The Hundred ladies’s competitors, Headingley
Sunrisers Leeds 142-4 (100 balls): Sutherland 35 (24); Villiers 1-6
Manchester Tremendous Giants 147-6 (96 balls): Mandhana 88* (50); Baker 1-9
Manchester Tremendous Giants received by 4 wickets
Smriti Mandhana made a masterful unbeaten 88 off 50 balls as she guided Manchester Tremendous Giants to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Leeds which maintained their unbeaten begin to The Hundred.
The India opener’s sixth half-century within the historical past of the event was her high rating and included seven fours and 4 sixes.
Mandhana’s unflappable temperament at Headingley was the important thing as as the fashionable left-hander skilfully paced a chase of 143 regardless of wickets falling round her.
It was a testomony to the standard of the knock that Tremendous Giants skipper Meg Lanning, who made 24, was the one different participant into double figures.
Mandhana saved the Tremendous Giants in contact with the run fee by their reply earlier than she went for the jugular with 16 wanted off the final 10 balls.
She slog-swept Jess Jonassen for six – Darcey Carter permitting the ball to undergo her grasp at deep mid-wicket – earlier than pumping the Aussie spinner down the bottom and over the ropes once more.
Mandhana then sealed the win in fashion off the primary ball of the ultimate set when she dispatched Annabel Sutherland again over her head for six.
Earlier, Sutherland had high scored for Sunrisers with a managed 35 off 24 balls, placing 4 fours, of their whole of 142-4.
Bryony Smith and Phoebe Litchfield additionally chipped in with 26 and 31 respectively whereas Dani Gibson gave the innings late impetus as she clubbed 18 off simply six balls.
Grace Ballinger was probably the most economical of the Tremendous Giants bowlers as her 20 wicketless balls price solely 17 runs.
Nonetheless, spinner Sophie Ecclestone had a uncommon off day as her allocation went for 30, whereas fellow England worldwide Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual went for six runs extra.
