By Phil Walker

To crown another stirring Women’s Hundred edition, Heather Knight’s London Spirit delivered silverware to the franchise for the first time with a tense and cagey win on their home patch against a much-fancied Welsh Fire outfit.
In front of 22,009 people, beating 2023’s attendance record for the women’s showpiece, the Spirit got it done thanks to their two star internationals – and one-time adversaries – Charlie Dean and India’s Deepti Sharma, with the latter icing the run chase with a six over long-on to the 98th ball of...