Trent Rockets 153 for 8 (Dunkley 57, Luff 51) beat Manchester Tremendous Giants 122 (Lanning 35, Gardner 4-16) by 31 runs
Chasing 154, the Tremendous Giants misplaced a wicket from the seventh ball of the chase when the damaging Smriti Mandhana was stumped for 4 off Samantha Bates. They shortly discovered themselves 31 for 3, however Meg Lanning, starved of the strike within the early exchanges, put her foot down in opposition to the legspin of Katie Levick and commenced to look threatening.
Gardner then swung issues significantly within the Rockets‘ favour when she trapped Lanning lbw for 35 to go away the Tremendous Giants rocking at 89 for five. Gardner then turned catcher, taking an excellent seize at long-off to see the again of Kathryn Bryce for 27.
Late hitting from Maitlan Brown stored the Tremendous Giants in with a shout, however when she was run out by Georgia Adams, their probabilities went along with her. Gardner then mopped as much as end with 4 for 16.
The Rockets misplaced the massive wicket of Beth Mooney early, bowled by Grace Ballinger after trying to drag a ball that did not rise up. Luff – in at No. 3 within the absence of Nat Sciver-Brunt, nonetheless managing a calf damage – and Dunkley then took cost of the innings.
Luff used her ft to launch Sophie Ecclestone for a leg-side most and went after Bryce, depositing her for 3 consecutive fours. Each batters then dispatched Villiers for sixes over the midwicket boundary as they introduced up their 50 stand off 33 balls.
Luff reached her first-ever half-century within the Hundred however fell shortly after for 51. Dunkley then raised her bat for a 50 of her personal earlier than she was caught at level off Ecclestone for 57.
The left-arm spinner then bowled Bess Heath for a duck and Villiers had Gardner stumped for five with the Rockets shedding three wickets for 5 runs because the Tremendous Giants fought again brilliantly, however finally could not cease the Rockets posting a complete north of 150.
Sophia Dunkley was named participant of the match for her half-century and three catches within the outfield. She mentioned: „I discovered the pitch slightly bit tough, it wasn’t my greatest [in terms of] fluency however nice to get the win.
„It took me some time to get used to circumstances. I assumed Luffy was excellent as effectively, got here in and introduced the momentum and acquired us to a very good rating.“
