The Hundred ladies’s competitors, Headingley
Sunrisers Leeds 116 all out (100 balls): Smith 48 (34); Wong 3-15
Southern Courageous 117-5 (96 balls): Rodrigues 42* (34); McCarthy 2-14
Southern Courageous received by 5 wickets
Jemimah Rodrigues struck an unbeaten 42 to information Southern Courageous to a five-wicket victory in opposition to Sunrisers Leeds and preserve their excellent begin to The Hundred.
The Indian batter, who performed a starring position in her nation’s maiden ODI World Cup triumph final 12 months, helped Courageous get well from a tough begin to their chase of 117 and hit the successful runs with 4 balls to spare.
It was the Courageous’s second win from as many matches within the ladies’s competitors.
Sunrisers pacer Cassidy McCarthy had eliminated each Lizelle Lee and Maia Bouchier with very good inswingers, whereas South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt additionally fell cheaply as Courageous fell to 36-3 after 40 balls at Headingley.
However Rodrigues partnered with captain Sophie Molineux (21) to regular their innings earlier than discovering essential boundaries within the closing levels to wrap up the win.
Earlier, Bryony Smith scored 48 from 34 balls for Sunrisers, however Issy Wong claimed 3-15 and Tilly Corteen-Coleman registered 2-25 to maintain their scoring in test.
Sunrisers appeared nicely set at 78-2 however misplaced eight wickets in including the ultimate 38 runs, struggling a dramatic collapse to be bowled out for 116 – a complete that proved tough to defend.
