A short, no movement delivery outside off allows the batter to pull it along the leg side for a single but is then run out attempting the quick single. Deandra Dottin departs for 11 off 6. MI London Women win by 3 runs!
Nicola Carey bowls a slower length delivery on leg stump, and Deandra Dottin flicks it crisply. The well-timed shot races away fine leg, helped along by a misfield for four. Deandra Dottin moves to two boundaries this over as London Spirit Women edge their chances up from 1% to 7%.
Carey's length ball outside off is met with a mis-timed slog by Deandra Dottin, skimming the field to pick up two runs. Dottin gets off the mark in style.
Over 19. 3 runs. Bowler: Hayley Matthews. London Spirit Women: 7-108(rr 5.68) The quicker ball darts short outside off, and Deandra Dottin attempts a cut but misses completely. No run comes off this delivery as the keeper collects it cleanly. London Spirit Women require 15 runs from 25 balls with 3 wickets left, facing a steep uphill task.
The off break drifts wide outside off, offering a length delivery. Nadine de Klerk goes for a risky slog but mistimes it, sending a high catch to deep backward square leg where the fielder completes the catch. She's out, caught off Matthews' bowling. Nadine de Klerk departs for 35 off 29, causing a significant momentum shift as MI London Women’s win probability jumps from 84% to 93%.
The off break pitches wide outside off, and Nadine de Klerk goes for a drive but mistimes it badly, sending the ball skimming awkwardly in the air for a quick two.
Katie George executes a well-timed pull off a back of a length off break outside off, picking up a confident single to deep square leg. Katie George gets off the mark as MI London Women’s win probability rises from 77% to 85%.
An off break pitched a length outside off, tempting the batter into an aggressive slog. Charis Pavely attempts the slog but misses completely and is stumped by the keeper. Charis Pavely departs after scoring 5 runs from 7 balls.
Over 18. 7 runs. Bowler: Kirstie Gordon. London Spirit Women: 5-105(rr 5.83) A stock ball drifting wide outside off pitching at length, but Nadine de Klerk rocks back and unleashes a middled slog, sending it racing to the fine leg boundary. London Spirit Women’s winning odds surge to 43%, with de Klerk hitting 30 off 27, needing 18 from 30 balls with five wickets in hand.
The batter attempts a slog down the leg side but completely misses the stock ball. A sharp stumping chance goes begging as the wicketkeeper fails to collect cleanly. Big shift in control as MI London Women’s win probability jumps from 60% to 72%.
Nadine de Klerk goes for a slog outside off, managing to keep it grounded and picks up a quick single. That moves London Spirit Women to 100 for 5 in the innings.
Over 17. 5 runs. Bowler: Nicola Carey. London Spirit Women: 5-98(rr 5.76) Nadine de Klerk elegantly flicks a well-timed no-movement length ball just outside off, nudging it carefully for a single. London Spirit Women need 25 runs off 35 balls with five wickets in hand, holding a 47% win probability.
Charis Pavely works the length ball down the leg side with controlled precision, picking up a neat two runs into the deep square leg. Pavely gets off the mark and London Spirit Women start to build their innings.
Nicola Carey bowls a length ball down the leg side, and Pavely works it but mis-times the stroke, resulting in no run and a tidy fielding effort at mid off. Momentum shifts as MI London Women climb their win probability to 53 percent.
Over 16. 3 runs. Bowler: Amelia Kerr. London Spirit Women: 5-93(rr 5.81) The bowler tosses up a googly, pitching a length on off stump. The batter attempts a flick but mistimes it badly, resulting in a catch at mid wicket. Marizanne Kapp departs for 34 off 28, shifting momentum as MI London Women’s chances improve markedly. London Spirit Women face 30 runs from 40 balls with five wickets left, holding a 59% win probability.
