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From one crunch game to another - Right, that's the qualification puzzle solved in the Women's Hundred, with Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds set to lock horns in the Eliminator for a place in the final against Trent Rockets. The men's playoff picture is still to be decided, with two spots up for grabs. Coming up next in Manchester is another crunch game, with both teams still in contention. The first ball is scheduled for 5.30 pm GMT (11 pm IST). Please switch tabs and join us for that game. Cheers!
Sutherland lead the way - Earlier, the toss fell Manchester's way, but they were not at their best with the ball and could not put things together for long periods. Leeds found contributions across the board, but two Australians stood out with their impact. Up top, Phoebe Litchfield set the tone before Annabel Sutherland took over. She held the innings together before shifting into overdrive towards the back end to help Sunrisers post 166, the highest score in The Hundred Women's competition at Old Trafford.
The Super Giants fell well short - Smriti Mandhana provided a bright start to the chase, but could not convert it into a substantial innings. Once she fell, no one was able to maintain the momentum going and keep pace with the required rate. On a slower, drier wicket, Leeds took a cue from what had worked for Manchester earlier and made a conscious effort to take pace off the ball. Jess Jonassen led the way with a three-wicket haul, and the rest chimed in to put the chase beyond Manchester's reach.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Who else could it possibly be but Annabel Sutherland? A superb all-round performance from the Australian, with an unbeaten 62 off 36 balls, 2/17 with the ball and two catches to cap off a memorable outing. Sutherland says this might well be the most complete game she has played, and the fact that it comes with a spot in the next round at stake makes it even better. Annabel reckons that they just needed to stay calm, as they knew with a score like that on the board, Manchester Super Giants Women would come out strong, and just a couple of wickets were needed to change the momentum of the game.
Sunrisers are Eliminator bound - Set up by a strong batting effort, Leeds followed it up with a professional job with the ball to seal the deal. As they say, it is about peaking at the right time, and Danielle Gibson's side have certainly done that. After just one win from their first four games, they have now won four in a row to set up a date with Southern Brave in the Eliminator. Manchester Super Giants, meanwhile, oscillated between wins and losses in the second half of their campaign and could not find the consistency needed to secure an Eliminator berth.
FOUR! A boundary to end the game in a losing cause by Ryana Macdonald-Gay. Sunrisers Leeds Women win by 41 runs and advance to the Eliminator. Tossed up, around off, Ryana Macdonald-Gay thumps this down the ground, to the left of long on for four runs.
Pushed through on off, Bex Tyson drives this to long off for a single.
Bex Tyson is the new batter.
OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Quicker one, wide of off, Maitlan Brown drags this with a slog towards wide long on. Annabel Sutherland settles herself underneath this one and takes it nice and easy.
Fuller on middle and leg, Ryana Macdonald-Gay slogs this to the left of Phoebe Litchfield at deep mid-wicket for one. Catch it was the cry by Deepti, but Litchfield ran around a bit rather than charging in and gathered it on the bounce. Single taken.
Ryana Macdonald-Gay is in next.
OUT! CAUGHT! Deepti Sharma has her first wicket. Tossed up, wide outside off, Mady Villiers swings for the stands but mishits this off the toe end of the bat towards long on, where Annabel Sutherland does not have to move much, and she snaffles it with ease.
Mady Villiers comes out to the middle. Deepti Sharma to bowl the final set of the game.
OUT! CAUGHT! A Player of the Match worthy performace sealed by Annabel Sutherland with this wicket, strengthening her case. Slower one, on a length, around off, Sophie Ecclestone hits this off the toe end of her bat to long on, where Danielle Gibson charges across to her left and slides to gobble it up.
On a length, around off, Maitlan Brown drives this down to long off for a single.
DROPPED! Back of a length, around off, Sophie Ecclestone cuts this to the right of Jess Jonassen at point and she drops it. Single taken.
Short and on off, Maitlan Brown plays the pull early and gets it off the splice of the bat through mid on for a single.
Good length, on middle and off, Sophie Ecclestone pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a single.
Low full toss, on off, Sophie Ecclestone drives this to long off for a run.
Tossed up, around off, Maitlan Brown drills this down to long off for a single.
Quicker one, around off, Sophie Ecclestone brings out the reverse first up and hits this to the left of short third for one.
Sophie Ecclestone is the new batter.
OUT! TIMBER! Another one at a pedestrian pace from Jess and Meg gets outfoxed. Slower and tossed up, on middle and off, Meg Lanning comes down the track and swings across the line but misses completely and the ball goes on to hit the stumps.
Slower and fuller, wide of off, Meg Lanning swips across the line but misses out.
Slower one, around the pads, on a length. Maitlan Brown helps this to fine leg for a single.
Yorker, down the leg side, Maitlan Brown goes for a flick but misses and gets hit on her foot, falling on the deck.
Into the wicket, on middle. Lanning pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Back of a length, on middle and leg, Meg Lanning pulls this towards the left of deep square leg for two runs.
NO BALL! Short and wide of off, Meg Lanning cuts this straight in the hands of the fielder at point. The players start to celebrate and Meg turns back to march into the dugout but the umpire stops her and asks her to return as Annabel Sutherland has overstepped. Free Hit up next...
Short and on off, Maitlan Brown pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single.