The Northern Superchargers have qualified for the women’s Hundred final after teenager Davina Perrin clobbered a 42-ball century during Saturday’s Eliminator against defending champions the London Spirit at The Oval.
With her family watching on from the stands, the 18-year-old cemented her status as a superstar in the making by blasting a 43-ball 101 that featured 15 boundaries and five sixes during the Superchargers’ 42-run victory in London.
It was the second-fastest century in the Hundred’s history, bettered only by Harry Brook’s 41-ball hundred two years ago. The previous fastest century in the women’s competition was Tammy Beaumont’s 52-ball hundred in 2023.
“One ball? Damn,” Perrin responded when informed of the record by Sky Sports.
“I’d better hit the gym so I can send those sixes a bit further.”
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She continued: “It felt pretty brilliant. It’s not every day you get to find yourself in that state of flow and in the zone. I’m not thinking a lot when I’m in a state of mind like that. I’m typically looking at taking every ball as it comes.
“There was a time when the keeper turned to me and went, ‘Have you thought about your hundred yet?’ and I was like, ‘What, as in the competition?’ Then I was like, ‘Oh no, the hundred.’ That was the first time I glanced up at my score and I thought, ‘Oh, this is going alright actually.’”
Highest scores in the women’s Hundred
118 – Tammy Beaumont (WF) vs TR, 2023
101 – Davina Perrin (NS) vs LS, 2025
99* – Beth Mooney (MO) vs NS, 2024
97* – Beth Mooney (LS) vs SB, 2022
Perrin combined with fellow opener Alice Davidson-Richards for a 105-run partnership before Australians Phoebe Litchfield (35 off 19 balls) and Nicola Carey (31 not out off 12 balls) steered the Yorkshire-based franchise towards a record total of 5-214. The previous highest team total in the women’s Hundred was 3-181 from the Welsh Fire in 2023.
Despite an unbeaten half-century from wicketkeeper Georgia Redmayne and 16-ball 40 from fellow Queenslander Charli Knott, the Spirit could only manage 9-172 in response, with seamers Grace Ballinger and Annabel Sutherland each taking three wickets during the run chase.
“The three Aussies have been brilliant,” Superchargers captain Hollie Armitage said of Litchfield, Carey and Sutherland, who narrowly missed out on a hat-trick.
“Bat, ball, field, energy around the group and they’ve come into their peak at the right time. I’m really glad they’re in my line-up.”
The Superchargers will face the unbeaten Southern Brave in Sunday’s final at Lord’s.
Davina Perrin of Northern Superchargers. Photo by Philip Brown/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images
Later on Saturday, the Trent Rockets qualified for the final in the men’s competition after their soggy Eliminator against the Northern Superchargers ended as a washout.
Following an initial delay, the Superchargers posted 5-119 in a reduced 75-ball innings before rain interrupted the contest yet again with the Rockets 0-12 after five deliveries in the chase.
Courtesy of their higher group-stage finish, the Rockets will face the Oval Invincibles in Sunday’s tournament decider.
“I think everybody in the world knew that was going to happen,” Superchargers captain Harry Brook lamented.
“Everyone saw the forecast was going to be shocking. It is what it is. We can’t do anything about it.
“It’s easy to say loads of things when you’re sat on the losing side. You could say we could have played last night, knowing that it was going to rain tonight; or we could have brought the game earlier.”