The Hundred Eliminator, ladies’s competitors, The Kia Oval
Southern Courageous 114-7 (100 balls): Lee 32 (25); Baker 2-13
Sunrisers Leeds 116-5 (89 balls): Winfield Hill 37 (37); Wong 3-21
Sunrisers Leeds gained by 5 wickets
Sunrisers Leeds survived Southern Courageous’s Issy Wong-inspired fightback to achieve The Hundred ultimate with a five-wicket win within the ladies’s Eliminator.
Chasing simply 115 at The Oval, Sunrisers had been cruising at 95-3 with 25 balls to go earlier than Wong took two wickets in two balls to present Courageous a glimmer of hope.
The England seamer, who completed with 3-21, claimed the important thing wicket of Lauren Winfield-Hill, who was bowled for 37, earlier than trapping Sunrisers skipper Dani Gibson lbw first ball.
However Deepti Sharma held her nerve with an unbeaten 28, earlier than Jess Jonassen calmly hit the profitable boundary off Lauren Bell with 11 balls to spare.
Sunrisers will face Trent Rockets within the ultimate at Lord’s on Sunday.
Courageous had been left to rue a bizarrely defensive batting innings, as they performed out 41 dot balls and scored simply 13 boundaries of their stuttering 114-7.
Lizelle Lee gave them a optimistic begin with 32 off 25 balls, which included the one six of the sport, however the remainder of the order couldn’t capitalise.
All-rounder Charli Knott tried to revive the innings along with her 25 off 21, however was left with an excessive amount of to do after Maia Bouchier struggled for 15 off 17, Laura Wolvaardt fell cheaply for eight and captain Sophie Molineux trudged to 22 not out off 24.
The low goal meant Winfield-Hill may anchor the innings following the early lack of each Sunrisers openers, with Bell, who took 1-14, and Wong unlucky to be on the dropping facet.
