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Georgia Redmayne backed up a fine effort from her bowlers as London Spirit comfortably beat city rivals Oval Invincibles to reach The Hundred final.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Australian left-hander scored an unbeaten 53 from 47 balls as Spirit, set 114 to win, clinched an eight-wicket victory with nine balls to spare in the Eliminator at The Oval.<\/p>\n
Invincibles dropped Redmayne on 19 – one of four drops in the innings – and the Spirit opener made them pay with a well-paced half-century in an unbroken stand of 74 with captain Heather Knight, who finished 36 not out off 23 balls.<\/p>\n
Spirit were not without fault themselves in the field as Alice Capsey, who top-scored with 30 for Invincibles, was twice put down by Danielle Gibson.<\/p>\n
But Knight’s side bowled brilliantly as England spinners Charlie Dean and Sarah Glenn took 3-24 and 2-15 respectively, while seamer Eva Gray was superb for her 2-13.<\/p>\n
Gibson also claimed two wickets and a brilliant catch to remove the dangerous Laura Harris, as Invincibles subsided late in their innings, losing five wickets in the last 14 balls.<\/p>\n
Former Australia skipper Meg Lanning got the Spirit chase off to a strong start alongside Redmayne before the innings stalled briefly after her dismissal.<\/p>\n
But Redmayne and Knight put them back on track, ending Invincibles’ bid for a third title in four years and securing Spirit’s place in the showpiece game for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n