Same game, same team names, same pitch, and the same result as the Oval Invincibles set the early pace in The Hundred.
Not even Carlos Brathwaite could stop the home side from making it a double for their opening fixtures as the men followed the women and defended 145 to win by nine runs.
Against another family-filled backdrop in south London, The Hundred did not get the grandstand finish two nights running as the Curran brothers – Tom and Sam – closed out the game in a straightforward style.
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