Originals Dominate In 10-wicket Win Over Rockets

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Kathryn Bryce and Beth Mooney reached their target pinch 18 balls to spare

Mike Peter

BBC Sport journalist

The Hundred women's competition, Trent Rockets

Trent Rockets 111-7 (100 balls): Sciver-Brunt 34 (26); Filer 3-23

Manchester Originals 113-0 (82 balls): Bryce 61 (45), Mooney 47 (37); Stonehouse 0-10

Manchester Originals won by 10 wickets

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Manchester Originals completed only nan 3rd 10-wicket triumph successful nan history of The Hundred women's title arsenic they defeated Trent Rockets astatine Trent Bridge.

Captain Beth Mooney deed 47 from 37 deliveries and Kathryn Bryce 61 from 45 arsenic Originals chased their target of 112 pinch 18 balls to spare.

England bowlers Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Filer starred successful nan Rockets innings, taking 2-12 and 3-23 respectively arsenic Originals restricted nan location broadside to 111-7.

Ecclestone picked up 2 stumpings, dismissing opener Nat Wraith and her England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who top-scored for Rockets pinch 34.

Meanwhile Filer had Rockets skipper Ash Gardner caught by Ecclestone astatine long-on and past returned to region Alana King and Ellie Threkeld successful nan last 5 balls of nan innings.

The apical 5 for Rockets each made starts but grounded to push on, and nan location broadside struggled to deed boundaries aft Sciver-Brunt's dismissal, failing to breach nan ropes aft nan 74th shot of nan innings.

The visiting openers had nary specified issues, pinch Mooney striking 5 fours and 1 six and Bryce 8 fours arsenic their grounds opening business for Originals group up a broad victory.

The triumph moves Originals into nan play-off places pinch 4 wins from six matches, while Rockets stay successful sixth pinch 4 defeats from 5 games.

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'Fantastic work' - Sciver-Brunt is stumped by Mooney

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