Trent Rockets held off a late cost from Annabel Sutherland to register a five-run win over Sunrisers Leeds at Trent Bridge, strengthening their place in second place on the Women’s Hundred factors desk. Defending 139 for 7, Rockets restricted Sunrisers to 134 for five regardless of Sutherland’s unbeaten 59 off 30 balls. Ash Gardner struck with the primary ball of the chase earlier than Georgia Adams and Charley Phillips eliminated Jess Jonassen and Phoebe Litchfield respectively. Gardner’s tidy penultimate set and Kim Garth’s remaining 5 balls then ensured the guests fell quick.
Earlier, Sophia Dunkley and Nat Sciver-Brunt had supplied the muse for Rockets after Beth Mooney’s early dismissal. Dunkley adopted up her fifty within the earlier match with one other polished 56, sharing a brisk 76-run stand with Sciver-Brunt, who made 33, to put Rockets in management. Although Jess Jonassen and Hannah Baker triggered a middle-order collapse, Bess Heath’s late boundaries helped Rockets recuperate sufficient to put up what finally proved to be a profitable whole.
Brief scores: Trent Rockets 139/7 in 100 balls (Sophia Dunkley 56, Nat Sciver-Brunt 33; Jess Jonassen 2-20, Hannah Baker 2-28) beat Sunrisers Leeds 134/5 in 100 balls (Annabel Sutherland 59* off 30, Phoebe Litchfield 24; Charley Phillips 1-10) by 5 runs.
Manchester Supergiants strengthened their grip on third place within the Women’s Hundred with a commanding six-wicket win over MI London, chasing down 93 with 28 balls to spare. Meg Lanning led the chase with 43 after Smriti Mandhana’s fluent 34 had laid the platform, whereas Melie Kerr briefly delayed the inevitable by dismissing Richa Ghosh and Paige Scholfield earlier than Mady Villiers struck the profitable boundary. The victory handed Supegiants one other 4 factors, whereas MI London remained and not using a win.
Earlier, Sophie Ecclestone starred with the ball after Supergiants elected to area, eradicating Alice Davidson-Richards and Hayley Matthews inside the primary eight balls to go away MI London reeling at 1 for two. The left-arm spinner completed with miserly figures after conceding simply seven runs from her 20 balls, whereas additionally taking two catches and effecting a direct-hit run out. Backed by disciplined spells from Grace Ballinger, Maitlan Brown and Ryana MacDonald-Gay, and sharp fielding led by Lanning’s three catches, Super Giants bundled MI London out for 92.
Brief scores: MI London 92 in 99 balls (Kira Chathli 18; Ryana MacDonald-Gay 3-19, Sophie Ecclestone 2-7) misplaced to Manchester Supergiants 95/4 in 72 balls (Meg Lanning 43, Smriti Mandhana 34; Melie Kerr 2-21) by six wickets.
