[Watch] Danielle Gibson holds onto a brilliant diving catch in The Hundred Eliminator women’s competition
Danielle Gibson held onto a stunning catch in The Hundred Eliminator women’s competition on Saturday, August 17. Kennington Oval in London hosted the game between the Oval Invincibles and the London Spirit.
The dismissal came off the 92nd delivery of the Oval Invincibles’ innings. Charlie Dean fired in a length ball and Mady Villiers lashed onto it for a big shot but only managed height and no real distance.
Gibson came running towards the ball at deep mid-wicket before putting in a timely dive on the practice pitch. She kept control of the ball despite sliding down the ground.
Sharing the video on X, The Hundred’s official handle wrote:
“DANI GIBSON! A contender for catch of The Hundred.”
Watch the clip below:
Earlier in the game, Danielle Gibson also took the catch to dismiss Laura Harris earlier in the contest. She also returned with two wickets in the match.
Oval Invincibles set a 114-run target for London Spirit in The Hundred Eliminator
A fighting batting display from Alice Capsey and Marizanne Kapp helped the Oval Invincibles post 113/9 against the London Spirit in The Hundred Eliminator.
Capsey scored 30 runs off 33 balls with the help of four boundaries. Kapp also chipped in with run a ball 26, comprising one six and two boundaries. Captain Lauren Winfield-Hill and Laura Harris were the other two batters to score in double digits. They, however, suffered a collapse, losing last seven wickets for just 31 runs.
Charlie Dean emerged as the pick of the London Spirit’s bowlers, returning with figures of 3/24, while Danielle Gibson, Eva Gray, and Sarah Glenn bagged two wickets apiece.
At the time of writing, the Spirit are 33 without loss after 25 balls with Meg Lanning and Georgia Redmayne at the crease.
The winner of this game will play against the Welsh Fire Women at Lord’s in London in the final on Sunday, August 18. Welsh directly qualified for the final after finishing at the top of the points table with five victories in their eight league games.
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