Annabel Sutherland, Player of the Match: Yeah, we just haven't quite got over the line in the last few but we felt like we've been there and thereabouts. So, it's nice to get the win. Jess came out with real clarity and she's got a beautiful swing of the bat. It was nice to see a few go to the rope from her. Personally, I just feel pretty level. I feel like I'm coming into different situations and adapting pretty well. But ultimately, you want to be part of winning performances and hopefully we can win the next few and build some momentum

London Spirit looked set for a total of 150 or even more before the rain delay but they lost wickets in a cluster after the resumption, managing just 47 runs from their final 50 balls as the momentum swung massively. Sunrisers, meanwhile, batted under bright sunshine and looked positive from the very first ball. They scored fluently, losing wickets along the way but never appearing to be playing catch-up or falling behind the required rate. They continued to find boundaries at regular intervals. Sutherland was once again the lynchpin of the chase with a vital 37 while Gibson chipped in with a handy 25. The platform was laid by both openers, who made useful quickfire contributions at the top. London Spirit rotated through seven bowlers. Charlie Dean was economical but picked up just one wicket while George claimed three. Sunrisers intensity and determination ultimately made the difference

19.3
6
de Klerk to Sutherland, SIX, Sutherlands wraps it up in style! Had to wait for an eternity for the slow ball landed short on middle to come near her and then she connected with a proper wallop, clearing deep midwicket with ease, such a dependable finisher, this time she gets her side over the line, much-needed victory! Outstanding work and a well-crafted and measured chase by Sunrisers
19.2
1
de Klerk to Jonassen, 1 run, Leg-stump yorker has been dealt with a flick to deep square's right, scores are level! Dean making some changes in the field, not giving up, still hoping for a miracle
19.1
4
de Klerk to Jonassen, FOUR, Ovee the wicket, bit short and curving across off, she has played a lovely cameo, plinks it out up and over cover-point for a four, what a timely boundary, what a gem of a knock! She is awesome at this position and for this role, pressure, what pressure?

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SRL-W: 131/5 (6 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 6.89, RRR: 6.00)

  • Jess Jonassen8 (3b)
  • Annabel Sutherland31 (20b)
  • Katie George3.5-0-25-3
  • Charlie Dean3.5-0-13-1
18.5
2
George to Jonassen, 2 runs, Excellent over for Sunrisers, flings it little shortish and angling onto the pads, worked off the pads to the right of deep midwicket and now the equation is a lot more manageable unless they do something very silly. An extra fielder comes in which also helps Sunrisers; London penalised for slow over-rate so only three fielders out in the outer ring
18.4
4
George to Jonassen, FOUR, Doing the needful, calmness personified, length ball cutting back at off, lashes it downtown with insolence and will find a boundary at long-off
18.3
2
George to Jonassen, 2 runs, couple of runs, opens her account with a lofty shot right between long-on and long-off, not much power behind as she advances to create her own length
18.2
W
George to Sharma, OUT, Flips it on a length and gives room, she gets underneath and sends it for a trip into the sky and long-off just takes one step in and caught it brilliantly, Harris gives a thumbs up, excellent outfielder, what a crucial strike, timely breakthrough, but Sutherland is still out there, she holds the key, doesn't have a stiff task like before in the last game against Brave. This is not daunting

DB Sharma c Harris b George 6 (10m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

18.1
1
George to Sutherland, 1 run, Over the wicket, bit shortish and zinging back at leg, eased to fine leg for a single

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs | SRL-W: 122/4 (15 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 6.77, RRR: 7.50)

  • Deepti Sharma6 (6b)
  • Annabel Sutherland30 (19b)
  • Charlie Dean3.5-0-13-1
  • Grace Harris0.5-0-9-0
17.5
2
Dean to Sharma, 2 runs, Tossed up from around the wicket, wide yorker, squeezes it out to deep cover, ball holds up near the rope, found the gap at inside the rope
17.4
1
Dean to Sutherland, 1 run, This is good from Dean. Floated from around on a length and gets it to whizz across off, quickly, she gets down for a slog sweep and gets the under-edge, stopped well by the fielder at fine leg, a diving stop, prevented a certain four
17.3
1
Dean to Sharma, 1 run, Looped up on a shorter length and gets some turn across off, very slow through the air, thwacks it away to sweeper cover
17.2
0
Dean to Sharma, no run, Around the wicket, smart cricket, bit short and sliding wide across off, lets it go expecting it to be a wide, should have gone for a cut
17.1
1
Dean to Sutherland, 1 run, Over the wicket, full into the toes, sweeps it well to deep square for a run, 19 off 14

