Winfield-Hill finds form as Invincibles beat Spirit

The Hundred women's competition, The Oval

London Spirit 120-8 (100 balls): Deepti 46* (30); Smale 2-25

Oval Invincibles 121-2 (91 balls): Winfield-Hill 61* (40); Gibson 1-19

Invincibles won by 8 wickets

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Lauren Winfield-Hill scored her first half-century successful The Hundred this twelvemonth to lead Oval Invincibles to an eight-wicket triumph complete London Spirit.

Set 121 to win, Invincibles sewage complete nan statement pinch 9 balls to spare acknowledgment to an unbeaten 61 successful 40 balls from skipper Winfield-Hill.

The Invincibles opener deed nan winning runs pinch her 10th boundary, taking her business pinch Marizanne Kapp, who made 30 from 18 balls, to 51 successful nan process.

Victory takes Invincibles level connected points pinch leaders Welsh Fire and keeps them successful pinch a chance of qualifying straight for adjacent Sunday's last astatine Lord's.

But for Deepti Sharma's 46 not out, to rescue Spirit from 47-7 to station 120-8, nan separator of triumph would apt person been large capable to nonstop Invicibles apical connected nett run-rate.

As it is, Winfield-Hill's broadside spell into their last group lucifer - against Trent Rockets connected Wednesday - knowing a triumph guarantees them a spot successful nan apical three.

They must hold connected Fire's consequence astatine Southern Brave earlier that time to cognize what will beryllium required to return apical spot, though.

Meanwhile, Spirit are 2 points backmost successful 4th and request to triumph astatine Northern Superchargers connected Tuesday to book a top-three place.

Invincibles' triumph besides intends Manchester Originals person now been eliminated from contention.

Match hero, Oval Invincibles skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill: "It's a awesome feeling. I was owed [a score] truthful it's really bully to contribute, particularly astatine nan business end.

"There was a small spot of clasp successful nan wicket and a small spot of bounce. I don't deliberation I've ever played that galore reverse sweeps successful my full profession - but it was working.

"I was really wished to put successful a bully capacity coming and to beryllium location astatine nan extremity pinch Kappy is simply a really bully feeling.

"It's ever difficult this clip of nan competition, you're looking astatine different results a batch and consenting different teams to do well.

"Sometimes you tin return your oculus disconnected what we're trying to do, truthful nan much we tin attraction connected what we're trying to do, nan better."

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

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