London Spirit defeated Welsh Fire in the final of Women’s The Hundred tournament to win the title for the first time. Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma was the hero of London Spirit’s victory. When London Spirit needed four runs from the last three balls, Deepti took an aggressive approach and hit a six over long on using her feet on Hayley Matthews’ ball.

Deepti Sharma hits the winning shot in the final of The Hundred

Seeing her outspoken style, the other players of the London Spirit team sitting in the dugout were shocked. The video of this incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In this match, Welsh Fire had given London Spirit a target of 116 runs to win, which the team achieved with 2 balls and 4 wickets remaining on the basis of Deepti Sharma’s six. Deepti played an unbeaten innings of 16 runs.

With 4️⃣ runs needed and 3️⃣ balls left, Deepti Sharma hits a 6️⃣ to WIN it!#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/i46RTvWFG1

— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 18, 2024

Talking about this match, batting first, Welsh Fire scored 115 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 100 balls. Jess Jonassen was the top scorer of the team with 54 runs. Apart from her, no other batsman could cross the 25-run mark. In the end, somehow her team was able to reach a respectable score.