New Delhi: Deepti Sharma starred with bat and ball to guide London Spirit to their maiden Women’s Hundred title.
The India all-rounder took 1/23 and scored an unbeaten 16 runs from 16 balls as London Spirit defeated Welsh Fire by four wickets in the final at Lord’s on Sunday.
Deepti hit the winning runs, a six off Hayley Matthews, and then jumped into England’s Charlie Dean’s arms in celebration.
London Spirit chased down a target of 116 runs in 98 balls to win the tournament as Deepti, Eva Gray (2/26) and Sarah Glenn (2/17) and Tera Norris (1/18) were among the wickets.
They restricted Welsh Fire to 115 for 8 in the stipulated 100 balls, with Australia’s Jess Jonassen top-scoring with a 41-ball 54.
Georgia Redmayne anchored London Spirit’s run chase with a 32-ball 34 as Heather Knight (24) and Danielle Gibson (22) made useful contributions though Shabnim Ismail (3/24) halted their charge.
Deeptt then took onus hit the only six of the match to ensure victory for her side.
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— Rohit tak (@Rohittak106) August 18, 2024
With the victory, Deepti and Dean also buried the hatchet after she was controversially dismissed by the Indian run out at the non-striker’s end during the third ODI against England in 2022.
Her mode of dismissal triggered a debate over the spirit of the game but two years down the line, it seems all is well between Deepti anf Dean.
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