Right then! That is all we have from this clash for you. But the action continues this Sunday as we have two games in the men's Hundred and the clash between London Spirit Women and Southern Brave Women heading our way. So do join us for that!
Natalie Sciver is down for a chat, she says that it was an all-round performance. Praises Heather Graham for how she batted and ended the innings on a high. Adds that Katherine Brunt gives her 100 percent always and took two big wickets today that helped them. Mentions that in the last two games, their openers have gotten them off to a good start.
Heather Graham is the Hero of the Match! She says that it is one of the days where things went her way and she is glad that they won. Feels that chasing was the right way to go early on, but with their batting line-up, batting first works out for them. Tells that she is doing the basics right and more often than not, when you work on your basics, it all comes out nicely.
The bowling from Trent Rockets Women was quite good with only Kathryn Bryce having an economy in the double digits. Sammy Jo Johnson took 3 wickets but it was the bowling of Katherine Brunt that provided them with the big wickets of Shafali Verma and Issy Wong. Natalie Sciver, Sarah Glenn and Heather Graham took one wicket and also kept things quite tidy.
Shafali Verma and Evelyn Jones did provide Birmingham Phoenix Women with some boundaries at the top but fell quite soon. After that, their top and middle-order crumbled with no one making any meaningful contributions. The game seemed done and dusted for them but Issy Wong hit some big blows towards the end, but once she fell, it was all over for them.
What a game we have had! Trent Rockets Women were in firm control for most of the second innings but some blistering hitting by Issy Wong towards the end kept the game alive. But in the end, it's the Rockets that win the game!
Over 20
4
1
2
1W
1
Abtaha Maqsood*
1 (1)
Kirstie Gordon
5 (3)
Sammy Jo Johnson
3/28 (4)
BPH-W
134/9
1
100
Sammy Jo Johnson to Abtaha Maqsood ,A length ball, around off, hit to deep mid-wicket for a run. Trent Rockets Women win by 11 runs!
Abtaha Maqsood to face the last ball.
W
99
Sammy Jo Johnson to Emily Arlott ,OUT! RUN OUT! A fuller length ball, on middle, this is clipped away to the deep square leg region. The batters want the couple here, but Sciver does well to pick up the ball, throw it to the keeper, who whips the bails off. No need for the third umpire, as the on-field umpire gives it out, on the field.
2
98
Sammy Jo Johnson to Emily Arlott ,Fuller, around off, Emily Arlott lofts this one over the mid off region. The batters run hard and complete the second run.
1
97
Sammy Jo Johnson to Kirstie Gordon ,Around off, pushed to covers for a single.
4
96
Sammy Jo Johnson to Kirstie Gordon ,FOUR! Confusion and a boundary! A full toss, around off, this is heaved to the deep mid-wicket region. Two fielders run in from either side, but they both leave it for the other, which ends in the ball touching the ropes.
Over 19
2
4
2b
W
wd
0
Kirstie Gordon*
0 (1)
Emily Arlott
5 (5)
Katherine Brunt
2/19 (3)
BPH-W
125/8
0
95
Katherine Brunt to Kirstie Gordon ,Brunt with the grunt! A slower length ball, on leg, she grunts as she lets the ball go and Gordon misses her pull. 21 needed off the last 5 balls!
wd
95
Katherine Brunt to Kirstie Gordon ,WIDE. Down the leg side and it is left alone. Wided.
Kirstie Gordon is the new batter.
W
94
Katherine Brunt to Issy Wong ,OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The Issy Wong show ends! And it took a brilliant effort by Brunt to dismiss her! Full ball, on off. Wong looks to swipe it away but gets the top edge. It looks like the ball will land safely in the mid-wicket region but Brunt is determined to get there. She sprints and takes the catch and celebrates as if they have won the game!
Rachel Priest is hurt and the physio comes out. The magic spray will come out soon. 22 needed off 7 balls.
2b
93
Katherine Brunt to Issy Wong ,Too much drama on a single ball! A slower bouncer around off, Wong looks to pull, but she misses, as the ball hits the fingertips of Rachel Priest and goes towards short fine leg. Wong is determined to get a couple as the throw comes to the fielder near the striker's end. She tries to throw it to the wickets, but the fielder near the stumps has palmed the bails away, with her hand, and without the ball, which means that the runs are completed. A couple, in the end.