The Hundred: Marizanne Kapp’s all-round present helps Oval Invincibles win maiden girls’s crown

The Hundred girls’s closing: Oval Invincibles rode an outstanding all-round effort from Marizanne Kapp as they bowled Southern Brave out for 72 within the closing of the inaugural version of the Hundred event at Lord’s on Saturday. The Oval Invincibles have been topped the champions of the inaugural version of The Hundred Women’s Competition (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSOval Invincibles received the inaugural version of The Hundred Women’s CompetitionSouth Africa’s Marizanne Kapp shone for Oval Invincibles on Saturday within the closingKapp picked up 4 wickets for 9 runs and hit a quickfire 26 for the InvinciblesOval Invincibles have been topped champions of the inaugural version of The Hundred Women’s Competition as they clinched a cushty victory over Southern Brave on the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday. The Invincibles rode on a shocking all-round effort from Marizanne Kapp to register a 48-run win within the huge closing.

The girls’s closing of The Hundred, 100-ball event in England, preceded the lads’s closing between Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave.South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp was the Hero of the match as she picked up 4 wickets for simply 9 runs in 18 balls after smashing a quickfire 26 that helped the Invincibles push their complete to 121 for 8 in 100 balls.Kapp opened the bowling for Invincibles and the Brave’s chase was dealt an enormous blow as they misplaced their first three wickets in a span of 6 balls. Kapp eliminated Danielle Wyatt (0), Gaby Lewis (0) and Sophia Dunkley (0) to offer the Invincibles a close to invincible place after her first spell.THEY HAVE DONE IT!Oval Invincibles are the first-ever girls’s champions! #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/sxvdM2RKzi— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 21, 2021
Brave’s stuttering run chase: From 2 for 3 to 29 for 7Stafanie Taylor battled with 18 and Fi Morris received 23 but it surely was not sufficient because the Brave have been shot out for 73 in 98 balls. The Brave have been reeling at 2 for 3, 14 for six and 29 for 7 at numerous levels of their run chase that by no means had any momentum.Kapp completed with figures of 4 for 9 in 18 balls after she had hammered 4 boundaries for her 14-ball 26.Earlier within the day, Invincibles captain van Niekrik hit a gradual 26 (29 balls) after which Fran Wilson hit 25 from 29 balls. It was Kapp and Alica Capssey (18 from 12 balls) who supplied the much-needed late impetus to the Invincibles innings.The Hundred Women’s Competition Final Brief Scores: Oval Invincibles (121/6 in 100 balls (Kapp 26, van Niekerk 26; Shrubsole 2/16) beat Southern Brave 73-all out in 98 balls (Morris 23, Kapp 4/9) by 48 runs.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.