OVAL Invincibles cranked up their Hundred challenge with a crunching eight-wicket victory over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston.
Captain Dane van Niekirk led from the front with bat and ball as her side recorded their third victory of the campaign.
An excellent bowling performance by the Invincibles restricted the Phoenix to 129-9. Only Erin Burns (45 from 28 balls) found any fluency against a well-directed attack in which van Niekerk took 2-16 from 20 balls, Danielle Griggs 1-18 from 15 and Tash Farrant 3-23 from 20.
The Invincibles then reached 133-2o with three balls to spare, power...