Southern Brave became the Champions of the 2023 Women’s edition of Hundred defeating Northern Superchargers in a one-sided final played at Lords, London on 27th August. Northern Superchargers captain Any Shurbsole won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Grace Bollinger dismissed Smriti Mandhana off the second delivery of the match. Kate Cross got rid of Maia Boucher off the 9th ball to leave Southern Brave in trouble.
Daniel Wyatt showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on Superchargers bowlers. She completed her fifty in quick time and was run out by Kate Cross for a well-made 59. Wyatt and Adams added 87 runs for the 3rd wicket. Freya Kemp came to the crease and scored a quickfire 31 off 17 deliveries to help Southern Brave side post 139 for 6 in 100 deliveries. Kate Cross was the pick with 3 wickets from 20 deliveries giving away 21 runs.
Chasing 140 runs to win, Northern Superchargers got off to the worst possible start as Marie Kelly was dismissed off the very first delivery by Lauren Bell. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and did not allow Superchargers batters to score runs easily. Southern Brave registered a comprehensive 34-run win and won the 2023 Hundred Women’s title.
Jemimah Rodrigues opened the innings and top scorer with 24 off 14 deliveries. For Southern Brave, Laruen Bell and Kalea More took 3 wickets each while Chole Tyron took 2, and Any Shurbsole 1 wicket. It was an impressive bowling effort by the Southern Brave side as they skittled out the Northern Superchargers side easily.
For his 59, Daniel Wyatt was named the Player of the Match award. Southern Brave finished as the runners-up in the 2021 and 2022 edition of Women’s Hundred.
THEY’VE DONE IT! 👏
Southern Brave get their happily ever after! 🥹🏆#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/ISVNE5CzuC
— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 27, 2023
Southern Brave performance in the Women’s Hundred tournament
Southern Brave finished at the top of the points table with 7 wins and only 1 loss in the league stage. They were simply outstanding with their performance during the Women’s Hundred tournament.
Daniel Wyatt finished as the leading run-getter with 295 runs from 9 matches ( 9 innings) with 3 half-centuries to her name including the best score of 67. Apart from her, Maia Boucher also contributed scoring 268 runs from 9 matches (9 innings) with the best score of 63*.
Smriti Mandhana also made important contributions for Southern Brave with 238 runs from 9 matches (9 innings) with 2 half-centuries including the best score of 70 not out. Southern Brave had the top performer in the bowling department as Georgia Adams finished as the leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets from 9 matches ( 9 innings) with best figures of 4 for 11 and an economy of 6.83 runs per over.
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