# 2021 Oval Invincibles season

The 2021 season was the Oval Invincibles first season of the new franchise 100 ball cricket, The Hundred. The women's team performed well, and eventually won the inaugural competition.

## Players
### Men's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps.
| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 9 | Will Jacks | (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 10 | Alex Blake | (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 17 | Rory Burns | (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Centrally Contracted player |
| 20 | Jason Roy | (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 32 | Laurie Evans | (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All Rounders |||||||
| 16 | Jordan Clark | (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 41 | Colin Ingram | (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| 58 | Sam Curran | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Centrally Contracted player |
| 59 | Tom Curran | (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Local Icon player |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 7 | Sam Billings | (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | — | Captain |
| 22 | Jordan Cox | (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | Wildcard pick |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 8 | Saqib Mahmood | (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 23 | Reece Topley | (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 44 | Brandon Glover | (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 26 | Tabraiz Shamsi | (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | Overseas player |
| 72 | Nathan Sowter | (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |

### Women's side

* Bold denotes players with international caps.
| S/N | Name | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||||
| 1 | Georgia Adams | (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 35 | Fran Wilson | (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Centrally Contracted player |
| All Rounders |||||||
| 23 | Jo Gardner | (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 26 | Alice Capsey | (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 81 | Dane van Niekerk | (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain; Overseas player |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 8 | Sarah Bryce | (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | |
| 17 | Rhianna Southby | (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 7 | Marizanne Kapp | (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| 18 | Eva Gray | (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 53 | Tash Farrant | (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 61 | Grace Gibbs | (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 89 | Shabnim Ismail | (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 6 | Megan Belt | (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 19 | Danielle Gregory | (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 22 | Mady Villiers | (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

## Regular season
### Fixtures (Men)
#### July

* 22 July 2021 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 145/8 (100 balls) | v | Manchester Originals 136/7 (100 balls) |
| Sam Billings 49 (30) Fred Klaassen 3/23 (15 balls) | | Carlos Brathwaite 37 (29) Nathan Sowter 2/18 (15 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 9 runs The Oval, London Attendance: 18,126 Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Sam Billings (Oval Invincibles)
* Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.
* 25 July 2021 14:30 Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles | v | London Spirit |
* No result Lord's, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Peter Hartley
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: London Spirit 1, Oval Invincibles 1.
* 31 July 2021 18:00 (N) Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 127/6 (100 balls) | v | Northern Superchargers 128/4 (97 balls) |
| Jason Roy 52* (43) Adil Rashid 3/13 (20 balls) | | Chris Lynn 48 (48) Saqib Mahmood 2/19 (20 balls) |
* Northern Superchargers won by 6 wickets Headingley, Leeds Attendance: 10,859 Umpires: Nick Cook and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Harry Brook (Northern Superchargers)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

#### August

* 2 August 2021 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Welsh Fire 121/7 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 125/4 (93 balls) |
| Ben Duckett 65 (52) Tom Curran 3/29 (20 balls) | | Sam Billings 40* (34) James Neesham 2/23 (20 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Attendance: 21,279 Umpires: Neil Mallender and Alex Wharf Player of the match: Sam Billings (Oval Invincibles)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Welsh Fire 0.
* 4 August 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 172/3 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 174/4 (94 balls) |
| Colin Ingram 81* (43) Pat Brown 2/34 (20 balls) | | Moeen Ali 49 (26) Saqib Mahmood 2/34 (20 balls) |
* Birmingham Phoenix won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Peter Hartley and Russell Warren Player of the match: Chris Benjamin (Birmingham Phoenix)
* Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Birmingham Phoenix 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
* 8 August 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 125/6 (65 balls) | v | Trent Rockets 116/8 (65 balls) |
| Jason Roy 56* (29) Samit Patel 2/21 (15 balls) | | Lewis Gregory 28* (12) Sunil Narine 3/11 (10 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 9 runs The Oval, London Attendance: 19,382 Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Jason Roy (Oval Invincibles)
* Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 65 balls per side due to rain.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Trent Rockets 0.
* 14 August 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| London Spirit 146/7 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 147/8 (95 balls) |
| Eoin Morgan 41 (20) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/25 (20 balls) | | Laurie Evans 67* (37) Brad Wheal 2/23 (20 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 2 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Nick Cook and Neil Mallender Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Oval Invincibles)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
* 16 August 2021 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 134/7 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 135/4 (95 balls) |
| Alex Blake 44* (28) Jake Lintott 3/14 (20 balls) | | Colin de Grandhomme 40* (28) Tom Curran 1/8 (15 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 6 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Alex Davies (Southern Brave)
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

