England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s 59 from 39 balls and a effective all-round show from Sophie Devine led Southern Courageous to a 15-run win towards Birmingham Phoenix within the ladies’s Hundred.
Phoenix slipped to 22-3 in pursuit of 140 to win, however captain Ellyse Perry led a revival with stands of 37 with England’s Amy Jones and 36 with Sterre Kalis.
The guests have been in a robust place with 45 wanted from the final 30 balls, however New Zealand all-rounder Devine crucially dismissed Perry for 26 to spark a collapse from 95-4 to 124 all out.
Devine additionally held on to the catch to dismiss Jones for 20, eliminated Ailsa Lister for one and executed an excellent run out in her follow-through to do away with Megan Schutt for seven as Phoenix’s decrease order buckled below the stress, with no person capable of assist Kalis’ 44 from 34 balls.
England seamer Lauren Bell additionally impressed for Courageous, with 3-17 to proceed her effective kind after a three-wicket haul of their opening win towards Manchester Originals on Wednesday.
Earlier, Wyatt-Hodge added 52 for the third wicket with Devine, who made 27, after Maia Bouchier fell cheaply for six and South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt made a fluent 28.
The opener’s half-century was the ninth of her Hundred profession, probably the most for any batter within the ladies’s competitors as she surpassed Nat Sciver-Brunt’s eight, whereas Bell overtook Amanda-Jade Wellington because the event’s all-time main wicket-taker with 47.
Courageous had a strong platform at 120-2 with 15 balls remaining, however Phoenix fought again with a flurry of wickets and the hosts have been pegged again to 139-7.
Australia seamer Megan Schutt and England’s Em Arlott have been the standout bowlers with 2-23 and 2-19 respectively.
The attendance of 11,167 set a brand new file for a ladies’s Hundred match on the Utilita Bowl, surpassing the earlier better of 10,911 from 2024.
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