25/08Result
17th Match, The Hundred Women's Competition at Southampton, Aug 25 2022
Brave won by 10 wkts (44b rem)
Player of the Match
Lauren BellSouthern Brave (Women)
25/08Result
17th Match, The Hundred Women's Competition at Southampton, Aug 25 2022
Brave won by 10 wkts (44b rem)
Player of the Match
Lauren BellSouthern Brave (Women)

5.28 pm The Rockets corner has thrown in the towel. Stop the fight! Stop the fight! Pummeled into submission by the Southern Brave, who maintain an undefeated record and have now officially clinched a playoff berth. Lauren Bell and Amanda-Jade Wellington set up the win by tying down the Rockets batting unit with seven wickets between them and then Mandhana and Wyatt combine with a ruthless partnership, ending the match with 44 balls to spare. Trent Rockets now sit two points behind Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix, though those two teams have a match in hand.

The Match Hero is Lauren Bell: "I'm really happy with how the match went. It was a good team win. It was good to win the toss and good conditions to bowl in but our batters showed it was also a good batting wicket. The goal for me was to take two wickets in the Powerplay. Wello has done a good job for us in the middle of these games. We assessed the conditions and realized pace off the ball was the way to go. We just want to keep pushing through to the final."

That's it for coverage from the women's game. On behalf of my commentary partner Deiva Muthu, I'm Peter Della Penna. Stay tuned for the start of the men's half of the doubleheader in just under 90 minutes time where I'll be on the call with Alan Gardner. Until then, take care!

11.1
6
Smith to Mandhana, SIX, Mandhana mauls this full delivery with another charge and deposits another drive over the long-off rope to end the match in style.

END OF OVER:
11 | 6 Runs | SB-W: 88/0 (1 run required from 45 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 0.11)

  • Smriti Mandhana51 (30b)
  • Danni Wyatt-Hodge36 (25b)
  • Bryony Smith2.5-0-16-0
  • Alana King1.5-0-23-0
10.5
4
Smith to Mandhana, FOUR, short on the legs, pulls this behind square just past the short fine leg fielder and trickles into the rope to bring up a 30-ball half-century to level the scores.
10.4
0
Smith to Mandhana, no run, full and wide, driven gently to extra cover.
10.3
0
Smith to Mandhana, no run, charges a full delivery and prods a low full toss to cover.
10.2
0
Smith to Mandhana, no run, good length ball on off, taps this into extra cover again for a dot.
10.1
2
Smith to Mandhana, 2 runs, full and wide, driven toward extra cover, diving stop attempted but it squirts away from the fielder and they scamper back for a second to keep the strike and keep Mandhana in with a chance of a half-century.

END OF OVER:
10 | 9 Runs | SB-W: 82/0 (7 runs required from 50 balls, RR: 8.20, RRR: 0.70)

  • Danni Wyatt-Hodge36 (25b)
  • Smriti Mandhana45 (25b)
  • Alana King1.5-0-23-0
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt1.5-0-25-0
9.5
0
King to Wyatt, no run, full on the stumps, goes to whip this away but miscues it.