Men’s Hundred 2026, MSG-M vs TR-M Final Match Report, August 16, 2026

The outcome marked the primary time that both Manchester staff – males’s or ladies’s – had received a Hundred trophy, and ended the Tremendous Giants franchises‘ lengthy look forward to silverware, which had spanned seven IPL seasons and 4 SA20s.

Seifert goes whack

Seifert had by no means performed at Lord’s a month in the past however struck 67 off 45 on Tremendous Giants debut of their opening recreation towards London Spirit, and was their match-winner as soon as once more almost a month later. He raced out of the blocks and appeared fired up, exchanging phrases with Mohammad Amir after taking his first over for 14 runs.

He almost fell on 33 to a rare piece of fielding, hauling Craig Overton out in the direction of midwicket when Finn Allen tumbled over the boundary and parried the ball again to Calvin Harrison, who took the catch one-handed. However it was given as six on evaluate, with TV umpire Martin Saggers figuring out that Allen’s foot had brushed the promoting toblerone.

Seifert pressed on, buying and selling sixes with Buttler, and pressed on with help from Leus du Plooy after Buttler holed out to long-off off Harrison; his worldwide team-mate Mitchell Santner, the one bowler to maintain him quiet, but curiously solely bowled 15 balls. He ultimately fell for 72 – the joint-highest rating in a Hundred last – when reaching for Amir’s vast yorker.

Seifert swings into the leg aspect•Alex Broadway/ECB through Getty Photos

Tremendous Giants‘ stumble

With three wanted off the final 9 runs, the Tremendous Giants had the sport sewn up but made extremely onerous work of it. Heinrich Klaasen picked out deep midwicket off Amir, who then trapped Michael Bracewell lbw. Dawson twice swung and missed at Ben Sanderson, however nearly cleared Aneurin Donald on the rope to seal the win with two balls unused.

Noor breaks by

Noor has had a quiet event – he had taken 5 wickets throughout eight group video games and Friday’s Eliminator – however saved his greatest for the ultimate. His first ball was belted straight to long-off by Finn Allen, and his fourth ended up in Buttler’s gloves through Duckett’s inside edge and his again pad.

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Aneurin Donald, the Rockets‘ ultra-attacking No. 3, took Noor on, lap-sweeping his first ball for 4 after which touchdown a six-four double when Noor stayed on for consecutive overs. He landed two additional blows off Sonny Baker, however was then concerned in a mix-up which noticed Sam Billings run out by Dawson, scrambling to interrupt the stumps on the bowler’s finish.

Noor struck a 3rd blow when Tim David – whose 90-run season was a serious letdown after his £350,000 acquisition – edged a googly to Buttler, and when Donald yorked himself for 38 off 19, trying to cost Dawson, the Rockets had misplaced 5 for 47 in a frantic 32-ball, mid-innings passage of play.

Rockets‘ late launch

Gregory performed for Manchester final season – after they had been nonetheless the Originals – however has in any other case been on the Rockets since inception, and captained them to the 2022 title. He led the Rockets‘ rebuild with a partnership with Mitchell Santner price 46 in 25 balls, denting Noor’s figures with consecutive boundaries then hauling three leg-side sixes.

He dragged Tongue’s slower ball to long-on for 32 off 16, however Santner and Overton struck late boundaries to take the Rockets previous 150. Sonny Baker took wickets off the ultimate two balls of the innings, however 158 appeared a aggressive rating. It proved simply brief, because the Tremendous Giants scraped house.