Mahmood's masterclass spell guides Oval Invincibles to 2nd The Hundred title

London, Aug 19: A fine bowling spell by pacer Saqib Mahmood and top knocks from Will Jacks and Jordan Cox helped Oval Invincibles lift their second successive The Hundred men's title after beating Southern Brave at the Lord's on Sunday.

Saqib was given the 'Player of the Match' award. Sam Curran walked away with the 'Player of the Series' award, scoring 201 runs in six innings with two fifties and picking up 17 wickets.

Brave put Invincibles to bat first. The defending champions lost Jacks (37 in 22 balls, with two fours and three sixes) and Dawid Malan (7) after a fine start, leaving the team at 47/2 in 37 balls.

A 46-run partnership between Cox (25 in 17 balls, with three fours) and star all-rounder Sam Curran (25 in 20 balls, with three fours) took Invincibles near the 100-run mark, which they eventually reached in 72 balls, but they lost Curran, skipper Sam Billings (0) and Donovan Ferreira (5) quickly, leaving them at 102/6 in 76 balls.