The Hundred: Oval Invincibles retain men’s title by beating Southern Brave in final at Lord’s | Cricket News

Oval Invincibles became the first men’s side to win The Hundred back-to-back after they retained 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 seemed out of reach for the Brave after the tight bowling from Invincibles left them requiring 34 runs from the final 10 balls with two new batters, Jofra Archer (6no) and Craig Overton (22no), out in the middle, although the latter smashed two sixes in his defiant late knock, but it was not enough to prevent the London side clinching the title again.

Earlier, Tymal Mills (3-33) and Akeal Hosein (3-34) took three wickets apiece for Brave as the Invincibles made 147-9, with Will Jacks (37) leading the way in a speedy start to the innings after being inserted to bat.

Sam Curran (25) and Jordan Cox (25) added 46 runs during their third-wicket stand, sharing six boundaries equally, while Tom Curran (24) and Tom Lammonby (16) added 34 runs late on to take their side to what proved to be a defendable total.

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