The Hundred men’s competition, Sophia Gardens London Spirit 131-8 (100 balls): Bairstow 34 (19); Jansen 2-16 Welsh Fire 125-7 (100 balls): Cox 44 (28); Willey 3-20 London Spirit won by six runs Scorecard. Table Welsh Fire were eliminated from The Hundred as they suffered a six-run defeat by London Spirit in their final group phase
The Hundred women’s competition, Sophia Gardens Welsh Fire 138-7 (100 balls): Wareham 50 (34); Harris 3-15 London Spirit 123 (99 balls): Dean 27 (20); Potts 3-23 Welsh Fire won by 15 runs Scorecard. Table Georgia Wareham hit her first half-century in The Hundred as Welsh Fire ended their campaign with a comfortable 15-run win over
The Hundred men’s competition, Lord’s London Spirit 160-5 (100 balls): Pretorius 52 (28); Sowter 2-29 MI London 164-6 (94 balls): Pooran 39 (25); J Overton 2-23 MI London won by four wickets Scorecard. Table London Spirit became the first team to be eliminated from The Hundred after a four-wicket defeat by MI London in front
The Hundred women’s competition, Lord’s MI London 122-9 (100 balls): Kerr 69* (41); Dean 3-26 London Spirit 119-8 (100 balls): De Klerk 35 (29); Matthews 2-21 MI London won by three runs Scorecard. Table Melie Kerr played a magnificent lone hand with the bat to keep struggling MI London’s faint qualification hopes alive in the
The Hundred women’s competition, Headingley London Spirit 136-7 (100 balls): Harris 51 (27); Sharma 2-18 Sunrisers Leeds 142-5 (98 balls): Sutherland 37* (21); George 3-25 Sunrisers Leeds won by five wickets Scorecard. Table Australia all-rounder Annabel Sutherland led Sunrisers Leeds to a hard-fought win over London Spirit to keep their slim qualification hopes alive. After
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