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Southern Brave make it three from three

Northern Superchargers are bowled out for just 103, with Brave chasing down their target with eight wickets in hand and 17 balls remaining

ECB Media | 13/08/2025 at 14:06

Southampton: Northern Superchargers 102, Southern Brave 103-2 - Southern Brave won by eight wickets

A tight bowling performance led by Sophie Devine, followed by a comfortable run chase with Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Laura Wolvaardt at the helm, saw Southern Brave easily defeat North Superchargers by eight wickets at Southampton and make it three wins from three in The Hundred women's competition.

Electing to bat first, Superchargers started in a subdued fashion, scoring just four from the first 10 balls and losing Alice Davidson-Richards (2) and Phoebe Litchfield (5) on the way to posting 19 for 2 in the 25-ball powerplay.

Davina Perrin (13) was run out by Tilly Corteen-Coleman going for an incredibly risky second as the visitors continued to labour against tight Brave bowling, reaching 43 for 3 at halfway.

Mady Villiers took the big wicket of Annabel Sutherland (20), the Aussie well caught by Maia Bouchier at long-on, before Georgia Adams removed Superchargers wicketkeeper Bess Heath (3), brilliantly caught running backwards by her opposite number Rhianna Southby.

Skipper Hollie Armitage (36 not out) stuck in and was joined by Lucy Higham (13) at 74 for 7, the pair rallying late in the innings, sharing a partnership of 27 before Higham was dismissed by Devine (3 for 15) as the Kiwi took two-in-two in the final set to see Supercharges 102 all out.

In the chase, Grace Ballinger conceded just a wide from the opening set as Maia Bouchier started cautiously.

A single by Wyatt-Hodge off Kate Cross to take the score to 5 for 0 saw the experienced right-hander become the second player to pass 1,000 runs in The Hundred after Nat Sciver-Brunt reached the milestone last week.

Bouchier (5) was caught at mid-off off Cross, but Wyatt-Hodge put her foot on the gas, hitting Linsey Smith's left-arm spin for three consecutive boundaries, combining with Wolvaardt to bring up the Brave's 50.

Wyatt-Hodge was stumped off Katherine Fraser for 43 with 20 runs still required, but Wolvaardt (33 not out) and Devine (15 not out) saw the Brave home with 17 balls to spare.