Oval Invincibles hit 142-5 via Marizanne Kapp's blistering 64 not out and Lauren Winfield-Hill's composed 41; Phoenix fell short on 132-6 and remain bottom of table watch every Hundred game on Sky Sports; every women's match cand selected men's fixtures streamed for free
Monday 14 August 2023 12:25, UK
Oval Invincibles kept their Hundred Women's campaign alive with an impressive 10-run win over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston.
Invincibles overpowered the struggling home side after piling up 142-5 thanks to Marizanne Kapp's blistering 64 not out and Lauren Winfield-Hill's composed 41.
The Phoenix reply was given a thrilling launch by Sophie Devine, who struck 53 off 34 balls, but after she fell to Ryana MacDonald-Gay the chase lost impetus.
Phoenix fell short on 132-6 and remain rooted to the foot of the table, still without a win from a bitterly disappointing campaign.
Invincibles, meanwhile, are right back in the mix after victory from a game they dominated from ball one.
Jamie Overton smashed a superb unbeaten 83 to lead the Manchester Originals to a dominant 40-run Hundred victory over the Northern Superchargers at Headingley.
Overton's maiden T20 fifty, which included nine fours and six sixes, was assisted by some fantastic spin bowling by Pakistan international Usama Mir, who took 4-19.
The Originals struggled with the new ball as they lost captain Jos Buttler and fellow opener Phil Salt in Reece Topley's first 10 deliveries, with the England left-armer finishing with figures of 3-29.
However, their progress with the ball was stemmed by brutal hitting from Overton.
The Superchargers did offer periods of resistance in their chase through Matthew Short (37) and Saif Zaib (21), but the Originals' total of 182-6 proved far too much for the Leeds-based team.
It was a second home defeat in three days for the Superchargers, who remain second in the table, while the Originals are now level on points with their local rivals and have jumped from seventh to fourth as a result.
Birmingham Phoenix turned the Hundred Men's table upside down by thrashing leaders Oval Invincibles by 41 runs at Edgbaston.
Bottom of the table and without a victory in the tournament before this match, Phoenix had to win to stay alive in the competition and responded with a vastly improved display assisted by the availability of England's Chris Woakes.
Phoenix totalled a healthy 160-8 after Jamie Smith's high-class 60 off 33 balls lifted them out of early trouble.
Their new ball pair of Woakes and Adam Milne then began brilliantly, restricting Invincibles to 12-1 from 20 balls and the visitors never recovered.
They finished on 119-9, Kane Richardson claiming 4-32, to suffer their first defeat of the campaign with a further blow coming from the loss of batter Jordan Cox, who retired hurt in great pain after being hit on the hand by a rising ball from Milne.
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