London Spirit (Women) vs Southern Brave (Women), Match 16 — The Hundred Womens

Who will win LS-W vs SB-W?

Cric First AI picks Southern Brave (Women) · confidence 64/100

Southern Brave's top-order form — Rodrigues and Wolvaardt both in touch — and their preference for the chase make them clear favourites in this venue, but Kapp's all-phase influence keeps a Spirit path alive.

Result: SB-W won by 5 wickets. Prediction correct.

Key factors

Projected score and key matchup

First innings: 125-135 — Lord's in the afternoon typically starts truest and slows a touch as the innings wears on — par for a first innings here sits in the mid-120s, and anything over 135 is a strong defence.

Jemimah Rodrigues v Marizanne Kapp: Brave's most reliable scorer against Spirit's most reliable wicket-taker. Kapp will want Rodrigues early with the harder ball; survive that first spell and Rodrigues typically controls the chase to the finish.

Players to watch

Head-to-head and form

Recent meetings have leaned Southern Brave's way, and the market agrees — but Spirit at home at Lord's have made a habit of dragging these games deep.

London Spirit (Women): London Spirit's recent results have hinged on how far Marie Kelly and Marizanne Kapp carry the batting — the support cast has blown hot and cold, and at home they'll want a first-innings total that lets their spinners squeeze.

Southern Brave (Women): Southern Brave arrive with the competition's most settled top order — Rodrigues barely dismissed in three innings, Wolvaardt due a big one — and a bowling group led by Molineux's control through the middle.

The story so far

London Spirit take on Southern Brave at Lord's with the home side batting first after Brave won the toss and chose to chase. Spirit's engine room runs through Marie Kelly, whose 45 off 28 and 39 off 26 in recent outings have set their platform, and Marizanne Kapp, who touches every phase of the game — powerplay overs with the new ball, a punchy middle-order cameo, and the sharpest fielding on either side. Brave counter with a top order that has been relentless: Jemimah Rodrigues has barely been dismissed lately, finishing unbeaten twice in her last three, while Laura Wolvaardt's class means a quiet run never lasts long. Sophie Molineux's left-arm spin into the Lord's slope is the control piece of their attack. Spirit's route to an upset is simple — Kelly and Kapp bat them to 130-plus, then Olivia Barnes' recent wicket-taking burst makes the middle overs awkward. Anything less and Brave's chase machine should handle it.