Sunrisers thrash MI London in Hundred openerImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dani Gibson (right) was the most expensive women’s player at The Hundred auctionByFfion WynneBBC Sport JournalistPublished21 minutes agoThe Hundred women’s competition, The OvalMI London 107-8 (100 balls): Matthews 33 (22); Baker 2-16Sunrisers Leeds 109-3 (69 balls): Litchfield 43 (26); Stonehouse 1-12Sunrisers Leeds won by seven wicketsScorecard. Table
Sunrisers Leeds opened the new era of The Hundred with a dominant seven-wicket win over MI London at The Oval.
After a fine all-round bowling performance restricted MI London to 107-8, Sunrisers cruised to their target with 31 balls to spare.
Australia batter Phoebe Litchfield top-scored with a fluent 43 from 26 balls, while her compatriot Annabel Sutherland finished unbeaten on 30 from 23.
Despite a brilliant performance, there was a concern for Sunrisers as experienced bowler Kate Cross suffered a shoulder injury while diving in the field and had to be taken off by the physio.
It was confirmed she had not dislocated it, but would be going for a scan to determine the extent of the damage.
That left England all-rounder Dani Gibson – who was named captain of Sunrisers after being picked as the most expensive women’s player in the auction – with a bowler light but the rest of the attack stepped up effectively.
India spinner Deepti Sharma claimed the key wickets of MI London openers Hayley Matthews and Danni Wyatt-Hodge after they had made a positive start to reach 56-0.
From there, the home side stalled and Sunrisers chipped away with regular wickets including Gibson’s 2-17 and leg-spinner Hannah Baker took 2-16.
