Nat Sciver-Brunt’s eighth Hundred half-century got here in useless as Trent Rockets slipped to an 11-run defeat to Midlands rivals Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston.
England captain Sciver-Brunt (64 off 40 balls) was dropped by Hannah Baker on 13 and went on to change into the primary participant to move 1,000 runs throughout both the ladies’s or males’s competitions.
However Rockets nonetheless fell 12 runs in need of their goal of 149 as Phoenix bowled tightly and fielded excellently – Baker’s blunder apart.
Sciver-Brunt was out to an excellent diving catch at quick nice leg from Mille Taylor with 20 wanted from the ultimate 5 deliveries, whereas Ailsa Lister bagged three slick grabs and Marie Kelly claimed a nice take at sq. leg to take away Rockets captain Ash Gardner (2).
Left-arm wrist-spinner Taylor recorded figures of 1-22 from 20 balls on her Hundred debut, delivery solely seven runs throughout balls 91 to 95, whereas leg-spinner Baker contributed 2-18 from 15 balls.
Earlier on, Sciver-Brunt’s England team-mate Emma Lamb hit 55 from 32 balls on her Phoenix bow earlier than Kelly (23no off 10) and Lister (21no off 17) nailed late fours because the hosts posted 148-5.
How do matches work?
- 100 balls a facet, the crew with probably the most runs wins. It is so simple as that.
- 5 bowlers can bowl as much as 20 balls in an innings, together with 5 or 10 in a row.
- The normal six-ball overs seen in different types of cricket should not utilized in The Hundred, with 10 balls bowled earlier than a change of ends.
- The powerplay is for the primary 25 balls of an innings, with solely two fielders allowed outdoors the 30-yard circle.
- A 25-ball-a-side sport is the minimal size that may be performed within the occasion of moist climate.
- If a match within the knockout phases is tied, a Tremendous 5 can be performed, with the winner being the crew scoring probably the most runs from an extra 5 balls every.
What’s subsequent?
Phoenix will play Southern Courageous in Southampton on Sunday (11am begin), with Rockets subsequent in motion later the identical day as they welcome Northern Superchargers to Trent Bridge (2.30pm).
Saturday is a four-match day in The Hundred, with Oval Invincibles taking over Manchester Originals at The Kia Oval (girls’s match at 11am, males’s at 2.30pm), plus Welsh Hearth vs London Spirit (girls’s match at 2.30pm, males’s at 6pm).
Watch each match throughout the ladies’s and males’s competitions reside on Sky Sports activities from August 5-31.
