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Bell stays cool as Brave win last-ball thriller
Lauren Bell kept her nerve to help Southern Brave beat MI London by a single run in a last-ball thriller in The Hundred, extending Brave's unbeaten start to the tournament. The victory keeps Brave top of the women's standings with three wins from three, while MI London remain winless after falling agonisingly short in their run chase.
Chasing 127, MI London were guided by an unbeaten half-century from Danni Wyatt-Hodge but needed four runs off Bell's final delivery and could not find the boundary. Earlier, Southern Brave posted 126-7, built around contributions from Maia Bouchier, Laura Wolvaardt and Jemimah Rodrigues, before Hayley Matthews' 4-22 helped restrict the total; Matthews then top-scored for MI London with 32 before MI's chase faded under tight bowling from Issy Wong and Sophie Molineux.
In short
- Southern Brave beat MI London by one run in a Hundred thriller.
- Lauren Bell defended a tight final over to seal victory.
- Brave remain unbeaten and top the table after three games.
Explained simply
The Hundred is an annual cricket tournament in England that features eight professional women's teams competing for the domestic title. It uses a shortened format of the sport designed to create exciting, fast-paced matches that are easier for casual fans to follow than traditional cricket.
Southern Brave and MI London are two of these eight professional women's teams, representing different regions across England. All eight teams compete in a league format where they play multiple matches and accumulate points based on their results.
The Hundred has become one of the most popular cricket competitions in England, attracting large audiences and featuring many of the world's best women cricketers. The tournament determines which teams progress to knockout stages, making results in regular matches important for determining final standings.
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