England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s 59 from 39 balls and a fantastic all-round show from Sophie Devine led Southern Courageous to a 15-run win in opposition to Birmingham Phoenix within the ladies’s Hundred.
Phoenix slipped to 22-3 in pursuit of 140 to win, however captain Ellyse Perry led a revival with stands of 37 with England’s Amy Jones and 36 with Sterre Kalis.
The guests had been in a powerful place with 45 wanted from the final 30 balls, however New Zealand all-rounder Devine crucially dismissed Perry for 26 to spark a collapse from 95-4 to 124 all out.
Devine additionally held on to the catch to dismiss Jones for 20, eliminated Ailsa Lister for one and executed an excellent run out in her follow-through to do away with Megan Schutt for seven as Phoenix’s decrease order buckled below the stress, with no person in a position to help Kalis’ 44 from 34 balls.
England seamer Lauren Bell additionally impressed for Courageous, with 3-17 to proceed her fantastic type after a three-wicket haul of their opening win in opposition to Manchester Originals on Wednesday.
Earlier, Wyatt-Hodge added 52 for the third wicket with Devine, who made 27, after Maia Bouchier fell cheaply for six and South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt made a fluent 28.
Courageous had a stable platform at 120-2 with 15 balls remaining, however Phoenix fought again with a flurry of wickets and the hosts had been pegged again to 139-7.
Australia seamer Megan Schutt and England’s Em Arlott had been the standout bowlers with 2-23 and 2-19 respectively.
The attendance of 11,167 set a brand new report for a ladies’s Hundred match on the Utilita Bowl, surpassing the earlier better of 10,911 from 2024.
