Phoenix post Hundred’s lowest total in defeat
Birmingham Phoenix are bowled out for the lowest total in the Hundred’s history as they are resoundingly beaten by Northern Superchargers at Edgbaston.
The Hundred women’s competition, Edgbaston
Northern Superchargers 115-5 (100 balls): Davidson-Richards 49 (42); Perry 2-13
Birmingham Phoenix 54 all out (86 balls): Devine 20 (25); Smith 3-12, Wareham 3-12
Superchargers won by 61 runs
Birmingham Phoenix were bowled out for the lowest total in the Hundred’s history as they were resoundingly beaten by Northern Superchargers at Edgbaston.
Chasing 116 to win the hosts were dismissed for 54, beating the previous record 64 all out the Oval Invincibles managed against the Superchargers on Friday.
The Phoenix’s 86-ball innings was also the third shortest for a team to be bowled out in the Hundred’s women’s competition.
Opener Sophie Devine struck 20 off 25 balls and Seren Smale posted 16 off 20, but no other Phoenix player made it past seven with the bat.
Spinners Linsey Smith and Georgia Wareham starred with the ball for the visitors both finishing with figures of 3-12.
What else do you need to know?
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Northern Superchargers moved up to second in the group standings with their third win in this season’s Hundred – only Welsh Fire have more with four.
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Their competitive total of 115-5 was in large part due to Alice Davidson-Richards’ late 49 off 42, her best knock in the competition.
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The Phoenix’s last four wickets fell for just two runs across eight balls.
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The Phoenix have now lost 13 of their past 16 matches in the competition.
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‘Quite hard to bat on’ – what they said
Superchargers’ match hero Davidson-Richards: “It was quite hard to bat on as you saw it was quite a low-scoring game, but nice to get over the line.
“Quite tough on a good length, a lot of slow balls, even by the end of it I didn’t feel like I was actually middling.”
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What is happening on Wednesday?
Trent Rockets host London Spirit at Trent Bridge in Wednesday’s double-header. The women’s match starts at 15:00 BST with the men’s game following at 18:30.
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