- Invincibles (147-9) beat Brave (130-7) by 17 runs
- Mahmood takes three wickets for champions
Lord’s is a place of joy for Oval Invincibles once again. Saqib Mahmood was the chief menace, taking three wickets and conceding just a single in the space of seven consecutive deliveries to set up a 17-run victory over Southern Brave, back-to-back titles secured for the men’s side.
The game was Brave’s under lights at HQ, close to 29,000 watching, chasing a tough ask of 148 but well-settled at 95 for three, 30 balls still left to play with. Leus du Plooy and Laurie Evans’ partnership was growing as Mahmood returned to the attack, his captain, Sam Billings, needing something, anything. Please.
Written by Taha Hashim at Lord’s
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/18/oval-invincibles-mens-hundred-title-southern-brave under the title “Oval Invincibles defend Men’s Hundred title after Southern Brave fall short”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
