Joe McConnell
The Oval Invincibles became the first men’s team to win The Hundred back-to-back after retaining the trophy by beating Southern Brave in the final at Lord’s.
Saqib Mahmood (3-17) took three wickets in the space of five deliveries as Brave collapsed from 99-3 to 102-7 while chasing an above-par 147-9 at the ‘Home of Cricket’.
Victory then looked out of reach for the Braves after the Invincibles’ tight bowling forced them to score 34 runs in the last 10 balls with two new batsmen, Jofra Archer (6no) and Craig Overton (22no), out of the field, even though the latter hit two sixes in his final knock of the match, but that was not enough to stop the London team from clinching the title again.
Earlier, Tymal Mills (3-33) and Akeal Hosein (3-34) had taken three wickets each for the Braves as the Invincibles posted 147-9, with Will Jacks (37) leading the team to a fast start to the innings after being brought in to bat.
Sam Curran (25) and Jordan Cox (25) added 46 runs during their third wicket, sharing six boundaries equally, while Tom Curran (24) and Tom Lammonby (16) added 34 runs in the end to take their team to what proved to be a defendable total.
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