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| Birmingham Phoenix 147-4 (100 balls) Jones 64 (47), Burns 28* (22); Levick 2-23 |
| Northern Superchargers 133-6 (100 balls) Winfield-Hill 64 (38); Wong 2-24 |
| Phoenix win by 14 runs |
| Scorecard. Table |
Eve Jones’ sensational individual performance helped Birmingham Phoenix all-but secure a place in the women’s Hundred eliminator with a 14-run win over Northern Superchargers.
In a pressurised final group match in which the winner progressed and the loser was knocked out, Jones stroked a brilliant 64 from 47 balls to take her side to 147-4.
Then, with Superchargers well-placed at 97-1 and seemingly on course for the knockout stages, Jones produced a spectacular, match-winning diving catch to dismiss Superchargers skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill for 64.
After plucking the ball inches above the turf in the deep, the 29-year-old was mobbed by her team-mates on the Headingley outfield.
Phoenix squeezed the game from there, slowing the Superchargers’ scoring until they eventually finished on 133-6.
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