Redmayne’s 66 lifts Spirit to victory over Originals
A half-century from Australian batter Georgia Redmayne has guided London Spirit to an eight-wicket victory with eight balls to spare against Manchester Originals in a Hundred clash in the sunshine at Lord’s.
After weathering a difficult start to the innings, Redmayne hit 66 from 59 balls as Spirit chased down their 113 target for the loss of just two wickets.
She was ably supported in the pursuit by England captain Heather Knight, who scored a composed 29 from 27, following the departures of Australian Meg Lanning, who made four, and Cordelia Griffith.
Originals were left to rue dropped catches off both Redmayne and Knight, having earlier posted a sub-par first-innings score.
Charlie Dean with three wickets for 20 and Sarah Glenn (two for 20) did the damage with the ball as the hosts restricted the Originals to 7-112.
The Spirit’s fielding performance was exceptional throughout, including a brilliant caught and bowled by Glenn and a superb catch in the deep by Griffith to remove Emma Lamb.
Wickets fell at regular intervals to keep Originals in check, with Kathryn Bryce ultimately top-scoring with 32 from 27 balls.
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