling side from Wales Fire W also does well, as they almost defend the total.
Experienced SA star bowler Shabnim Ismail took three wickets. Freya Davies and Georgia Davies took one wicket each. For a remarkable inning in the final, Georgia Redmayne became the player of the match in the final.
