- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.2 much easier chance this time, and Kemp makes no mistake! Very similar to the previous ball, although this might have been more on a length. Holds in the surface and Smith, looking to work to leg, gets a big leading edge. The ball goes straight up and Kemp does not have to brood over her dropped chance for too long. Corteen-Coleman on the board early! 10/15.3 soft, soft dismissal, and spin gets another wicket! Floated up full on leg stump. Wraith gives herself room, looking to go inside-out over extra cover. Does not get under it enough, though, and all she does is arrow it straight to Kemp at cover point. Villiers among the wickets too! 37/31.4 does her all ends up, and NSB is outta here! Superb work by Southby too! This is tossed up beautifully on a length on middle and off. Drifts in and then drops devilishly on NSB, who is nowhere to the pitch of the ball and has to reach out in front. There is a hint of turn too and that takes it past the outside edge. Southby gathers and whips off the bails in a trice to leave Trent Rockets tottering early! 10/210.3 leg stump knocked back, and Bell roars in delight! That is also wicket number 50 for her in the Women's Hundred, and she becomes the first to do so! Zipped in full, pitching on middle stump with a wobble seam and nipping back in. Gardner has a swing at it and does not account for the slight inward movement with the angle. The ball breezes past the inside edge and Gardner hears the death rattle soon after. Rockets staring down the barrel now! 55/76.3 miscued, and taken! Rockets lose their fourth! Banged into the track just outside off, and that seems to be a response to Grewcock charging. She has a hack at it anyway but the extra lift Bell gets leads to her undoing. Splices it straight up and Bouchier makes no mistake at mid off! 38/48.2 Southby whips off the bails again, and we go upstairs to see if there is some merit in this appeal too! Very similar to the ball that got NSB. Drops on a length just outside off and then grips in the surface to spin away sharply. Graham plays down the wrong line, having been deceived by the drift and in the air, and overbalances as well. And that, as the replays show, is enough for Southby. The back foot is in the air when the bails are removed, and that is very, very smart work behind the stumps by Southby - not for the first time today, and definitely not for the last time this season! 49/58.5 simple return catch, and Corteen-Coleman has four! Tossed up again on a fullish length on middle and off, and this, like many previous deliveries, stops in the surface. Jones plays too early and does not get on top of the bounce, meaning she offers the simplest of chances to the bowler. The Rockets six down now, and in real trouble! 49/610.5 another miscue, and another batter perishes! This is a procession! Length ball outside off and this seems to be a change-up. Holds in the surface slightly and Stonehouse, swinging like a rusty gate, skews it terribly off the outer half of the bat. Tryon misjudges it a little at short third and has to reach out to complete the catch, but gets the job done in the end, much to the delight of the visitors! 55/819.4 straight to short fine leg, and Gordon's fun with the bat is over! Angled in on a fullish length on middle and off. Seems like a knuckle-ball, meaning that Gordon does not have a lot of pace to work with on the scoop. She cannot muster the requisite elevation and finds Corteen-Coleman, stationed right on the ring at short fine leg! 106/919.5 two in two for Devine, and the Rockets have been bundled out for 106! Zipped in full, following the batter outside leg. McCarthy has a swing at it but that lacks any sort of conviction. The ball first jams into her pads and then crashes into the stumps! 106/10Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL106 all out (20 Overs, RR: 5.3 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Bryony Smith, 1.2 ov), 2-10 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1.4 ov), 3-37 (Natasha Wraith, 5.3 ov), 4-38 (Jodi Grewcock, 6.3 ov), 5-49 (Heather Graham, 8.2 ov), 6-49 (Emma Jones, 8.5 ov), 7-55 (Ashleigh Gardner, 10.3 ov), 8-55 (Alexa Stonehouse, 10.5 ov), 9-106 (Kirstie Gordon, 19.4 ov), 10-106 (Cassidy McCarthy, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LK Bell 4 0 16 3 4 11 2 0 0 0 MR Corteen-Coleman 4 1 13 4 3.25 14 2 0 0 0 SFM Devine 4 0 30 2 7.5 7 5 0 0 0 MK Villiers 4 0 24 1 6 8 3 0 0 0 GL Adams 3 0 17 0 5.66 6 0 1 1 0 CL Tryon 1 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.1 King gets the better of Bouchier, and is this game still alive?! Throws it up wide outside off, perhaps after seeing Bouchier advance. She has a hurried swish at it to reach it but the ball does not bounce greatly either. Bouchier makes no contact, and Wraith does the rest behind the stumps. King is pumped, and the Rockets have a slight glimmer of hope! 79/31.2 oh dear - that is a disaster for the Southern Brave! Back of a length on the pads. Wyatt-Hodge helps it behind square and sets off for the single. Bouchier seems to respond at first, but then she sells Wyatt-Hodge down the river. Wyatt-Hodge cannot make it back in time, and King relays the throw to the keeper, who does the rest. Wyatt-Hodge walks off disappointed, and the Rockets have the early wicket they would have been after! 9/12.3 skewed up, and taken! Wolvaardt falls too! Tossed up full on leg stump, and this seems to just stop in the surface. Wolvaardt does not get to the pitch of the ball despite advancing and closes the bat face too early. The ball spoons up and NSB, running back from mid on, gobbles up a smart catch over her left shoulder. The Rockets on the charge! 10/218.3 that has gone a mile up, and taken on the fence! Trent Bridge roars! Shortish and following the batter just outside leg. Seems like a change-up too, meaning Kemp has to generate all the pace and power. She gets plenty of height on it but not enough distance as it turns out. NSB settles herself on the deep mid wicket fence, and snares the chance in front of her face. Now then. Now then... 99/4Extras2 (w 2)TOTAL109/4 (19.3 Overs, RR: 5.56 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 1.2 ov), 2-10 (Laura Wolvaardt, 2.3 ov), 3-79 (Maia Bouchier, 14.1 ov), 4-99 (Freya Kemp, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB A Stonehouse 1 0 5 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 A Gardner 4 0 15 0 3.75 8 1 0 0 0 KL Gordon 4 1 27 1 6.75 8 2 1 0 0 CM McCarthy 2.3 0 16 0 6.15 7 3 0 1 0 AM King 4 0 23 1 5.75 7 3 0 1 0 H Graham 4 0 23 1 5.75 7 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Southern Brave (Women) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, First Session 11.00-12.05, Interval 12.05-12.20, Second Session 12.20-13.25
Match days
16 August 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Southern Brave (Women) 4, Trent Rockets (Women) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 2 wickets)
- Trent Rockets (Women): 50 runs in 46 balls, Extras 1
- Trent Rockets (Women): 100 runs in 96 balls, Extras 2
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (AM King 18, KL Gordon 32, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Trent Rockets (Women) - 106/10 in 100 balls (AM King 24)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 25 runs, 2 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Southern Brave (Women) - 45/2 in 45 balls (ME Bouchier 24, SFM Devine 16)
- Southern Brave (Women): 50 runs in 47 balls, Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (ME Bouchier 26, SFM Devine 23, Ex 1)
- Southern Brave (Women): 100 runs in 94 balls, Extras 2
- Attendance: 9,536
Match Coverage
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