Manchester Super Giants Women vs Sunrisers Leeds Women Match 10 Full Commentary

We are back for the chase! The umpires are back out in the middle and so are the players of Sunrisers Leeds, who form a quick huddle and take their places on the field. It will be the duo of Meg Lanning and Smriti Mandhana to open the innings for Manchester Super Giants. Kate Cross is back in after a minor injury and will take the new ball for the Sunrisers. Let's go...

... The Run Chase ...

Letting go of the advantage - Manchester Super Giants bowled pretty well for the majority of that first innings, but a couple of dropped catches early and a bit of untidy bowling at the death have cost them about 15 or so runs more. Grace Ballinger was the pick of the bowlers, proving to be highly economical, but neither she nor Sophie Ecclestone managed to pick up a wicket. Ryana Macdonald-Gay was a bit on the expensive side, and Mady Villiers surprisingly bowled just one set, where she even picked up a wicket. Well, 143 isn't a really big target, but we did see the ball hold a bit in the deck and it is a used pitch, which might aid the slower bowlers in the second innings. Manchester Super Giants have a solid batting lineup, but a lot will ride on the opening pair of Meg Lanning and Smriti Mandhana. It should be an exciting chase, so stay tuned.

Let's hear from Sunrisers' hard-hitting opener - Bryony Smith says it was quite tricky upfront, with the ball holding in the surface. On her batting approach, she says she looks to take the game on in the powerplay while keeping the risk to a minimum. She feels 142 is a good score on this wicket and adds that the bowlers would have learnt plenty from the way Manchester Super Giants bowled in the first innings.

Finishing on a high - The Sunrisers didn't have the best of starts and lost Jess Jonassen early yet again, but Bryony Smith and Phoebe Litchfield built a steady stand. Neither of them could really capitalize on the starts they got and headed back to the pavilion. Annabel Sutherland was the one who really started to fight back in the latter stages as Lauren Winfield-Hill played her part and skipper Danielle Gibson just came in and played a whirlwind of a cameo. The Sunrisers mustered up 51 runs off the last 25 balls and that could turn out to be decisive.

Solid total on the board - Great acceleration from Sunrisers Leeds towards the death, and they have put on a very defendable total of 142 runs on the board. Manchester Super Giants will feel they let things get away in the second half of that innings but will feel that the target is still very gettable.

Ryana Macdonald-Gay to close out the first innings? Yes, indeed.

The skipper Danielle Gibson is in next.

Maitlan Brown comes back into the attack now.

Sophie Ecclestone is back in to finish her spell.

One down, one to go - The Manchester Super Giants Women have already claimed bragging rights in this derby. Can the men follow suit and complete the double, or will Sunrisers Leeds hit back to split the spoils? Leeds have won the toss and opted to bowl first in the men's contest. Please switch tabs and join us for that game. Cheers!

Reflecting on the win - The captain of Manchester Super Giants Women, Meg Lanning says there were plenty of good patches from her side, but credits Smriti Mandhana for winning them the game almost single-handedly. She says Mandhana's innings kept putting the pressure back on the opposition and was a joy to watch. Lanning feels her side played good cricket in phases, but admits putting together a complete performance remains a challenge. Believes that Leeds got away from them at the back end of the first innings and says those are the areas they need to tidy up. Looking at the positives, Meg says the group has gelled together nicely. She believes having two wins on the board despite not playing their best cricket is encouraging. Shares that the team has spoken a lot about being flexible with the batting order depending on the conditions and the match situation.

Late surge lifted Leeds - After Sunrisers Leeds were asked to bat first, Bryony Smith and Phoebe Litchfield got themselves in but couldn't quite kick on, and Manchester Super Giants kept the scoring in check for most of the innings. However, Annabel Sutherland, Lauren Winfield-Hill and Danielle Gibson provided the late flourish for the home side. Leeds plundered 39 runs off the last 15 balls to finish with a competitive total of 142.

The calm amidst the chaos - It was a steady start to the chase for the Super Giants on a surface where the ball held up at times. Wickets fell around Smriti Mandhana, but she held firm and guided the innings expertly. The Super Giants also overcame a wobble when they lost 4 wickets for just 10 runs. Mandhana was aided by a couple of reprieves, first when Phoebe Litchfield put down a straightforward chance during that slide, and later when Darcey Carter spilled another opportunity. Those let-offs proved costly as Mandhana grew in confidence as the innings progressed and found the boundary with increasing regularity. Hannah Baker kept Leeds in the contest with a couple of outstanding boundary saves, but Mandhana remained unfazed, seeing the chase through with Kathryn Bryce for company.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - No surprises here. Smriti Mandhana takes home the award for her match-winning knock of 88 not out from 50 balls. Mandhana says that it feels great to win the match for her side, and feels that she got a bit lucky as well with the dropped catch. On the chase, she says that they discussed the hold in the wicket and still wanted to play positive cricket. Reckons that she didn't start well, but is happy to end on a positive note. Goes on to add that she feels bad about the first run out, which was her fault, but the Time-Out came at the right time and credits Kathryn Bryce for sticking around at the end. Goes on to add that the ball was holding in the deck, but she got used to the pace of the deck and managed to put away the bad balls later in the game. Finishes off by saying that when you win matches like this one, it really puts you in a good space as a team.

Smriti Mandhana gets the job done - Manchester Super Giants Women come up trumps to register their second win in three games, with the other fixture ending in a washout. It's a second defeat in three outings for Sunrisers Leeds Women, who will be left to rue the chances they put down in the field.

Danielle Gibson to bowl the final set. Can she conjure up something special and pull off a heist?

The timer has run out, and Sunrisers Leeds Women have not managed to bowl their overs in time. As a result, they will be allowed only 3 fielders outside the inner circle for the remainder of the innings. Advantage Manchester Super Giants Women.

Jess Jonassen to bowl the penultimate set.

Annabel Sutherland comes back on.