London Spirit led by skipper Heather Knight defeated Manchester Originals led by skipper Sophie Ecclestone by eight wickets at Lord’s, London in the 23rd match of the season. Southern Brave led by skipper Georgia Adams were up against Trent Rockets led by skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt at The Rose Bowl, Southampton in the 24th match of the season.
The Southern Brave skipper Georgia Adams won the toss and opted to field first in Southampton. After being inserted to bat first, Trent Rockets got off to a poor start as they lost the wicket of their opening batter Bryony Smith on the first ball of the innings, for a golden duck as she was found short of her crease. Wicket-keeper batter Natasha Wraith joined Grace Scrivens at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 28-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to lead some sort of a recovery for their side.
Lauren Cheatle cleaned up the wicket-keeper batter Natasha Wraith to provide the 2nd breakthrough for Southern Brave. Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt joined Grace Scrivens at the crease and the duo stitched a massive 62-run partnership for the third wicket to take their side closer to the 100-run mark.
Chloe Tryon picked up the wicket of Grace Scrivens to provide the much-needed 3rd breakthrough for her side. Ashleigh Gardner joined skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt at the crease and the duo stitched a 33-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side in a solid position. Skipper Georgia Adams picked up the wicket of Ashleigh Gardner to provide the 4th breakthrough for Southern Brave.
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Heather Graham joined skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt at the crease and the duo stitched a 24-run partnership for the 5th wicket to take their side close to the 150-run mark. Lauren Bell cleaned up Heather Graham to provide the 5th breakthrough for her side. Trent Rockets eventually ended up with a total of 155/7 in their quota of 100 deliveries.
Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt (60* off 37 balls), Grace Scrivens (36 off 24 balls), Ashleigh Gardner (18 off 12 balls), and Heather Graham (15 off 10 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Trent Rockets. Lauren Bell (20-5-36-3), Lauren Cheatle (20-13-13-1), skipper Georgia Adams (20-2-27-1), and Chloe Tryon (10-3-19-1) were the top performers with the ball for Southern Brave.
Chasing a target of 156, Southern Brave got off to a poor start as they lost a couple of wickets, just four balls into the run chase. Skipper Georgia Adams joined Smriti Mandhana at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 60-run partnership for the 3rd wicket to lead a solid recovery for Southern Brave. Skipper Georgia Adams was found short of her crease to provide the 3rd breakthrough for Trent Rockets.
Chloe Tryon joined the opening batter, Smriti Mandhana at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 21-run partnership for the 4th wicket to take their side closer to the 100-run mark. Heather Graham picked up the wicket of Smriti Mandhana to provide the 4th breakthrough for her side. Southern Brave was eventually restricted to 131/6 in their quota of 100 deliveries, falling short of the target by 24 runs.
Chloe Tryon (47* off 31 balls), Smriti Mandhana (42 off 27 balls), and skipper Georgia Adams (27 off 29 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Southern Brave. Alexa Stonehouse (15-12-10-2), Ashleigh Gardner (20-8-16-1), Heather Graham (20-3-25-1), and Alna King (15-6-22-0) were the top performers with the ball for Trent Rockets.
The Trent Rockets skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt was awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant match-winning, unbeaten half-century (60* off 37 balls) with the bat. She played a crucial role in helping her side clinch back-to-back victories in the ongoing 4th edition of the Women’s Hundred 2024.