Mooney hits 99 as Originals beat Superchargers

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The Hundred women's competition, Old Trafford

Manchester Originals 151-3 (100 balls): Mooney 99* (54); Smith 1-32

Northern Superchargers 134-8 (100 balls): Litchfield 45 (29); Bryce 5-13

Manchester Originals won by 17 runs

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Beth Mooney deed an unbeaten 99 arsenic Manchester Originals hit Northern Superchargers by 17 runs successful nan women's Hundred title astatine Old Trafford.

The Australian opener struck nan 2nd highest people successful nan competition's history arsenic her broadside made 151-3, a target nan Superchargers proved incapable of chasing, finishing connected 134-8.

The Originals had suffered nan disappointment of being eliminated from nan title by nan Invincibles-Spirit result earlier successful nan day, but will person enjoyed keeping their section rivals from moving apical of nan table.

The location broadside won nan flip and their determination to bat proved a bully one, arsenic Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt put connected 60 for nan first wicket.

Linsey Smith had Woolvardt stumped, but Mooney accelerated, scoring 51 of nan 67 runs successful a business pinch Kathryn Bryce.

Originals retired Bryce (13 from 21) pinch 10 balls to go, replacing her pinch Sophie Ecclestone, but nan England spinner was tally retired from nan last shot of nan innings attempting nan 2nd tally that would person taken Mooney to her century.

The Superchargers mislaid openers Davina Perrin and Hollie Armitage for azygous figures successful their reply, but nan Australian brace of Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland put connected 41 for nan 3rd wicket.

Kim Garth bowled Litchfield and Eve Jones caught Sutherland disconnected nan bowling of Bryce to spot nan Superchargers gaffe to 102-4.

Georgia Wareham kept nan Superchargers successful nan match, hitting Danielle Gregory for 3 fours.

But Bryce returned for nan last set, mixed pinch Mooney to complete a hat-trick, seeing Alice Davidson-Richards caught and Kate Cross stumped, earlier removing Wareham 2 balls later arsenic Superchargers fell good short of their total.

Despite moving to six points pinch 1 crippled to play, nan Originals tin nary longer make nan play-offs. The Superchargers play London Spirit connected Tuesday and tin unafraid their knockouts spot pinch a win, but conclusion would mean elimination from nan tournament.
Mooney already held nan grounds for nan second-highest people successful nan competition's history, having deed 97 for London Spirit against Southern Brave successful 2022.
The 30-year-old deed Linsey Smith for a consecutive six and 4 to scope 98 pinch 2 balls remaining. She was incapable to people from nan penultimate shot of nan innings, past managed to nonstop nan last transportation to Kate Cross astatine long-off, pinch nan England seamer removing Ecclestone pinch a nonstop deed arsenic she returned to nan non-striker's end.
The crowd of 11,672 was a caller grounds for a women's Hundred crippled astatine Old Trafford.

Originals batter Beth Mooney: "Pretty bully time retired for nan Originals.

"If you told maine this greeting I'd person scored that galore runs I'd person taken it. I did nan champion I could, didn't rather get nan milestone, but it's astir putting nan squad successful a winning position.

"It was a beautiful bully wicket today, conscionable bully to deed a fewer retired of nan middle. I've had a mates of starts and not pushed on."

It is simply a Midlands derby connected Monday arsenic Birmingham Phoenix big Trent Rockets astatine Edgbaston. The women's lucifer starts astatine 15:00 BST pinch nan men's crippled pursuing astatine 18:30.

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