SunRisers Leeds beat London Spirit by five wickets with two balls to spare at Headingley, securing their first victory in four matches of the women's Hundred competition. The BBC's match report credited Sutherland with holding her nerve to see the chase through. BBC Sport

For SunRisers Leeds, the win ends a wait that had stretched across their first three fixtures of the 2026 campaign. The Hundred — cricket's 100-ball-per-side format, where each team faces a single innings of 100 deliveries rather than traditional six-ball overs — began its season on 21 July, with SunRisers Leeds featuring in the opening match against MI London at the Kia Oval. The Hundred

London Spirit had looked well set during their innings. At the halfway mark of their 100 balls, they sat comfortably at 89 for 1, with an unbeaten batter on 51 from 25 deliveries — scoring at better than two runs per ball. Spirit's Amy Jones contributed 24 from 20 balls before she was caught by Kate Cross off the bowling of Danielle Gibson. Cricbuzz

What makes the result stand out is the turnaround it required. A side on three defeats, chasing a target set by a team that had cruised past 80 inside 50 balls, found a way to close the gap — and Sutherland was the one who finished it under pressure. The margin, five wickets with two balls left, tells its own story: close enough to carry tension, comfortable enough to suggest the chase was always under control once the asking rate — the runs needed per remaining ball — came within reach.

For London Spirit, it is a defeat that will sting given how strongly their innings began. For SunRisers Leeds, it is a first win on the board and something to build on.