Match summary

• Match: Manchester Originals Women vs London Spirit Women
• Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
• Toss: London Spirit Women won the toss and elected to field
• Date: Monday, August 11, 2025
• Result: London Spirit Women won by 3 wickets

London Spirit Women successfully chased Manchester Originals Women down in a low-scoring contest to win by 3 wickets at Emirates Old Trafford. London Spirit Women bowled first and restricted Manchester Originals Women to 122/6 off 100 balls. Grace Harris top scored for London Spirit Women with a dispatched 50* off 32 balls, leading them to victory with two balls remaining.

Manchester Originals Women Innings: 122/6 (100 balls)

It was a rocky start with an early loss of Kathryn Bryce (2) and Amelia Kerr with just a singular run (1). Captain Beth Mooney (26 off 20) got the momentum back and pushed what was a stuttering scoreboard before losing her wicket to Charlie Dean. Deandra Dottin made a quick-fire innings of 36 off 30 but lost wickets regularly and seemed to be thwarted from scoring any reasonable number of runs. Alice Monaghan on a trailblazing(18*) helped push the total past (120).

Batting Highlights MCRW:

• Deandra Dottin – 36 (30)
• Beth Mooney – 26 (20)
• Alice Monaghan – 18* (18)

Bowling Highlights LDNW:

• Charlie Dean – 2/18 (20 balls)
• Sarah Glenn – 2/9 (20 balls)
• Tara Norris – 1/6 (10 balls)

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London Spirit Women Innings: 124/7 (98 balls)

Chasing a target of 123, Spirit got off to a poor start, losing Georgia Redmayne (11) and Danielle Gibson (0) early in the innings. Kira Chathli’s 34 off 30 balls gave the Spirit a useful base, but the star of the show was Grace Harris, who smacked an unbeaten 50 runs off 32 balls, hitting 5 fours and 2 sixes. Although losing a collapse of wickets in the middle order, which saw the Spirit go from 80/3 to 114/7, Grace Harris, with Sarah Glenn (10*), managed to get the Spirit home with 2 balls to spare.

LDNW Batting Highlights:

• Grace Harris - 50* (32)
• Kira Chathli - 34 (30) 
• Sarah Glenn  -10* (4)

MCRW Bowling Highlights:

• Kathryn Bryce 2/8 (20)
• Amelia Kerr 2/6 (20)
• Deandra Dottin 1/32 (18)

Match Summary

Top Performers

• Player of the Match: Grace Harris – 50* (32)
• Best Batter: Grace Harris – 50* (32)
• Best Bowler: Sarah Glenn – 2/9 (20 balls)