The Hundred girls’s competitors, Headingley
Welsh Fireplace 121-8 (100 balls): Kemp 72* (45); Sharma 3-13
Sunrisers Leeds 122-4 (74 balls): Litchfield 55 (25); Smale 2-23
Sunrisers Leeds gained six wickets
Sunrisers Leeds stored their hopes of creating The Hundred knockout part alive with a six-wicket win over Welsh Fireplace, which concurrently eradicated their opponents.
Set 122 for victory, Sunrisers opener Phoebe Litchfield delivered a stellar knock within the must-win encounter as she made an excellent 55 off 25 balls to interrupt the again of the chase.
Her aspect stay fourth within the standings however moved on to 16 factors – two behind third-placed Manchester Tremendous Giants.
The Tremendous Giants host Sunrisers at Outdated Trafford on Tuesday with the victor progressing to the Eliminator.
Nonetheless, Fireplace’s bid to complete within the high three was extinguished by the consequence, with one match of their group stage marketing campaign left.
Litchfield hit pictures all around the 360 – reducing, pulling, driving and ramping a Fireplace assault which struggled to include the Australian’s ability and aggression.
The opening batter’s knock featured six fours and three sixes and when she was ultimately dismissed – caught by way of a forefront off Georgia Wareham’s bowling – Sunrisers required 31 off 48 balls.
Annabel Sutherland’s 28 off 18 balls had Sunrisers inside placing distance, earlier than Dani Gibson and Jess Jonassen obtained them over the road with a mammoth 26 balls remaining.
“Our crew is gaining momentum and issues are beginning to fall into place,” mentioned Litchfield, who was named the participant of the match.
“I’ve simply walked out and tried to maintain it easy by watching the ball. Our bowlers set issues up and I’ve had the liberty to play stress free.”
Earlier, Fireplace had been restricted to 121-8 after a disciplined bowling efficiency by the Sunrisers.
Deepti Sharma was the choose of the house aspect’s assault with 3-13, whereas fellow spinner Hannah Baker took 2-15.
That Fireplace had been in a position to submit something like a aggressive goal was largely on account of an aggressive knock from Freya Kemp.
The England all-rounder used her leavers to good impact as she whacked an unbeaten 72 off 45 balls, together with six fours and three sixes.
There was a component of fortune, although, as Kemp benefited from some poor fielding from the Sunrisers.
She was dropped thrice – twice by Sutherland and as soon as by Cassidy McCarthy – as solely she and Georgia Voll, with 16 off 18 balls, made double figures for Fireplace.
