Sciver-brunt Leads Rockets To Edgy Consolation Win

The Hundred women's competition, Trent Bridge

Birmingham Phoenix 123-6 (100 balls): Lamb 56* (42); Gordon 2-24

Trent Rockets 126-7 (97 balls): Sciver-Brunt 52 (29); Brett 3-19

Rockets won by 3 wickets

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Nat Sciver-Brunt's 52 from 29 balls led Trent Rockets to a consolation three-wicket triumph complete Birmingham Phoenix successful their last crippled of The Hundred.

Rockets were cruising to victory, reaching 102-3 successful pursuit of 124 to win, but Phoenix dragged themselves backmost into contention by removing nan England skipper pinch 35 balls to spell astatine Trent Bridge.

Her departure triggered a illness of 4 wickets for 17 runs and near 5 runs needed from nan past 10 balls, but number 9 Kirstie Gordon and 20-year-old batter Jodi Grewcock held their nervus arsenic nan second struck nan winning runs pinch 3 balls to spare.

Sciver-Brunt's knock, which included six fours and 2 sixes, ensured nan middle-order wobble was not costly, but it was a superb solo effort pinch Grace Scrivens' 16 nan 2nd highest contribution.

Left-arm spinner Phoebe Brett, 19, was nan prime of nan Phoenix bowlers, taking 3-19, but they were near to rue a disappointing batting capacity that near them defending a below-par total.

Phoenix's 123-6 was group up by opener Emma Lamb's unbeaten 56 from 42 balls, her 2nd 50 of this year's Hundred and her 17th crossed each formats arsenic her stellar summertime continues.

But she struggled for support, having mislaid her opening partner Georgia Voll early for six, and was stuck astatine nan non-striker's extremity during a tricky mediate shape against nan Rockets spinners. Phoenix skipper Ellyse Perry departed to Kirstie Gordon for 14 and Amy Jones was tamely caught and bowled by Ash Gardner for nine.

But Lamb held her nervus to rotate aft her broadside wobbled to 93-5, earlier a flurry of boundaries from Ailsa Lister and Em Arlott astatine nan decease helped them to a affirmative finish.

The group stages reason connected Thursday, pinch unbeaten Southern Brave taking connected struggling Welsh Fire successful nan women's title astatine 15:00 BST.

The men's crippled follows astatine 18:30 BST.

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