| Northern Superchargers 134-4 (100 balls): Litchfield 38 (27); Stonehouse 1-10 |
| Trent Rockets 125-7 (100 balls): Smith 70 (44); Higham 3-29 |
| Northern Superchargers received by 9 runs |
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Northern Superchargers beat Trent Rockets by 9 runs after a dramatic batting collapse from the hosts.
Rockets had been cruising at 102-2 in pursuit of 135 for victory, however misplaced 5 wickets for 5 runs and fell quick on 125-7.
Opener Bryony Smith’s 70 from 44 balls was in useless as Superchargers’ spinners ran via the center order.
Lucy Higham took 3-29 whereas Linsey Smith and Georgia Wareham added two wickets every.
Superchargers posted 134-4 from their 100 balls with Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield top-scoring with 38 and India’s Jemimah Rodrigues including 33.
Smith added 61 for the primary wicket with Lizelle Lee in reply, placing three sixes and 9 fours in her spectacular knock which steering Rockets to a snug victory.
But Smith’s dismissal, which left Rockets 92-2, sparked the collapse as Superchargers’ spinners took all seven wickets to fall in the house of 26 balls.
What else do it’s essential know?
- Litchfield and Rodrigues added 53 for the second Superchargers wicket after the early lack of Marie Kelly for 5.
- Bess Heath smashed an unbeaten 23 from 10 balls on the finish of the innings, together with a last-ball six.
- Lee, with 16, was Rockets’ second-highest scorer behind Smith however numbers three to seven added simply 17 between them.
- England star all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt fell for 4 from 9 balls whereas India captain Harmanpreet Kaur made 11.
- Trent Rockets are nonetheless and not using a victory in this yr’s competitors.
‘I’m satisfied to bits’ – what they mentioned
Match Hero Northern Superchargers’ Lucy Higham: “I’m probably not certain how we managed that.
“It was a type of video games the place we knew if we took it to the tip, it will be shut and I’m so pleased with the women. It was a very good effort to stay in there.
“I’m satisfied to bits, it is good to exit and put in a efficiency like that.”
Northern Superchargers captain Hollie Armitage: “There had been a number of instances at the moment the place I wasn’t certain which approach I used to be going to show however I’m actually pleased with the way in which the women executed. I’m completely satisfied we have one other win on the board.”We’ve received some correct good spinners – two of the very best in the sport – and Lucy has come in for this sport and was completely distinctive. I could not have requested anymore of the bowlers.”