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | SRL-W: 117/4 (20 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 6.88, RRR: 6.66)

  • Annabel Sutherland28 (17b)
  • Deepti Sharma3 (3b)
  • Grace Harris0.5-0-9-0
  • Katie George2.5-0-16-2
16.5
4
Harris to Sutherland, FOUR, Ends the over with an exclamation mark, not many runs to defend, this is a crucial boundary, brings her long levers into play. Gets a fuller and skiddy one outside off, thumped huge downtown and almost cleared the ropes at lopng-on, stretched out her front-foot and almost cleared the rope, just one bounce over the rope
16.4
2
Harris to Sutherland, 2 runs, Over the wicket, fuller and angling leg-side, helps it along its way to deep fine for a couple of runs
16.3
1
Harris to Sharma, 1 run, lobbed up on a length just outside off, turning into her body, goes down on one knee and sweeps it beautifully to deep square, hard sweep
16.2
1
Harris to Sutherland, 1 run, Lobbed up on a length and shaping into the pads, worked to backward square for a run

Shadow-Shell: "Are we sure it was the rain that derailed London's innings? Because Leeds is still scoring freely though"

16.1
1
Harris to Sharma, 1 run, Around the wicket, length ball turning in from off, hacked away to Dottin at point and she slams a direct-hit at non-striker's end, Sharma made it just in time, excellent fielding though

END OF OVER:
16 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SRL-W: 108/4 (29 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.75, RRR: 7.25)

  • Deepti Sharma1 (1b)
  • Annabel Sutherland21 (14b)
  • Katie George2.5-0-16-2
  • Nadine de Klerk2.5-0-19-1
15.5
1
George to Sharma, 1 run, Shortish and a hint of nip-back from outside off, scythes it towards point and dashes across to the other end; going down to the wire I reckon
15.4
W
George to Gibson, OUT, Oh, what an anticlimactic end to the innings! The pendulum swings again, she makes room to go enormous here and miscues the skier, taken at long-on Harris covers a lot of ground charging in from the rope and gobbling it up gleefully, it was a slower one, fuller as well, and she lifted high in the air, she toe-ended it

DR Gibson c Harris b George 25 (26m 24b 3x4 0x6) SR: 104.16

15.3
4
George to Gibson, FOUR, pulls her length back but Gibson is in red-hot-form, too short on off, jockeys across off and finds a top-edge that scoots away to the rope, right behind the keeper, this is turning out to be a fascinating contest, neck to neck so far
15.2
0
George to Gibson, no run, Slung down full and it holds its line, wrong line but she gets away with it, tries to swat it leg-side and gets tenderized on the pads
15.1
2
George to Gibson, 2 runs, Fractionally short and slanted across off, backs away and pummels it to wide of long-on for a couple of runs, Harris does well, timely intervention

END OF OVER:
15 | 10 Runs | SRL-W: 101/3 (36 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 7.20)

  • Dani Gibson19 (20b)
  • Annabel Sutherland21 (14b)
  • Nadine de Klerk2.5-0-19-1
  • Charlie Dean2.5-0-8-1
14.5
4
de Klerk to Gibson, FOUR, Pitched up fuller and wicket-to-wicket, absolutely leathers it down the ground and beats long-off, away she whistles to the boundary
14.4
0
de Klerk to Gibson, no run, Lands it full, an off-cutter just outside off, jammed to mid-off

Sunrisers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st57BF SmithP Litchfield
2nd2L Winfield-HillBF Smith
3rd0BF SmithA Sutherland
4th48DR GibsonA Sutherland
5th16DB SharmaA Sutherland
6th19JL JonassenA Sutherland