Women’s final: Invincibles, 121-6, beat Brave, 73, by 48 runsMarizanne Kapp scores 26, then takes 4-9 with ballAnya Shrubsole knows all about batting collapses at Lord’s. Back in 2017 she was on the right end of one against
India, with a spell of bowling which won
England a
World Cup. On Saturday, in the inaugural final of the Women’s Hundred, she felt the rough end of the deal, forced to look on as her side Southern Brave collapsed to 73 all out – Oval Invincibles storming to victory by a mammoth 48 runs.
It was the South African seamer Marizanne Kapp, who finished with astonishing figures of four wickets for nine runs from 18 balls, who ripped the heart out of the Brave’s chase before it even got going. After her opening set – an unplayable 10 balls of outswing bowling – Brave were already two for three, with Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley and Gaby Lewis all back in the pavilion.