A length ball from the leg spinner, pitched down leg, perfectly timed and driven with controlled finesse through long on for four. SunRisers Leeds Women reach the target! SunRisers Leeds Women win by 9 wickets!
The leg spinner tosses up a full ball on leg stump, and the batter goes for a sweep but misses, the ball striking the pad. No run comes off this delivery.
Over 13. 2 runs. Bowler: Alana King. Sunrisers Leeds Women: 1-105(rr 8.08) The leg spinner bowls a length ball outside off, and Phoebe Litchfield attempts an ambitious switch hit. It's mis-timed and uncontrolled but manages to sneak through for a single. SunRisers Leeds Women require just 3 runs from 55 balls, cruising comfortably with nine wickets in hand.
A length ball on off stump from the leg spinner, and Phoebe Litchfield drives it nicely back to extra cover where Linsey Smith fields cleanly. No run from this delivery.
Alana King floats a length leg-spinner wide outside off. Lauren Winfield-Hill tries to sweep but gets a mis-timed slice that stays low, safely fielded by the wicketkeeper for no run.
Over 12. 10 runs. Bowler: Alice Capsey. Sunrisers Leeds Women: 1-103(rr 8.58) An off break pitched at a length on leg stump, worked carefully along the ground for a single. SunRisers Leeds Women require 5 runs from 60 balls, comfortably placed with nine wickets in hand.
An off break pitched just outside off on a back of a length, met with a quick, controlled reverse sweep that stays grounded and finds a gap, but yields no run.
A full-length off break pitched down the leg side, expertly swept with excellent timing. Phoebe Litchfield sends it racing in a controlled sweep through fine leg for four. Another boundary adds to Phoebe Litchfield’s tally, taking SunRisers Leeds Women to 101 for 1.
Over 11. 7 runs. Bowler: Lauren Filer. Sunrisers Leeds Women: 1-93(rr 8.45) This leg cutter is short and wide outside off, but Phoebe Litchfield pulls it crisply, timing it beautifully. The controlled shot races away to long off for four runs. SunRisers Leeds Women need 15 from 65 balls with nine wickets in hand, comfortably positioned in the chase.
The slower ball at back of a length outside off is met with an uncontrolled pull from the batter, who fails to get it away and is quickly fielded by mid off for no run.
Over 10. 12 runs. Bowler: Linsey Smith. Sunrisers Leeds Women: 1-86(rr 8.6) The bowler delivers a full toss down leg side, and the batter attempts a switch hit but misses completely. A dot ball it is, with the keeper calmly collecting the ball. SunRisers Leeds Women require 22 runs from 70 balls, comfortably positioned with nine wickets in hand.
The arm ball drifts outside off, but Phoebe Litchfield dazzles with a well-timed, controlled switch hit, sending it racing past third man for four. That's another boundary for Litchfield, her third this over.
A yorker on off stump, the stock ball comes in full and straight, but Phoebe Litchfield meets it with a perfectly timed drive. She carves it crisply through cover for four runs, showing excellent control and precision. Phoebe Litchfield adds another boundary, reaching her half-century in just 20 balls at a blazing strike rate of 250.
