The Hundred Oval Invincibles crush Southern Brave to win first women's Hundred title

Oval Invincibles stormed to an emphatic 48-run victory over favourites Southern Brave to become the first women's Hundred champions on a historic afternoon at Lord's.

Marizanne Kapp took three wickets in the first 10 balls - the Brave's top three batters all out without scoring.

And with a 17,116-strong crowd watching on - a record for a women's domestic match anywhere in the world - the frantic start continued when Fran Wilson's brilliant throw ran out Maia Bouchier.

Brave, who cruised through the group stages with seven wins from eight, had no answer to the fired-up Invincibles and subsided to a miserable defeat on the biggest of occasions.

Kapp, who also scored 26 in the Invincibles' 121-6, took the final wicket and looked in disbelief before she was lifted into the air by her wife Dane van Niekerk, the Invincibles' masterful, inspirational captain.

Kapp roars Invincibles to famous victory

Extraordinary. Truly extraordinary. This famous old ground has seen a lot but Kapp's stunning spell which had the crowd gasping in disbelief will live long in the memory of those who were present.

Kapp is a fiery 31-year-old South African and roared as first Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley - the Brave's two big England internationals - and then Gaby Lewis fell.

This is the very first time a women's domestic final has been held at Lord's. What a time to deliver.

"I have no idea what is going on!" said England World Cup winner Alex Hartley on BBC commentary.

"It was almost the perfect performance by Oval Invincibles," added England captain Heather Knight.

Kapp, who missed six games in the group stage because of injury, finished with tournament-best figures of four wickets for nine runs from 18 balls.

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