Smriti Mandhana scored an unbeaten 88 off 50 balls to carry Manchester Super Giants past Sunrisers Leeds by four wickets at Headingley, keeping her side unbeaten in The Hundred Women's Competition 2026.

The match, played on 27 July, was the 10th fixture of the tournament. Sunrisers Leeds batted first and posted 142 for 4 from their 100 balls — the format's signature allocation, each team facing exactly 100 deliveries. Annabel Sutherland led the scoring with 35 off 24 balls, striking four fours. Phoebe Litchfield (31) and Bryony Smith (26) chipped in, and Dani Gibson gave the innings late impetus with 18 off just 6 balls.

That total looked competitive. The Hundred's 100-ball structure means every run carries weight, and 142 gave the Sunrisers bowlers something to defend.

Mandhana had other ideas. She reached her sixth half-century in The Hundred — and her highest score in the tournament — on the back of seven fours and four sixes. Support was scarce: Meg Lanning's 24 was the only other double-figure contribution in the Super Giants' chase. Wickets fell around Mandhana, but the required rate never ran away from her because she kept finding the boundary.

The finish was where the match turned. With 16 runs needed off the last 10 balls, Mandhana targeted Jess Jonassen. She hit two sixes in the set — one a slog-sweep that Darcey Carter could not hold at deep mid-wicket, the other pumped straight down the ground. The miss from Carter, a genuine chance, proved pivotal.

Mandhana then sealed the win off the first ball of the final set, launching Annabel Sutherland over the bowler's head for six. The Super Giants reached 147 for 6 with four balls to spare.

For Sunrisers Leeds, the bowling had its bright spots. Mady Villiers returned remarkable figures of 1 for 6, and Hannah Baker took 1 for 9. On another day those spells might have been match-winning. Instead they were footnotes to a Mandhana masterclass.

At the other end, Manchester's bowlers had done the early work. Grace Ballinger was the most economical, conceding 17 from her 20 balls without taking a wicket. Sophie Ecclestone, usually a tight operator, went for 30 from her allocation. Ryana MacDonald-Gay was more expensive still, conceding 36.

The win keeps Manchester Super Giants unbeaten in The Hundred, a tournament where each of the eight teams plays a round-robin schedule before the knockout stage. For Sunrisers Leeds, the defending total and the individual bowling figures will feel like opportunities left on the field.

What stands out is how solitary this innings was. Only one other Super Giants batter passed ten. Mandhana scored 88 of the 147; the next-highest was 24. In a format built on shared contribution — 100 balls spread across a line-up — she shouldered the chase almost alone and finished it with a six.