Next moment this strategy, with a stake for second place against Welsh Fire in mind.
For London Spirit's star allrounder Deepti Sharma, the Women's Hundred elimination on Saturday does n't pose too much mystery.
Deepti has produced two outstanding performances against the Invincibles this month, top-scoring for Spirit with a 44 and taking 3 for 18 in a tie-break first meeting at Lord's, and once more for Spirit with an unbroken 46 in a losing cause at The Oval, where Marizanne Kapp's 47 and 4 for 11 were her efforts bettered by.
With a spot in Sunday's Welsh Fire last on the line, Deepti hopes her side is set up the kind of achievement that will enable them to fight their London rivals for the first time in this strategy.
I'm quite sure what we have to do and what our programs are because we're going to perform a third activity; quite evident about that," Deepti told ESPNcricinfo. " Only keep it simple, that's what I usually think. Only keep it simple, enjoying each and every activity and show myself. That's what I've followed from day one. "
Deepti, for the first time since she played for Spirit in 2021, has a powerful comeback to the Hundred. She has taken seven innings for an average of 19 in each of her five wickets thus far, and she has at least 30 in each of them. 57 and a 7 market rate. 14.
In the last game of the regular season, she won the match with a 37-run, 19-wicket win that eliminated the North Superchargers from contention for the play-off spot.
She and England and Spirit captain Heather Knight shared an uninterrupted 77-run remain for the third wicket in that match. As a result, the popularity of those leagues, where players from different nations are team-mates, can be seen at global level.
Along with Knight, who helped Western Storm win the 2019 Kia Super League name, Deepti has also collaborated with former Australian captain Meg Lanning at Spirit as well as England roll duo Sarah Glenn and Charlie Dean, who both lost at the non-striker's ending in a 2022 Lord's ODI.
" I forgot all because when you are playing in the same team, I am someone who constantly forgets in-the-past stuff," Deepti said. " I often [try to ] be in the present, enjoy the moment and view the games that are going on. They are good players and great team-mates when well, so we were just gelled up every day and we are enjoying every minute in the team chamber or outside the team area.
" Meg is below... I told her that I'm really excited to play for the same team because I always enjoy against her. She's pretty, very great. She often supports you whether she's batting or outside the earth. I like her character.
" It does n't matter if you are playing in the same team, same franchise, or you are playing for your country. It's just about the attitude. Whether it's the Hundred, WPL or the WBBL, it's cricket. Cricket is cricket, but we love to play that. "
Spirit faced a anxious wait for their position in the elimination to be confirmed, watching Bearing win success with six pellets remaining against Trent Rockets in their last standard match.
" We were in the team room and we all were watching, so it was a little bit nervous," Deepti said. " We were hoping for the best for us. We were not thinking about what will happen, just believing in ourselves that we would play the eliminator. "
If they want to capture the maiden Hundred title, Spirit needs that belief to last at least one more game, or at least two more matches. The Invincibles will be seeking their third crown, having had their run broken at two in a row by last year by Southern Brave, who finished bottom of the table this year.
After moving to Sri Lanka in Ireland for their ODIs series, Chamari Athapaththu will miss out on the match-winning Kapp, who scored 26 not out and 3 for 8 in their victory over Rockets.
Kapp has 181 runs for the campaign at an average of 60. 33 and strike rate of 141. 40 and has taken 10 wickets at 13. 40 and a 5 economy rate 95, to the delight of Invincibles captain Lauren Winfield-Hill.
" We've seen how good she's with the new ball and, when she's out in the middle in a chase, the dressing room is calm because she's been such a crucial finisher for us with the bat, and she fields in all the hot spots," Winfield-Hill said. " She's absolutely the first name on any teamsheet in any competition anywhere in the world, in my opinion, closely followed by Nat Sciver-Brunt.
" I just think it's frightening. When she is batting, you might think she's almost playing a PlayStation game; she just presses X and the shot is off. She seems to be at the height of her abilities and constantly improves. "
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