### Fixtures (Women)
#### July

* 21 July 2021 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Manchester Originals 135/6 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 139/5 (98 balls) |
| Lizelle Lee 42 (39) Tash Farrant 3/25 (20 balls) | | Dane van Niekerk 56* (42) Kate Cross 3/28 (18 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Sue Redfern and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (Oval Invincibles)
* Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Manchester Originals 0.
* 25 July 2021 11:00 Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 132/7 (100 balls) | v | London Spirit 117/7 (100 balls) |
| Alice Capsey 59 (41) Naomi Dattani 2/23 (15 balls) | | Heather Knight 40 (29) Dane van Niekerk 3/30 (20 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 15 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Anna Harris and Graham Lloyd Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Oval Invincibles)
* London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
* 31 July 2021 14:30 Scorecard
| Northern Superchargers 109/8 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 105/4 (100 balls) |
| Alice Davidson-Richards 42 (30) Alice Capsey 2/9 (20 balls) | | Sarah Bryce 29 (33) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/17 (20 balls) |
* Northern Superchargers won by 4 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Anna Harris and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Alice Davidson-Richards (Northern Superchargers)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Superchargers 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

#### August

* 2 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard
| Welsh Fire 112/6 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 100/9 (100 balls) |
| Georgia Redmayne 30 (29) Dane van Niekerk 1/10 (20 balls) | | Grace Gibbs 21 (22) Hayley Matthews 3/23 (20 balls) |
* Welsh Fire won by 12 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Welsh Fire)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Welsh Fire 2, Oval Invincibles 0.
* 4 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| Birmingham Phoenix 129/9 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 133/2 (97 balls) |
| Erin Burns 45 (28) Tash Farrant 3/23 (20 balls) | | Dane van Niekerk 67* (51) Kirstie Gordon 2/20 (20 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles)
* Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, Birmingham Phoenix 0.
* 8 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| Trent Rockets | v | Oval Invincibles |
* No result The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Sarah Bartlett
* Trent Rockets won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 1, Trent Rockets 1.
* 14 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| London Spirit 103/9 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 107/2 (87 balls) |
| Tammy Beaumont 42 (34) Marizanne Kapp 2/12 (20 balls) | | Georgia Adams 37* (34) Charlie Dean 1/24 (17 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Anna Harris and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Oval Invincibles)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Oval Invincibles 2, London Spirit 0.
* 16 August 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| Southern Brave 115/3 (100 balls) | v | Oval Invincibles 85 (94 balls) |
| Sophia Dunkley 58* (39) Tash Farrant 2/22 (20 balls) | | Dane van Niekerk 31 (32) Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/12 (20 balls) |
* Southern Brave won by 30 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook and Jasmine Naeem Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Southern Brave)
* Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Brave 2, Oval Invincibles 0.

## Standings
### Men

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Birmingham Phoenix | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.087 |
| 2 | Southern Brave | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.034 |
| 3 | Trent Rockets | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.035 |
| 4 | Oval Invincibles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.123 |
| 5 | Northern Superchargers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.510 |
| 6 | Manchester Originals | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −0.361 |
| 7 | Welsh Fire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.827 |
| 8 | London Spirit | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.641 |
advances to the Final  advances to the Eliminator

### Women

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Southern Brave | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.056 |
| 2 | Oval Invincibles | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.015 |
| 3 | Birmingham Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.186 |
| 4 | London Spirit | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.046 |
| 5 | Manchester Originals | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.016 |
| 6 | Northern Superchargers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.041 |
| 7 | Trent Rockets | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.293 |
| 8 | Welsh Fire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.017 |
advances to the Final  advances to the Eliminator

## Knockout stages
### Women
#### Eliminator

* 20 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 114/7 (100 balls) | v | Birmingham Phoenix 94 (94 balls) |
| Marizanne Kapp 37 (37) Kirstie Gordon 2/22 (20 balls) | | Amy Jones 35 (25) Tash Farrant 4/10 (19 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 20 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anna Harris Player of the match: Tash Farrant (Oval Invincibles)
* Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

#### Final

* 21 August 2021 15:00 Scorecard
| Oval Invincibles 121/6 (100 balls) | v | Southern Brave 73 (98 balls) |
| Marizanne Kapp 26 (14) Anya Shrubsole 2/16 (20 balls) | | Fi Morris 23 (26) Marizanne Kapp 4/9 (18 balls) |
* Oval Invincibles won by 48 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Sue Redfern
* Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.