Match Details

MO vs OI Final, The Hundred 2023

147-6100b

Oval Invincibles won by 14 runs 🏆

100b161-5

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

MO - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
25 Balls	40	39
50 Balls	76	58
75 Balls	98	103

OI - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
25 Balls	39	22
50 Balls	56	59
75 Balls	94	103
100 Balls	153	161

Commentary

That will be the curtains to another successful season of The Hundred. Oval Invincibles are crowned champions of the Men's Hundred, alongside the Glorious Victory of the Southern Brave, who are Crowned Champions of the Women's Hundred. We hope you enjoyed our coverage throughout the tournament.

For now, this is Deepak Prakash Signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide, and scorer/analyst Ashok Dayma. CHEERS!

1:44 AM IST, 9:14 PM Local Time: Both Men and Women team now pose for the group photo along with the trophy. 🏆

The Southern Brave Women are also out in the field to click the photos with their trophy. 🏆

1:37 AM IST, 9:07 PM Local Time: The Oval Invincibles skipper Sam Billings receives the trophy and the whole team joins him now, the party begins here at Lord's. 🎉🎉

Sam Billings (Oval Invincibles Skipper): "Absolutely. Really pleased for everyone. Tom Curran has been our star man. From day one, honestly, a lot of work went behind the scenes. But it made the difference on the pitch and you can see that. I was in that position and hopefully, we will see these kids in action in the future. I can't thank the coaching staff enough. The work that goes behind the scenes was great. They don't get the credit but a huge thanks to all those guys. These are the kind of moments that don't keep in your career more often and you try to enjoy with your family and friends."

Tom Curran (Hero of the Match): "I don't know but really pleased. The boys have done a very good job and we deserved to win and really proud. We were not in a great position so we decided to build a partnership. Neesh also played very well. The Hundred has been absolutely phenomenal this year. The crowd has been amazing and the energy is great. Really really happy. We have played well in the last 2 years and the difference this year is that we have won close-fought games. Very very happy."

Hero of the Match: Tom Curran

Jamie Overton (Most Valuable Player of the Hundred 2023): "Nice to contribute. Not able to finish on the winning side in the final but happy with our efforts. It is a great fun. Absolutely loved the format. It's different to T20s but really enjoying my time. I was in good form."

Most Valuable Player of the Hundred 2023: Jamie Overton

Jimmy Neesham: "Pretty good obviously. Some tense moments in the first innings but happy to get across the line. We tried to use all the 100 balls because we wouldn't be able to win the game if we got bundled out in 60-70 balls. But Tom played a fantastic knock. I think the other overseas guys played throughout the tournament, it was great. Those were pretty big shoes to fill but happy to win."

Jason Roy: "Absolutely over the moon. If you had told me this would be the result after 30-40 balls of our batting, I wouldn't have believed it. We did a couple of net sessions, relaxed and came back all guns firing tonight. The environment is very good. We have a lot of fun and enjoy each other's success. We missed out on a lot of other players - Spencer, Adam, Heinrich and Sunil as well but really over the moon with this win. The crew does a fine job for us so that everything goes smooth."

1:21 AM IST, 8:51 PM Local Time | Deepak: After a grueling battle for 27 days, the Men's Hundred has the new champions. Oval Invincibles lift their maiden Men's Hundred trophy 🏆in their debut appearance to the final. The celebration begins in the camp of Oval Invincibles camp. 🎉🎉

Earlier, Jos Buttler won the toss and invited the Sam Billings-led Oval Invincibles to bat first. The Invincibles got off to a nightmare start in the final as they lost a flurry of wickets from the word go, and half of their sides were back in the hut by the end of 36 balls. They were reeling at 36/5 and needed a solid partnership, and then came the rescue partnership between James Neesham and Tom Curran. The duo not only stabilized the ship, but also scored at a rapid pace and helped his side come out of a dire situation and post a decent 161/5 at the end of their 100-ball quota. Neesham remained unbeaten on 57 runs, while Curran remained unbeaten on 67 runs, helping their side post a formidable total. Richard Gleeson extracted a couple of wickets for the Originals, while Joshua Little, Paul Walter, and Tom Hartley contributed one wicket.

In pursuit of Invincibles’ 161 runs, the Originals got off to a decent start as Philip Salt (25 off 16) provided a solid start to them and forged a 34-run partnership for the first wicket along with skipper Jos Buttler. However, Buttler failed to make an impact in the final and departed for 11 runs off 15 balls. Following the wicket of Buttler, the Originals lost Wayne Madsen and Laurie Evans in a jiffy and were struggling at 51/4.

Max Holden and Paul Walter tried to steady the ship, but Will Jacks clean-bowled Walter for 7 runs and halted the progress, putting the Originals in deep water. Holden smashed a few boundaries and tried his best to put his side back on track, but the run rate was creeping up, and eventually, the southpaw departed for 37 runs off 25 balls. Jamie Overton and Tom Hartley remained unbeaten on 28 and 16 runs, respectively but they fell 14 runs short of the target.

Will Jacks bagged a couple of wickets for the Invincibles, while Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Nathan Sowter, and Danny Briggs contributed one wicket each.

Oval Invincibles are the champions of the Men's Hundred 2023.🎉 Stay tuned for the post-match presentation.

20th Five

Manchester Originals

147/6

Jamie Overton

28(19)

Tom Hartley

16(8)

Sam Curran

1-31(20 b)

100b S Curran to T Hartley

1 Oval Invincibles lift their maiden Hundred Men's Competition. What a comeback this has been from them in this grand final. Curran ends the set with a perfect yorker on the stumps and Hartley can only dig it out for a single. Excellent character shown by the Oval Invincibles as they defeat the Manchester Originals by 14 runs to win the title.

99b S Curran to J Overton

1 Shorter in length outside off and Overton hits it off the toe end of the bat towards long off for a single.

98b S Curran to J Overton

2 Fuller delivery outside off and Overton hits it aerially towards deep extra covers for only two. Two legal deliveries and the Invincibles will be home.

19 needed off 3 balls now. Change of pads for Overton.

97b S Curran to J Overton

2 Shorter in length outside off and Overton slashes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge that flies towards deep point for a couple of runs. There is an overthrow at the striker's end but the deep mid wicket fielder does well to back it up.