Phoebe Litchfield exhibits class to arrange snug Superchargers win

Northern Superchargers 143 for 4 (Litchfield 68) beat Oval Invincibles 129 for five (Griffiths 30*, Wareham 2-20) by 14 runs

Cordelia Griffith supplied some resistance with a quickfire 30 off 15 deliveries, which included three fours and one six, however it was not sufficient for Invincibles.

Invincibles now face an uphill problem to make it three back-to-back titles, with solely three factors on the board having performed half their video games within the group stage. Superchargers, in the meantime, will probably be eyeing up a high three spot with their second victory of the week, which leaves them on six factors from 4 video games.

Litchfield led the best way for the Superchargers, serving to her staff recuperate from 15 for two after Kapp took two early wickets, together with that of India worldwide Jemimah Rodrigues, who was bowled for a golden duck.

Following the powerplay, the Superchargers discovered their rhythm with Litchfield and Armitage commonly discovering the boundary with some good photographs. Skipper Armitage was making an attempt to steer her staff to an enormous rating however needed to depart for 42 off 33 after chipping a Capsey supply to mid-off.

The first six of the innings didn’t come till the 86th ball, when the creative Litchfield smashed a full toss from Ryana McDonald-Gay over the midwicket boundary. Five balls later she was dismissed for 68 off 45 balls as she clubbed an Eva Gray supply straight to the fielder at long-off. Superchargers completed on 143 for 4, with Bess Heath hitting the ultimate ball for 4.

After a very good begin to the Invincibles chase, former Supercharger Lauren Winfield-Hill was bowled for 15 – however Grace Ballinger had bowled a no-ball and the ensuing free hit was dispatched to the boundary. However, Winfield-Hill did not capitalise on her reprieve as she was caught at mid-on off the bowling of Alice Davidson-Richards for 19.

Capsey was then bizarrely dismissed as she superior down the pitch to Wareham however fully overpassed the ball and it made its approach to wicketkeeper Heath, who whipped off the bails on the second time of asking with the 19-year-old England worldwide watching on nonetheless a way down the pitch.

Linsey Smith then acquired the important thing wicket of Kapp, who departed for 4 as she drilled a large one straight to the spectacular Litchfield within the covers.

Superchargers asserted their dominance with the dismissal of Paige Scholfield, who pulled a Wareham supply straight to Smith on the square-leg boundary, and Invincibles noticed their hopes of victory fade when stand-in captain Suzie Bates, who stepped into the position as a result of Dane van Niekerk was lacking with a thumb damage, minimize a Kate Cross supply straight to Rodrigues at level.

Griffith did present some resistance for Invincibles with a quickfire 30 from 15 deliveries, however it was not sufficient to cease Superchargers’ victory cost.