Danni Wyatt stars as Southern Brave beat Northern Superchargers in Hundred final
Danni Wyatt completed as main runscorer in the Ladies’s Hundred as Southern Brave made it third time fortunate with a 34-run win over Northern Superchargers to present Anya Shrubsole a fairytale send-off in the final at Lord’s.
Wyatt’s scintillating 59 from 38 balls meant she overhauled fellow England star Tammy Beaumont on the prime of the standings with 295 runs in complete.
Freya Kemp’s 31 and Georgia Adams’ 27 lent help as the Brave piled up 139 for six on a dry pitch, regardless of three for 21 for England seamer Kate Cross.
Jemimah Rodrigues, starved of strike for lengthy durations, made 24 in the chase, however Kalea Moore returned three for 15 and Lauren Bell three for 21, whereas there have been a trio of stumpings for Rhianna Southby as Superchargers had been bowled out for 105.
It meant the Brave, bridesmaids in the primary two finals, lastly bought their fingers on the trophy, a becoming finish to a glittering profession for retiring skipper Shrubsole, who took the match-clinching wicket in England’s World Cup successful triumph in opposition to India on the dwelling of cricket six years in the past.
A lot of the Brave’s success on the run to the final had been constructed on the triumvirate of Smriti Mandhana, Wyatt and Maia Bouchier, however after being put in, two had been gone in the blink of an eye fixed.
Mandhana dismissed the primary ball of the match to the purpose boundary solely to slice the subsequent from Grace Ballinger to fly-slip, whereas Bouchier performed too quickly at one from Cross to depart the Brave eight for 2.
Nonetheless, Wyatt produced a gem of an innings as the England batter performed photographs throughout the wicket, sweeping successfully and hitting inside out over the off-side in racing to 50 from 35 balls with 9 fours. An excellent straight six adopted as she and Adams added 84 in 63 balls.
A combination-up meant Cross’ underarm throw ended Wyatt’s knock prematurely and Adams, dropped earlier by Georgia Wareham, holed out to the identical fielder for 27.
A unprecedented cameo from Kemp, together with swinging the bat out of her fingers, lifted the Brave above par earlier than she and Chloe Tryon each fell in Cross’ glorious final set.
Marie Kelly was given out lbw to the primary ball of the chase from Bell, solely to be reprieved on overview, however undeterred the England speedster bowled her off the pads with the second.
Phoebe Litchfield took up the chase with two dismissive early fours in a bid to overtake Wyatt as soon as extra as main runscorer.
She would although solely get to 13 earlier than swinging one other Bell supply to a catcher in the deep.
Rodrigues picked up 5 from a misdirected Tryon throw on the stumps, however solely 28 got here from the powerplay.
Wicketkeeper Southby then took centre-stage with two sensible items of glovework to stump first Hollie Armitage after which England beginner Bess Heath, the latter having beforehand hit Bell over the ropes for six.
Shrubsole joined in the enjoyable with a farewell wicket of Alice Davidson-Richards and as soon as Rodrigues holed out in the more and more determined pursuit of boundaries, Brave had been all however dwelling.
