Grace Harris continued her sparkling form The Hundred Women’s 2025sent London Spirit to a nerve-racking three-wicket victory over Manchester Originals in Old Trafford on 11 August. Her unbeaten 50 of just 32 balls turned out to be decided when Spirit pursued a target of 123 and their third straight triumph in the tournament with only two balls in the game.
Manchester Originals is a strict challenge for London Spirit
Manchester Originals, first after losing the throw, made early setbacks. The bowlers of the Spirit struck quickly, with Georgia Redmayne who took an excellent catch to remove Kathryn Bryce and Amelia Kerr who claimed Wickets in a tight spell. Originals tumbled to 10/2 and then 46/4, because important players Kerr and Captain Beth Moeney fell cheap.
West India Allrounder Deandra Dottin anchored the innings with a resilient 36 out of 30 balls, supported by Fi Morris (a short cameo) and Alice Monaghan, who did not contribute 18. The originals managed to gather themselves with lower order runs and ended up in a competitive 122-6 of their 100 balls, despite Charlie Dean’s disciplined 2-18 and Sarah Glenn who retains the Run rate under control of the mind.
Grace Harris’ heroism turns the game upside down
London Spirit’s answer was rocky, with early wickets that fell. Redmayne and Dani Gibson were quickly fired, making spirit vulnerable on 27/2. Kira Cthli stabilized the ship with a composed 34 from 30, a platform for Grace Harris‘Onslaught in addition to important contributions from her teammates.
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Harris unleashed her strength in the last phases and hit five four and two sixes, including an essential maximum when 16 were needed for the last 10 balls. Just when the game hesitated with Issy Wong and Charlie Dean are both in successive Bryce balls rejected Sarah Glenn, which drove Bryce’s hat trick ball for a border and then skipped the winning points with two balls. Spirit ended on 124/7, Harris was unbeaten and earned the Match Hero Award for her quiet sparkle under pressure.
Grace Harris wins the player of the game for her brilliant fifty 🥇#women #Cricket #GraceHarris #Thehundred pic.twitter.com/SYTV53G6AP
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