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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Raf Nicholson at Lord's

Marizanne Kapp guides Invincibles to victory over Brave in Hundred final

Oval Invincibles celebrate retaining their Hundred title in front of a record crowd of 20,840 at Lord’s.
Oval Invincibles celebrate retaining their Hundred title in front of a record crowd of 20,840 at Lord’s. Photograph: Nick England/ECB/Getty Images

Anyone who thinks that short-format cricket is a batter’s game might want to check in with the record crowd of 20,840 at Lord’s on Saturday: 12 wickets fell and nobody managed to score more than 37 runs.

That honour went to Marizanne Kapp, who somehow dragged Oval Invincibles across the line against Southern Brave to clinch their second consecutive Hundred title, chasing down a target of 102 with six balls to spare.

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