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The rivalry between London Spirit women’s and Oval Invincibles women’s is the fiercest rivalry in the women’s Hundred. In the first five seasons of the tournament a total of seven London derbies have been played between the two sides while an eighth London Derby was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain. In the seven matches played till now, the Oval Invincibles are narrowly ahead of their rivals having won four matches while London Spirit have only won three matches. With their recent win in 2025, London Spirit are looking to close the head to head gap between the two sides.
As is apparent in the table above, the Oval Invincibles hold a slight edge over the London Spirit in this rivalry.
Based on the head to head result between the two sides here’s a breakdown of the winning percentage between London Spirit women and the Oval Invincibles women.
In the seven matches played till now, the Oval Invincibles have had the upper hand with a winning percentage of 57.14% that is slightly superior to the winning percentage of London Spirit which stands at 42.86%. There’s pretty much all square in the rivalry and the London Spirit will want to bridge the gap down soon.
In the seven matches played till now, it is apparent that London Spirit have been more comfortable while defending totals whereas the Oval Invincibles have been more comfortable with chasing targets. The London Spirit have won two matches batting first and one match batting second. The Oval Invincibles have won three matches chasing and only one match batting first.
A total of four matches have been played between the London Spirit and the Oval Invincibles at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. The London Spirit have only won one game at their home ground while, the Invincibles have won two matches at the ground. One of the matches at the Lord’s Cricket Ground between the two sides was washed out due to rain without a ball being bowled.
The Oval Invincibles and the London Spirit have played four matches against each other at the Kennington Oval, that is the home ground of the Oval Invincibles. There is nothing splitting the two sides in the head to head at these grounds as both the teams have won two matches each at the ground.
It is apparent that none of the teams have enjoyed home advantage in these fixtures as both have good records away from home. Additionally, the London Spirit and the Oval Invincibles have never faced each other at a neutral venu
The London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles aka the London Derby of the Hundred is the biggest rivalry in the league. In the last five fixtures between the two sides, the London Spirit have completely dominated the head to head. In the last five matches, the London Spirit have won three matches while the Oval Invincibles have won only one match with one match ending up as tied.
2025 - Highest Scoring Game - The latest encounter between London Spirit women and the Oval Invincibles women turned out to be one of its most iconic encounters. The match was the highest scoring London Derby in the women’s Hundred history. Grace Harris powered London Spirit to 176 runs with her knock of 89 runs. In reply, Oval Invincibles reached 159 runs losing by 17 runs despite Marizanne Kapp’s 85 run knock.
2024 - Oval Invincibles Thrilling Chase - On August 11th 2024, the London Spirit set a towering target of 121 runs to Oval Invincibles. Given Spirit’s bowling lineup it felt like an extremely tough chase for the invincibles. But captain Lauren Winfield-Hill stepped up and led her side to an 8-wicket victory with a 61 run knock.
Oval Invincibles star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp is the leading run scorer in the fixture between Oval Invincibles and London Spirit. In seven matches, Marizanne Kapp has scored a total of 189 runs with a high score of 47.
The leading run scorer for the London Spirit in the fixture against Oval invincibles is their star English batter Heather Knight. Heather Knight with 134 runs is London Spirit’s highest run scorer in the fixture and the second highest run scorer in the London Derby in women’s Hundred.
Not only is Marizanne Kapp the highest run scorer in the Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit fixtures she is also the highest wicket taker in the fixture with 12 wickets. Through her performances she has clearly established herself as the best player in the London Derby of the women’s hundred.
Charlie Dean, the English all-rounder who’s also the captain of the London Spirit is the highest wicket taker for her side in the fixture against Oval Invincibles. This proves that Charlie Dean has been leading the side from the front and carrying her team on her back.
The London Spirit head into the 2025 Hundred women’s season as the defending champions and one of the favourites to win the title once again. Led by English all-rounder Charlie Dean, the London Spirit women have one of the most balanced and talented squads in the Hundred competition.
The likes of Grace Harris, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Charlie Dean, Deepti Sharma, Tara Norris and Heather Knight form the core of the London Spirit side. They have started the 2025 season on a high and will be looking to continue their momentum as they aim to win back to back titles.
London Spirit Women Squad:
The Oval Invincibles women side emerged victorious in the first two editions of the women’s hundred but tapered off in the next two editions. Heading into 2025, their captain Lauren Winfield-Hill is looking to bring her side back to their glory in the fifth edition.
With the likes of Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Meg Lanning, Paige Scholfield, Lauren Winfield-Hill and Jo Gardner Oval Invincibles have one of the strongest squads in the 2025 season. Despite a slow start with the loss to London Spirit, the Oval Invincibles will be looking to get their tournament on track quickly as they aim to challenge for the title.
Oval Invincibles women squad:
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