In a winner-takes-all conflict between Sunrisers Leeds and Manchester Super Giants, Annabel Sutherland starred with bat and ball, scoring 62* off 36 earlier than taking 2-17, to safe the Sunrisers a spot in Friday’s (August 14) Eliminator conflict in opposition to Southern Courageous.
Requested to bat first, Phoebe Litchfield struck 5 boundaries in her 12-ball 27 to get her staff off to a breezy begin. Lauren Winfield-Hill (20 off 15) and Danielle Gibson (24 off 13) made helpful contributions, however the innings revolved round Sutherland who was significantly brutal on the demise. She struck three sixes off Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual to finish the innings, additionally reaching her fifty within the course of, as Sunrisers hammered 35 off the final ten deliveries.
Tasked with chasing 167, the Tremendous Giants made a optimistic begin with the openers sharing a 42-run stand. Jess Jonassen bowled Smriti Mandhana (28 off 17) off the twenty fourth ball however Grace Scrivens stored the tempo up whereas Richa Ghosh, promoted up the order, struggled to maintain up. The Tremendous Giants have been despatched into an irrecoverable tailspin, when each Scrivens and Ghosh have been dismissed off the 54th and 56th balls respectively.
The scoring price stalled, the asking price soared, and none of Tremendous Giants’ incoming batters capable of finding their rhythm. Meg Lanning (10 off 15) was bowled by Jonassen, whereas Kathryn Bryce (15 off 14) was retired out. The Tremendous Giants’ chase unraveled within the latter phases as they misplaced a flurry of wickets, in stark distinction to the Sunrisers’ acceleration on the demise. Finally, they fell 41 runs quick.
Temporary Scores: Sunrisers Leeds 166/4 in 100 balls (Annabel Sutherland 62*, Phoebe Litchfield 27; Mady Villers 2-25) beat Manchester Tremendous Giants 125/8 in 100 balls (Grace Scrivens 31; Jess Jonassen 3-21, Annabel Sutherland 2-17) by 41 runs.
