Sunrisers thrash MI London in Hundred opener

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Dani Gibson (right) was the most expensive women's player at The Hundred auction By Ffion Wynne BBC Sport Journalist Published 10 minutes ago The Hundred women's competition, The Oval MI London 107-8 (100 balls): Matthews 33 (22); Baker 2-16 Sunrisers Leeds 109-3 (69 balls): Litchfield 43 (26); Stonehouse 1-12 Sunrisers Leeds won by seven wickets Scorecard . Table Sunrisers Leeds opened the new era of The Hundred with a dominant seven-wicket win over MI London at The Oval. After a fine all-round bowling performance restricted MI London to 107-8, Sunrisers cruised to their target with 31 balls to spare. Australia batter Phoebe Litchfield top-scored with a fluent 43 from 26 balls, while her compatriot Annabel Sutherland finished unbeaten on 30 from 23. Despite a brilliant performance, there was a concern for Sunrisers as experienced bowler Kate Cross suffered a shoulder injury while diving in the field and had to be taken off by the physio. It was confirmed she had not dislocated it, but would be going for a scan to determine the extent of the damage. That left England all-rounder Dani Gibson - who was named captain of Sunrisers after being picked as the most expensive women's player in the auction - with a bowler light but the rest of the attack stepped up effectively. India spinner Deepti Sharma claimed the key wickets of MI London openers Hayley Matthews and Danni Wyatt-Hodge after they had made a positive start to reach 56-0. From there, the home side stalled and Sunrisers chipped away with regular wickets including Gibson's 2-17 and leg-spinner Hannah Baker took 2-16. What has changed in The Hundred for 2026? Published 1 day ago Who am I? Guess The Hundred star No 1 Published 8 hours ago What is happening on Wednesday? Southern Brave take on Welsh Fire at Southampton, with the women's game starting at 14:45 BST and the men's at 18:30. You will be able to watch both games live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. You can also follow ball-by-ball commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Related topics Cricket The Hundred Franchise Cricket Sunrisers Leeds MI London More on this story Get cricket news sent straight to your phone Published 8 June