Australian celebrity Ellyse Perry starred with the bat and within the discipline as Birmingham Phoenix ended their 12-match dropping streak to beat the Trent Rockets in The Hundred.
Perry fired 66 from simply 34 deliveries as Phoenix posted 139-3, having gained the toss and elected to bat, earlier than taking a wicket and a catch because the Rockets fell simply quick of their run chase.
Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 59 from 37 deliveries wasn’t sufficient for the Rockets, who closed on 136-7 to fall three runs quick and provides Birmingham Phoenix their first victory because the 2022 version of The Hundred.
Phoenix made a gradual begin as Sophie Devine and Sterre Kalis went alongside at a run a ball for a gap partnership of 32, which ended when Alana King trapped Devine LBW for 17.
Perry rapidly upped the run price alongside Kalis and raced to 41 from her first 20 balls, with the pair placing on a 102-run stand from simply 60 deliveries for the second wicket.
Amy Jones arrived on the crease with Phoenix on 134 with 4 balls to go and was run out on the ultimate supply, leaving Kalis unbeaten on 48 and setting the Rockets 140 to win their second victory of the season.
Perry remained within the motion within the discipline, taking the opening wicket of Scrivens (six) after which catching Bryony Smith with a unbelievable working effort at long-on to cut back the Rockets to 58-2.
Sciver-Brunt got here to the wicket in nice kind and reached her sixth half-century in The Hundred, off simply 33 balls, just for her to be dismissed three balls after Charis Pavely (2-20) bowled Ash Gardener.
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Hannah Baker takes an enormous tumble from a working catch to assert a wicket in Birmingham Phoenix’s match in opposition to Trent Rockets.
Rockets noticed their hopes boosted when Heather Graham hit 4 late boundaries – together with an enormous six off the 98th ball – to go away them needing seven from two, earlier than Wraith was run out on the penultimate supply going for the second run.
Graham needing a final-ball most for victory however might solely make two, taking her to a valiant unbeaten 30 from 12 balls, leaving Phoenix celebrating their first in 13 makes an attempt and giving them their first factors of the season.
Participant of the match – Ellyse Perry
“I’m chuffed for the girls,” Perry mentioned. “We played with a lot of spirit today, played really positively, and it is nice to get over the line in a tight one at the end.
“It took us a while to get going, but once you were in there was a breeze, so it was easy to find the pockets in the ground and build a bit of momentum with the bat. The total felt defendable, but they chased well, Heather at the end there was really unlucky not to bring it home for them, so to hold our nerve at the end was awesome.
“I am stoked for the ladies; it’s a nice group and so they play with loads of vitality and enthusiasm. You may’t fear about final season, it is a completely different squad, however it’s one thing that has been spoken about across the group by different folks. Hopefully folks cease speaking about that [12 in a row] now.”
The Hundred Stay
The Hundred Stay
Thursday 1st August 11:00am
What’s subsequent?
There’s two double-headers of motion in The Hundred on Thursday, with all 4 matches stay on Sky Sports activities and likewise streamed – at no cost – on the Sky Sports activities Golf YouTube channel.
London Spirit Ladies search for their third successive win after they host Welsh Hearth ladies, stay from 11.30am, earlier than the London Spirit males chase their first win of the marketing campaign in opposition to the identical opposition at 3pm.
Southern Courageous Ladies face the Manchester Authentic Ladies at 3pm, with the identical two groups then going face to face within the males’s version from 6.30pm. Stream The Hundred and extra sport with NOW.
