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Published 23:03 IST, August 18th 2024

Team India Star Shines At Lord's As London Spirit Edge Past Welsh Fire To Win 'The Hundred' Finals

London Spirit Edge Women have defeated Welsh Fire Women to win 'The Hundred'. London defeated Welsh by 4 wickets at Lord's

London Spirit Women with The Hundred Trophy | Image: Instagram/@londonspirit

Welsh Fire Women vs London Spirit Women, Final: The Hundred has been quite a revolution in cricket. Taking the thrills of a T20 game to a new level, 'The Hundred' is what the future of cricket might look like. The final that was played between London Spirit Women and Welsh Fire Women at the Lord's became a thriller and had everybody on the edge of their seats. London Spirit Women won the toss and selected to bat first and this decision reaped them a very sweet reward.

Deepti Sharma's Heroics Leaves Welsh Fire Women Stunned

While chasing a small total of 115 off runs from 100 legal deliveries, the London Spirit Women find themselves in a bit of difficulty. Cricket is a funny game and small totals can always get tricky, this, exactly was the case with London Spirit Women. Welsh Fire gave themselves a great chance as they reduced London Spirit Women to 88 for 4., but little did they know that Deepti Sharma was waiting in the ranks to snatch the game away from them.

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Sharma was not only impressive with the bat but also rose to the occasion with the ball in her hands. In the all-important final, Sharma bowled 20 deliveries, conceded just 23 runs and picked up a wicket. With the bat in her hands, the India star scored 16 off 16 deliveries and closed the game with a six.

'Deepti Did It For Us': London Spirit Skipper Heather Knight

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'Not the best watch to be honest, it was nervy chasing but Deepti is an experienced player, she held her nerves and did it for us. Our international players were great. Everyone has played their roles well. I think we recruited really well, picking Meg and Georgia. Absolutely stoked with Deepti, she has been brilliant with both bat and ball. Eva Gray was good with the ball as well'., said Knight before she picked up the trophy after wining the finals

Updated 23:03 IST, August 18th 2024

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