London Spirit put in a dominant performance to beat Oval Invincibles by 8 wickets at the Kia Oval in The Hundred 2025, keeping their Eliminator chances alive with a convincing derby victory.
Match Analysis
Spirit needed to win this, their final game, and hope Manchester Originals lose to Northern Superchargers tomorrow to avoid progress coming down to net run-rate. But having romped home with so much to spare, their qualification now looks almost assured.
Put into bat, the Invincibles started steadily if not spectacularly, Meg Lanning and Paige Scholfield ambling to 23 off the Powerplay before a brace of boundaries by Lanning (19 from 20) from Sarah Glenn and a huge six from Scholfield off Issy Wong got the home side moving.
Charlie Dean then made the breakthough, having Lanning caught and bowled while conceding just three from her first ten. Scholfield (22 from 21) followed soon after as the Spirit took all the pace off the ball. At halfway the Invincibles were an underwhelming 56-2.
After one straight six, Alice Capsey (11 from 9) holed out, and the Spirit spinners kept a lid on things, Marizanne Kapp (32 from 25) the only batter to break the shackles before her innings was ended by a stunning one-handed catch from Charlie Dean, who then bowled the last five to finish with an exceptional 2-12 from her 20 balls, the same figures as Eva Gray, as the Invincibles ended on 108-8.
With a run rate-boosting win in mind, Kira Chathli and Georgia Redmayne came out hard, Chathli in particular taking the attack to her former team with the Powerplay bringing a season-high 47 without loss, her own contribution being 35 off 16.
The two continued past the Spirit’s highest opening partnership of the season – and ended up with the team’s highest for any wicket – Chathli going to a 26-ball half century with a majestic straight six. An eight-wicket win came soon after, with 38 balls left unused. Redmayne departed with just three needed, having made an excellent 42 off 30, and Chathli followed one run later for 53 off 29, but it was much too little, much too late for the Invincibles.
Talking about her wonder catch, Meerkat Match Hero Charlie Dean said: “I should have been on the ring! But I managed to time my jump and hung on.
“That was an impressive victory. We went out wanting to bounce back and to win by a margin like that… we did not discuss too much about NRR but the way we went about that, it was fantastic. Kira has been brilliant. At the top of the order, trying to punch first
“We have a rest day and hope for the best. We have done everything to put ourselves in the best position to qualify so it’s fingers crossed.”
Match Summary
Oval Invincibles (Women) vs London Spirit (Women), Match 29
Oval Invincibles (Women) 108/8 (100 balls)
London Spirit (Women) 112/2 (62 balls)
London Spirit (Women) won by 8 wickets
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Match Stats
Oval Invincibles Women Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Meg Lanning – 7.3 ov), 2-46 (Paige Scholfield – 8.4 ov), 3-65 (Alice Capsey – 11.2 ov), 4-70 (Lauren Winfield Hill – 12.3 ov), 5-80 (Amanda Wellington – 15.3 ov), 6-93 (Joanne Gardner – 17.3 ov), 7-101 (Marizanne Kapp – 18.5 ov), 8-101 (Kalea Moore – 19.1 ov)
London Spirit Women Fall of wickets: 1-106 (Georgia Redmayne – 11.3 ov), 2-107 (Kira Chathli – 11.5 ov)
Playing XI
Oval Invincibles (Women)
London Spirit (Women
Match Details:
Date: Monday, August 25, 2025 15:00
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Toss: London Spirit (Women) elected to bowl
Umpires: Hassan Adnan (England) Rose Dovey (England) Sue Redfern (England TV)
Match Referee: Match Referee Mike Smith (England)
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