Match 2, Manchester, August 06, 2025, 07:30 PM
Manchester Originals Women
95/8(20.0ov)
Southern Brave Women
96/4(17.4ov)
Southern Brave Women beat Manchester Originals Women by 6 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Lauren Bell
Commentry
That's it from this contest. Southern Brave Women kicked off their campaign with a convincing 6-wicket win. The next match in The Hundred Women's 2025 features Northern Superchargers Women vs Welsh Fire Women on August 7, at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) at Headingley, with pre-match coverage starting an hour earlier. Meanwhile, the men's edition continues with Manchester Originals taking on Southern Brave in an hour. Just switch tabs to catch the action from that match! Cheers!
Lauren Bell is adjudged the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for her impressive match-winning spell of 3 for 28. She expresses her delight at starting the tournament on a positive note, highlighting how crucial it is to get early momentum in a competition like this. Praises the collective effort, calling it a great team performance. Acknowledges the tricky nature of the surface but lauds her teammates for sticking it out and getting the job done with the bat.
Time for the post-match presentations ...
Earlier, Southern Brave Women made the most of their decision to bowl first, having restricted Manchester Originals Women to 95 runs. The Originals struggled to start, losing key wickets early. Solid fielding from the Southern Brave Women restricted scoring opportunities, and wickets kept falling, dwindling Manchester Originals' hopes of a competitive total. Seren Smale showed some grit and fight as she scored 40 unbeaten. Lauren Bell was outstanding, taking 3 wickets. Mady Villiers took 2 wickets, while Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Georgia Adams took 1 wicket each.
Manchester Originals Women's bowlers may not have had the best game, but they still tried their best to make it a good contest. Despite being short on runs, they took 4 wickets and kept the pressure on Southern Brave's batting unit. Every bowler, barring Mahika Gaur, took a wicket, showing some fight in a low-scoring match.
Southern Brave Women cruised to a comfortable win after being asked to chase a target below 100! Despite losing Maia Bouchier early on 11 runs. A 48-run stand between Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Laura Wolvaardt for the 2nd wicket set the tone for the chase, making it easy for the others to follow through. Laura Wolvaardt top-scored with an unbeaten 42, while Danni Wyatt-Hodge contributed 32 runs. The Braves' batting unit showed great composure, chasing down the target with ease.
Southern Brave Women have started their season on a high note with a convincing 6-wicket win! The Braves' batting unit chased down the target with ease, showcasing a clinical performance. They finished the game with 11 balls to spare, setting a strong tone for their campaign this season.
In over# 18
1
4
0
0
Deandra Dottin 22/1(3.4)
89
1
On a length around middle and leg, Laura Wolvaardt flicks this through mid-wicket and takes a single to seal the game. Southern Brave Women are off to a winning start as they defeat Manchester Originals Women by 6 wickets.
88
4
FOUR! SCORES ARE LEVEL! Pitched-up, on off. Laura Wolvaardt moves to her leg side to access the offside. Gets enough bat on this to lob this over mid off, who moves towards her left to catch this. Fi Morris puts out the outstretched left hand, but the ball beats her and races away to the fence for four runs.
87
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On a length around middle and off, Laura Wolvaardt pushes this towards mid on for no run.
86
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On a length, wide outside off. Laura Wolvaardt goes for a big booming drive toward the off side but gets beaten on her outside edge.
In over# 17
4
0
1
0
1wd
1
Sophie Ecclestone 24/1(4)
85
4
FOUR! Laura Wolvaardt ends the spell of Sophie Ecclestone with a boundary. Short around leg, Laura Wolvaardt moves back inside her crease and flicks this through the gap between square leg and short fine leg for four runs.
84
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Floated into the batter, Laura Wolvaardt goes for the slog, gets her bat tilted at the time of contact with the ball and the ball rolls away towards mid-wicket for no run.
83
1
Fuller at a flatter trajectory, on middle and off. Chloe Tryon drills this down to long on for one.
82
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Quicker and fuller around off, Chloe Tryon punches this to mid off for no run.
82
1wd
WIDE! Floated wide down the leg this time. Chloe Tryon leaves it. Wided.
81
1
Full and wide of off, Laura Wolvaardt smashes this to deep point for a single.