Northern Superchargers thrashed London Spirit by eight wickets, transferring above their opponents into second in The Hundred desk.

Spirit put in a dismal efficiency with the bat, struggling to 90-8 at Lord’s.

The Australian pair of Phoebe Litchfield, who hit an unbeaten 55, and Annabel Sutherland, who made 29 not out, placed on an unbroken partnership of 76 to seal victory for the Superchargers with 34 balls to spare.

The house facet floundered after selecting to bat, slipping to 9-2 within the powerplay with top-order batters Kira Chathli and Cordelia Griffith dismissed for a duck and one respectively.

Spirit can often depend on the big-hitting Grace Harris to tug them out of bother, however Nicola Carey had her caught at long-on for simply seven, then noticed Dani Gibson taken at level from her following supply.

They continued to steadily lose wickets till Issy Wong and captain Charlie Dean supplied a level of stability, placing on a partnership of 31 for the seventh wicket, but it surely got here from 33 deliveries, with the pair unable to considerably up the tempo.

Sutherland dismissed Dean caught behind within the closing set of 5 deliveries, and had Glenn caught within the covers from the subsequent ball, as Spirit limped to a sub-par complete.

Superchargers’ top-order additionally wobbled, with Alice Davidson-Richards and Davina Perrin each dismissed by Bex Tyson for a golden duck and 4 respectively.

Nonetheless, these early wickets introduced star batters Phoebe Litchfield and Sutherland to the crease, and the Australian pair made gentle work of reaching their goal.

Litchfield took extra of the strike, hitting her second half-century in three matches, and it was the 22-year-old who hit Eva Grey for 4 to carry the match to an early conclusion.

The end result sees Spirit slip to fourth within the standings, behind Superchargers and Manchester Originals on web run-rate.