Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 52 from 29 balls led Trent Rockets to a comfort three-wicket win over Birmingham Phoenix of their last sport of The Hundred.
Rockets have been cruising to victory, reaching 102-3 in pursuit of 124 to win, however Phoenix dragged themselves again into rivalry by eradicating the England captain with 35 balls to go at Trent Bridge.
Her departure triggered a collapse of 4 wickets for 17 runs and left 5 runs wanted from the final 10 balls, however quantity 9 Kirstie Gordon and 20-year-old batter Jodi Grewcock held their nerve because the latter struck the profitable runs with three balls to spare.
Sciver-Brunt’s knock, which included six fours and two sixes, ensured the middle-order wobble was not pricey, nevertheless it was a superb solo effort with Grace Scrivens’ 16 the second highest contribution.
Left-arm spinner Phoebe Brett, 19, was the decide of the Phoenix bowlers, taking 3-19, however they have been left to rue a disappointing batting efficiency that left them defending a below-par whole.
Phoenix’s 123-6 was arrange by opener Emma Lamb’s unbeaten 56 from 42 balls, her second fifty of this yr’s Hundred and her seventeenth throughout all codecs as her stellar summer season continues.
However she struggled for help, having misplaced her opening accomplice Georgia Voll early for six, and was caught on the non-striker’s finish throughout a tough center part in opposition to the Rockets spinners. Phoenix captain Ellyse Perry departed to Kirstie Gordon for 14 and Amy Jones was tamely caught and bowled by Ash Gardner for 9.
However Lamb held her nerve to rotate after her facet wobbled to 93-5, earlier than a flurry of boundaries from Ailsa Lister and Em Arlott on the loss of life helped them to a optimistic end.
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