The Hundred ladies’s competitors, Trent Bridge
Trent Rockets 139-7 (100 balls): Dunkley 56 (33); Jonassen 2-20
Sunrisers Leeds 134-5 (100 balls): Sutherland 59* (30); Phillips 1-10
Trent Rockets gained by 5 runs
Trent Rockets held off a late assault from Annabel Sutherland and Lauren Winfield-Hill to beat defending champions Sunrisers Leeds by 5 runs and lengthen their successful streak to 3 matches.
Defending 139 at Trent Bridge after failing to capitalise on Sophia Dunkley’s 29-ball half-century, economical bowling helped Rockets cut back Sunrisers to 76-4.
Nevertheless, with 55 runs required off the ultimate 20 balls, Sutherland dispatched Georgia Elwiss for 23 runs, together with sending two full tosses away for six, to pull Sunrisers again into the match.
She and Winfield-Hill lowered the equation to 17 off 5 however when the latter was run out with three deliveries remaining, she took Sunrisers’ hopes of victory along with her.
Sutherland completed the match with a six to finish unbeaten on 59 (30), along with her partnership with Winfield-Hill (15) value 50 off simply 27 deliveries.
Earlier, Rockets had appeared effectively set for a sizeable complete after Dunkley backed up her 57 towards Manchester Tremendous Giants on Friday with a knock of 56 (33), together with 9 fours, earlier than being bowled by Sutherland.
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Ashleigh Gardner briefly maintained the stress, together with taking Dani Gibson’s second set for 18 to hold Rockets past three figures off simply 65 balls, however Sunrisers fought again with the ball.
Jess Jonassen and Hannah Baker took two wickets apiece as Rockets slumped from 105-2 to 118-6, with the hosts additionally failing to hit a boundary for 32 deliveries as their hopes of a 150-plus complete pale.
A trio of fours from Bess Heath within the remaining set proved essential, placing Rockets’ complete simply out of Sunrisers’ attain.
Trent Rockets’ fourth victory of the match strikes them to inside 4 factors of unbeaten Southern Courageous on the high of the desk. Sunrisers Leeds, who’re and not using a win since their opener, slip to seventh.
