The Hundred, Headingley:Northern Superchargers 126-5 (100 balls): Wolvaardt 75* (51); Cross 3-19Manchester Originals 127-2 (86 balls): Lee 68, Du Preez 24*Manchester Originals gained by eight wicketsScorecard. Desk.
Lizelle Lee’s gorgeous onslaught helped Manchester Originals beat Northern Superchargers at Headingley and severely dented their rivals’ hopes of progressing within the girls’s Hundred.
South African opener Lee’s 68 from 40 balls gave the already-eliminated Originals a speedy begin in pursuit of 127 they usually gained with 14 balls to spare.
The Superchargers, who started the sport second, had been 16-4 of their innings earlier than an excellent rescue act from Laura Wolvaardt, one other South Africa worldwide, helped them publish 126-5.
It had Superchargers as slight favourites however Lee peppered the boundary from the beginning – in complete hitting 13 fours and one towering six.
She was caught by Wolvaardt with 25 runs wanted from 30 balls however a 3rd South African, Mignon du Preez, steered the Originals residence with 24 not out.
The Superchargers, who’ve one recreation remaining within the match, drop to 3rd with the defeat, under the Oval Invincibles. They is also overtaken by Trent Rockets on Friday.
The groups who end second and third will compete within the eliminator on 20 August with Southern Courageous having already secured a spot within the remaining.
Lee sensible as Superchargers fluff strains
This defeat actually hurts the Superchargers’ probabilities. To make issues worse, it was towards their native rivals from throughout the Pennines.
The Originals had solely gained one recreation from six beforehand within the match however appeared delighted on the end. The house crowd had been left dissatisfied.
Lee was sensible. She had solely scored a complete of 100 runs within the match earlier than this recreation however powered the ball to the boundary from her stocky body. Her six in direction of the brand new Headingley stand was the most important hit of the day.
The Superchargers had no reply and in addition didn’t assist themselves by bowling six wides.
Their remaining match is on Tuesday towards Birmingham Phoenix however their hopes of progressing might already be over by that time.
Wolvaardt magic in useless
In the long run it didn’t matter, however we should always not neglect that Wolvaardt performed one of many innings of the match.
Together with her crew’s hopes in her palms she steered them brilliantly to a rating that will have been sufficient, had the Superchargers not come up towards an in-form Lee.
The 22-year-old noticed 4 wickets fall within the first 19 balls however performed a gentle innings earlier than exploding on the finish, hitting 4 fours and a six within the remaining six deliveries.
Because the six sailed over the fielder’s head on the boundary, Wolvaardt’s Superchargers’ team-mate Jemimah Rodrigues, who earlier made simply seven, leapt from her seat in celebration.
The house crowd, so quiet earlier within the innings, cheered the South African from the sphere – a lot of them giving her a standing ovation.
“An impressive knock from Laura Wolvaardt,” stated BBC radio commentator Daniel Norcross. “They appeared lifeless and buried at 16-4 and she or he’s carried out an act of destruction.”
It felt incorrect to see her finish the sport on the dropping facet.
‘Darth Vader’ Threlkeld impresses
However the recreation wasn’t all concerning the South Africans.
There was nonetheless time for a 22-year-old Englishwoman, Ellie Threlkeld, to impress.
Threlkeld – described as trying like Darth Vader due to her black gloves, helmet, long-sleeved shirt and trousers – is a wicketkeeper who has quietly had a powerful match. No keeper has extra dismissals than her within the match.
Her lightning-fast palms helped her stump Rodrigues and full a run-out of Bess Heath.
Threlkeld, additionally a proficient footballer who has performed for Liverpool and Wigan Athletic, discovered her glovework from England nice Sarah Taylor. It exhibits.
