The Hundred women's competition, Lord's
MI London 122-9 (100 balls): Kerr 69* (41); Dean 3-26
London Spirit 119-8 (100 balls): De Klerk 35 (29); Matthews 2-21
MI London won by 3 runs
Melie Kerr played a magnificent lone manus with the bat to support struggling MI London's faint qualification hopes live successful the women's Hundred.
MI London, who were antecedently winless successful 5 games, slumped to 23-5 and 64-8 and were connected the brink of elimination to their rivals London Spirit.
But all-rounder Kerr held steadfast and finished with 69 not retired from 41 balls to propel her broadside to 122-9 earlier the bowlers crushed retired a three-run win.
MI London took the assurance boost into their bowling innings and reduced Spirit to 51-4 earlier a basal of 42 betwixt Nadine de Klerk and Marizanne Kapp recovered their chase.
De Klerk's departure for 35 swung the momentum backmost successful MI London's favour arsenic they needed 15 from six balls, and Spirit curiously promoted some Charis Pavely and Katie George supra the destructive West Indies batter Deandra Dottin.
Dottin past whacked back-to-back fours to support her broadside successful contention but Nicola Carey held her nervus with six needed disconnected the last shot and Spirit finished 119-8.
It completed a singular fightback from MI London, led by Kerr who had not deed a six successful The Hundred earlier this innings, successful which she clubbed 4 alongside 5 fours.
Kerr could lone ticker from the non-striker's extremity arsenic Spirit skipper Charlie Dean took 3 wickets successful 5 balls, removing Hollie Armitage for six and Nicola Carey and Alice Monaghan without scoring.
Chinelle Henry, with 22 disconnected 15, was the lone different MI London batter to scope treble figures earlier Kerr took 26 important runs from the past 10 balls including 3 sixes disconnected the antecedently ascendant Dean.
Despite the win, MI London's destiny is retired of their hands. They request to triumph some of their remaining games comfortably to boost their nett run-rate and for different results to spell their way, and Spirit are successful the aforesaid position.
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