Alice Davidson-Richards stars as Superchargers brush previous Phoenix
England allrounder Alice Davidson-Richards stole the present for Northern Superchargers as they beat Birmingham Phoenix by seven wickets to get their Hundred marketing campaign off to the right begin.
Davidson-Richards took three wickets for simply 11 runs from her 20 balls in addition to taking two catches and claiming an excellent run-out in a wonderful staff show from Superchargers, as they restricted Birmingham Phoenix to a complete of 110 for 8 off their 100 balls.
Australian Phoebe Litchfield top-scored for the house staff with an unbeaten 42 as they eased their approach to victory with 22 balls to spare with Marie Kelly additionally including a precious 24 on the prime of the order.
The guests had received off to a flying begin with New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine hitting England’s Kate Cross for 2 boundaries from her first set of 5 balls. But Superchargers rapidly pulled issues again with Cross claiming the wicket of Eve Jones for 10 earlier than England wicketkeeper Amy Jones grew to become Davidson-Richard’s first sufferer when she holed out to Leah Dobson on the sq. leg boundary for 13.
Devine took centre stage all through the Phoenix innings scoring an entertaining 46 runs off 36 balls earlier than she was fantastically run out by Davidson-Richards’ direct hit from mid-off. The Phoenix middle-order failed to supply any significant help to Devine with Erin Burns, Tess Flintoff and Emily Arlott all falling cheaply with Georgia Wareham’s caught-and-bowled dismissal of Burns a specific spotlight.
The hosts have been sensible within the area with Phoenix reliant on late-order runs from Abigail Freeborn and Issy Wong to get them up over the 100 mark, Wong hitting a mighty six into the group at one level earlier than she grew to become Linsey Smith’s one wicket.
Kelly and Jemimah Rodrigues gave Superchargers an excellent begin with a partnership of 23 for the primary wicket. Rodrigues’ knock of 16 consisted of 4 boundaries earlier than she was trapped in entrance by Wong.
Kelly was bowled reverse sweeping by Katie Levick for twenty-four however Litchfield rapidly took cost of the innings as she steered Superchargers dwelling with an unbeaten 42 off 29 balls together with seven fours. But this was Davidson-Richards’ day and he or she accomplished the win with a towering straight six off Hannah Baker to finish a wonderful exhibiting by Superchargers.
Ciara Fearn is a Hundred Rising Reporter. The ECB and Cricket Writers’ Club have partnered to offer younger and aspiring journalists with the chance to report on the Hundred matches as a part of the Hundred Rising programme this summer season