City rivals Oval Invincibles Women will clash against London Spirit Women for a place in the final in Saturday’s Eliminator. Oval Invincibles won their last two league matches and missed out on the direct final qualification by the barest of margins. On the other hand, in a must-win game, London Spirit thrashed Northern Superchargers by 7 wickets to enter the Eliminator.
Safe hands 🫴 The @ButterkistUK Play of the Day goes to Liam Livingstone for his superb high catch 👏 #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/9RuMuhBJdz — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 16, 2024 Match Details: Oval Invincibles Women vs London Spirit Women, Eliminator Venue: The Oval, London Date & Time: August 17th at 6:45 PM IST and at 2:15 PM Local Time Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV and FanCode What is the Pitch Report for OVI-W vs LNS-W, Women’s Hundred 2024, Eliminator? Can’t ask for a better place to score a huge amount of runs as the surface here at The Oval is well suited for batting, however, it might slow down in the latter stages of the match.
Also considering the fact it’s a knockout, the teams will prefer to bat first. Recent form: Oval Invincibles Women: Won, Won, Lost, Won, Tied London Spirit Women: Won, Lost, Won, Lost, Tied OVI-W vs SOB-W, Women’s Hundred 2024, Match 22 Probable Winners: Oval Invincibles Women are expected to win this match. What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for OVI-W vs LNS-W, Women’s Hundred 2024, Eliminator? Oval Invincibles Women Laura Harris, Lauren Winfield Hill (c & wk), Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Paige Scholfield, Mady Villiers, Amanda Jade Wellington, Joanne Gardner, Ryana MacDonald Gay, Sophia Smale, Rachel Slater.
London Spirit Women Meg Lanning, Georgia Redmayne (wk), Cordelia Griffith, Heather Knight (c), Deepti Sharma, Danielle Gibson, Abigail Freeborn, Charlie Dean, Eva Gray, Sarah Glenn, Tara Norris. Injury Updates: Currently, the players from both squads are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
🎥 Take an exclusive look into the Northern derby between Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers 👀 #SageTheHundred | #SageInsights | @sageuk pic.twitter.com/5dVHAjglWi — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 16, 2024 What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for OVI-W vs LNS-W, Women’s Hundred 2024, Eliminator? Top Pick – Batter Heather Knight is a fighter and doesn’t give up till the end.
She is the leading run-scorer for London Spirit in the tournament, accumulating 211 runs in 8 matches at a strike rate of 135.25 with the best score of 65*. Top Pick – All-Rounder Deepti Sharma has hit the peak form of her cricketing career.
In 6 matches in the tournament, she picked up 7 wickets and struck 196 runs in 5 innings at a strike rate of 136.11. Top Pick – Bowler Sophia Smale is the breakout star for Oval Invincibles.
The 19-year-old left-arm spinner has picked up 9 wickets in 8 matches in the tournament with the best figures of 2 for 17. Top Pick – Wicketkeeper Georgia Redmayne holds the key at the top for London Spirit. Including a half-century, she scored 142 runs in 8 matches at an average of 20.
28. A London Derby like no other 😲 London Spirit are all set for The Eliminator at The Kia Oval #TheHundred pic.twitter.
com/2aBz4kOxfh — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 16, 2024 X-Factor: Marizanne Kapp is the most valuable player for Oval Invincibles. Overall in 8 matches in the competition, she struck 181 runs at an average of 60.33 and picked up 10 wickets at an economy of 5.
95. What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for OVI-W vs LNS-W, Women’s Hundred 2024, Eliminator? 1. Georgia Redmayne, Meg Lanning, Heather Knight, Paige Scholfield, Marizanne Kapp (vc), Deepti Sharma (c), Charlie Dean, Danielle Gibson, Alice Capsey, Amanda Jade Wellington, Sophia Smale.
2. Lauren Winfield Hill, Meg Lanning, Heather Knight (vc), Paige Scholfield, Marizanne Kapp, Deepti Sharma, Charlie Dean, Alice Capsey (c), Sarah Glenn, Tara Norris, Ryana MacDonald Gay. Leading the way ➡️ Sam Curran and Adam Zampa are tied for the most wickets in #TheHundred Men's Competition 2024 whilst Linsey Smith is out in front in #TheHundred Women's Competition 2024 👏 pic.
twitter.com/GpX7JIOJbu — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 16, 2024 Pre-Match Analysis: Oval Invincibles has undergone highs and lows in the tournament so far however kept their best for the end as they beat London Spirit and Trent Rockets in their last two league games to cement a place in the Eliminator. Bowlers prevailed in the show which enabled them to restrict Trent Rockets to a below-par score of 91 for 8 where Marizanne Kapp picked up 3 wickets while Rachel Slater and Sophia Smale took 2 wickets apiece.
It never looked easy to chase the modest score but the experience of Marizanne Kapp (26*) and Paige Scholfield (26) got them home. They finished second in the standings and missed the direct entry to the finals by inches as they held the net run rate of 0.034 against Welsh Fire’s 0.
334. They will miss Chamari Athapaththu who is currently on National duty. London Spirit bossed the show in the must-win game against Northern Superchargers, recording 7 wickets win on Tuesday.
With this win, they finished 3rd in the standings with 9 points and will battle against Oval Invincibles for Sunday’s epic finale at Lord’s. Right-arm seamer Eva Gray brought her A game to the fore, picking up 3 wickets to restrict Superchargers to a score of 99 for 7. They lost their top 3 for just 28 later it was the epic partnership of unbeaten 77* between Heather Knight and Deepti Sharma that propelled them to a victory with 14 balls to spare.
They managed a Tied and a loss over Invincibles in the group stages and expected an improved performance altogether in the Eliminator..
