Northern Superchargers beat Oval Invincibles by seven wickets at Headingley, chasing 126 and finishing on 127-3 with five balls to spare. Opener Alice-Davidson Richards struck 50 off 32 balls and Phoebe Litchfield added 29, while Nicola Carey finished unbeaten with 25 off 15. Oval Invincibles posted 125-6; Lauren Winfield-Hill scored 37 from 30 and seamer Kate Cross returned figures of 2-16. Meg Lanning was dismissed lbw as Invincibles slipped to 64-4. Invincibles were disrupted by Tash Farrant hurting her back and only bowling five balls, and Alice Capsey briefly leaving after a blow but returning. Superchargers move to 20 points, second in the table, and will face Manchester Originals in their final match.
Opener Alice-Davidson Richards capitalised on some loose bowling to strike 50 from 32 balls to break the back of the Superchargers' chase of 126. She fell with 42 runs needed and Australian Phoebe Litchfield, who sparkled again in making 29, followed three balls later, but Nicola Carey made an unbeaten 15-ball 25 and Superchargers won with five balls to spare.
Superchargers' earlier made the ideal start when Grace Ballinger bowled Paige Scholfield with the first ball of the match. Invincibles were 64-4 after 60 balls when Australian Meg Lanning, the tournament's leading run-scorer, was pinned lbw and although captain Lauren Winfield-Hill, dropped down the order after a poor run as opener, hit 37 from 30, their 125-6 felt below par.
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