Final result
Northern Superchargers won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: Z Crawley
Result · The Hundred
London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers
Result · The Hundred
Venue par · 227Chase success · 36%POTM · Z Crawley
Match preview & overview
Superchargers Cruise to 8-Wicket Win Over Spirit at Lord's
Northern Superchargers beat London Spirit by 8 wickets at Lord's on 20 August 2025, with Zak Crawley earning the Player of the Match award. Superchargers won the toss, fielded first, and restricted Spirit to 135/3. The reply was emphatic: 47 runs from the powerplay without loss set up a chase that was never seriously threatened, and Superchargers reached their target of 136 on 138/2. It was the Superchargers' third win in five Hundred meetings with Spirit, giving them a 3-2 lead in the head-to-head series.
Spirit's innings had some bright moments. The middle overs produced 64/1, steadying the ship after a difficult powerplay of 39/2, and the death overs squeezed out 32 without loss. But 135 at Lord's, where the average first-innings score across 162 matches is 227, asked relatively little of the opposition. Superchargers accepted the invitation.
Pitch report & venue insights
Lord's, London — 162-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2002–2025. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
162
T20 matches hosted
227
Avg 1st-innings score
199
Avg 2nd-innings score
36%
Chase success rate
35
Avg powerplay runs
61%
Toss-field rate
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
Superchargers' powerplay set up a routine chase
Northern Superchargers reached 47 without loss in the powerplay, well clear of the venue average of 28. That platform effectively removed the tension from a 136-run chase. The middle overs added another 70 runs at the cost of just one wicket.
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Spirit's death overs saved the total, not won the match
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Superchargers field first, win: a familiar pattern here
Angle 04
Z Crawley named Player of the Match
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Superchargers hold a 3-2 head-to-head lead over Spirit
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top batter markets may carry more value than outright lines given how settled Superchargers' opening partnership looked during the powerplay.
- The toss has been decisive at Lord's in 59% of cases, so toss-related markets tend to be closely watched by the sharper end of the market.
- With London Spirit's recent form showing three losses in their last five matches, the outright result line may not fully reflect the gap in current team confidence.
- Given Lord's average first-innings score of 227 across 162 matches, total-runs markets in a game where only 135 were posted could offer interesting context.
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Frequently asked
Questions about London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers
Who won the Northern Superchargers vs London Spirit Hundred match on 20 August 2025?
Northern Superchargers won by 8 wickets at Lord's on 20 August 2025. They chased down London Spirit's total of 135/3, finishing on 138/2. Zak Crawley was named Player of the Match.
What was the head-to-head record between Northern Superchargers and London Spirit going into this match?
The two sides had met four times before this fixture, with Northern Superchargers leading 2-2. This win gives Superchargers a 3-2 series lead overall. Their most recent previous meeting came in 2024, when Superchargers won by 21 runs at Headingley.
Where to watch Northern Superchargers vs London Spirit in The Hundred?
The Hundred is broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, with streaming available via Sky Go and NOW TV. BBC Two and iPlayer also carry selected Hundred fixtures, and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra provides ball-by-ball commentary throughout the competition.
How did London Spirit bat in the first innings at Lord's?
London Spirit posted 135/3, scoring 39/2 in the powerplay before recovering well in the middle overs with 64/1. The death overs added 32 without loss. The total fell well short of Lord's average first-innings score of 227, based on 162 matches at the ground.
What was Northern Superchargers' recent form heading into this match?
Superchargers came in having won three of their previous five Hundred matches in 2025, with wins over Birmingham Phoenix, Southern Brave, and Welsh Fire. Their two losses in that run came against Manchester Originals and Trent Rockets.
Who won the toss and what did they decide?
Northern Superchargers won the toss and elected to field. That aligns with the pattern at Lord's, where the fielding-first option is taken 59% of the time. The chase success rate at the venue is just 34%, though Superchargers won comfortably despite bucking that statistic.
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- Chris Woakes — photo by Storm machine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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