Originals falter against Phoenix as Rockets stay alive

The Hundred women's competition, Old Trafford

Birmingham Phoenix 111-3 (100 balls): Perry 55* (48), Kalis 43* (39)

Manchester Originals 95 (100 balls): Smale 29 (34), Schutt 3-14

Birmingham Phoenix won by 16 runs

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Manchester Originals' hopes of qualifying for nan knockout stages of nan women's Hundred suffered a rustle aft they mislaid to already-eliminated Birmingham Phoenix by 16 runs astatine Old Trafford.

In what should person been a regular pursuit of 112, nan Originals collapsed successful a heap pinch nan bat, losing 4 powerplay wickets earlier being bowled retired for 95.

They had earlier reduced Birmingham Phoenix to 17-3 but were near to rue missing opportunities to disregard Ellyse Perry and Sterre Kalis, who shared an unbeaten 94-run fourth-wicket business to resistance their broadside to what would beryllium to beryllium a match-winning total.

The Originals, who person ne'er antecedently progressed beyond nan group shape successful nan women's competition, headed into nan lucifer knowing that triumph successful their last 2 matches would guarantee a top-three finish.

However, this conclusion intends nan Originals person slipped down to 4th place, down London Spirit connected nett run-rate and trailing second-placed Northern Superchargers, who they look astatine Headingley connected Tuesday, by 4 points.

After electing to bat successful Manchester, Phoenix mislaid 3 wickets wrong 30 balls, pinch Georgia Voll, Emma Lamb and Amy Jones each departing for single-figure knocks and Mahika Gaur taking 1-5 from her 15 powerplay deliveries, earlier Perry and Kalis mixed to rebuild their side's innings.

Perry, scoring her 2nd half-century successful arsenic galore matches, posted 55 disconnected 48 balls, though she should person been stumped connected eight. Kalis, meanwhile, capitalised connected being dropped connected 13 by Beth Mooney to people 43 (39).

In reply, nan Originals endured a nightmare commencement to their chase, pinch Kathryn Bryce needlessly tally retired disconnected nan 3rd transportation of nan innings. Megan Schutt (3-14) past had compatriot Mooney caught for a four-ball duck earlier Alice Monaghan and Melie Kerr departed successful akin manner to time off nan batting broadside 14-4.

When big-hitting Deandra Dottin was caught connected nan bound by Ailsa Lister for 13, nan Originals' slim hopes of triumph went pinch her.

Three further run-outs and 2 wickets successful 2 balls from Schutt compounded a dismal time for nan hosts.

The Hundred women's competition, Sophia Gardens

Trent Rockets 145-6 (100 balls): Sciver-Brunt 38 (26); Davies 3-26

Welsh Fire 122-9 (100 balls): Dunkley 26 (23); King 3-17

Trent Rockets won by 23 runs

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Trent Rockets comfortably hit Welsh Fire by 23 runs to support their faint qualification hopes live successful The Hundred women's title astatine Sophia Gardens.

Coupled pinch Manchester Originals' defeat, Rockets now beryllium conscionable 4 points extracurricular nan apical 3 up of their last group outing against nan Phoenix connected Wednesday.

Rockets successfully defended a competitory 145-6, pinch Fire, who were already knocked out, struggling for partnerships successful their 122-9 reply.

They were bamboozled by Rockets' world-class spinners, Australians Alana King and Ash Gardner, who took 5 wickets betwixt them.

Leg-spinner King extracted plentifulness of move and grip from nan Cardiff aboveground pinch 3-17, while Gardner's relentless accuracy saw her return nan cardinal wickets of Sophia Dunkley for 26 and Hayley Matthews for 18.

Gardner besides group up Rockets' competitory full successful a business of 67 pinch England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt during nan mediate shape of nan innings, aft Bryony Smith's move 38 from 27 balls astatine nan apical of nan bid gave them a useful platform.

Rockets were group for a formidable full astatine 120-2 pinch 20 balls remaining, but Fire dragged backmost immoderate power arsenic some group batters fell successful nan abstraction of six balls, pinch Sciver-Brunt making 38 and Gardner 36.

Freya Davies took 2 wickets successful 2 balls astatine nan adjacent arsenic she vanished pinch 3-26, but contempt their beardown fightback, it proved acold excessively overmuch for a batting line-up debased successful assurance aft a miserable campaign.

Fire look unbeaten Southern Brave, who are already confirmed of a last spot, successful their last crippled connected Thursday.

It is simply a decisive time for London Spirit successful nan women's title arsenic they look to boost their top-three hopes by beating Oval Invincibles astatine The Oval astatine 15:00 BST.

The men's crippled follows astatine 18:30 BST and Invincibles person already confirmed a spot successful nan knockouts while Spirit are already out.

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