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| Women’s Hundred, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Welsh Fire 96-9 (100 balls): Redmayne 35 (28); Gibson 2-10, Sharma 2-14 |
| London Spirit 96-3 (58 balls): Knight 34* (19), Gibson 34* (19), Matthews 2-28 |
| London Spirit won by seven wickets |
| Scorecard; Table |
London Spirit comprehensively beat Welsh Fire in the final group game of the women’s Hundred in Cardiff, but missed out on reaching the latter stages of the competition due to an inferior run-rate.
Having restricted Fire to a measly 95-9, Spirit needed to chase down the target in 41 balls to reach the eliminators and knock out Birmingham Phoenix.
Captain Heather Knight impressed with the bat – finishing unbeaten on 34 off 19 balls – but Spirit were 33 runs short of reaching the target within the timeframe,
Danielle Gibson also scored 34 not out from 19 balls, as Spirit went on to seal the win in 58 balls.
They end the competition in fourth place, while Fire – with only two victories from eight games – finish bottom.
Oval Invincibles and Phoenix…
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