Girls’s Hundred, EdgbastonTrent Rockets 145-5 (100 balls): Graham 44* (21), Johnson 29 (21)Birmingham Phoenix 134-9 (100 balls): Wong 27 (11); Johnson 3-27Trent Rockets received by 11 runsScorecard; Desk
A fired-up Katherine Brunt as soon as once more received her ongoing battle with India’s teenage famous person Shafali Verma as Trent Rockets edged previous Birmingham Phoenix within the ladies’s Hundred at Edgbaston.
Trent Rockets made 145-5, primarily due to some late hitting which added 27 off the ultimate 10 balls, with Heather Graham making an unbeaten 21-ball 44.
In reply Phoenix, who’ve now solely received certainly one of their first 4 video games, misplaced common wickets and stuttered to 92-7.
Issy Wong gave them hope by clubbing 27 off simply 11 balls, earlier than Brunt induced a prime edge on a pull, and accomplished the catch herself, leading to a mini lap of honour in celebration.
Rockets held on to win by 11 runs, and their second win leaves them fourth within the eight-team desk, whereas Phoenix are fifth.
The males’s recreation between the identical two groups takes place at Edgbaston at 14:30 BST, and is stay on BBC Two.
Brunt v Verma entertains once more
It has been certainly one of THE battles of the summer time.
Verma began properly – scoring 159 runs within the Take a look at match between England and India – however since then Brunt has discovered a manner.
The 17-year-old has did not get previous 48 since, with Brunt, who is nineteen years her senior, dismissing her 4 instances in seven innings.
There have been boundaries from Verma – 5 in a row in a single recreation. There have been stares and fiery celebrations from Brunt. However Brunt seems to be having the final chortle.
Right here, Verma had no-look pulled England’s premier quick bowler for 4, and bunted her again over her head, earlier than a slower-ball yorker deceived the combative right-hander and he or she was bowled for simply 14.
Cue extra fist pumps and a raucous “come on” from Brunt.
Because the battle has unfolded this summer time, Brunt has banged the ball in shorter, aiming for the physique of Verma, and the Indian has frequently backed away in direction of the leg aspect, and at the moment left her stumps totally uncovered to be bowled.
The excellent news? Trent Rockets and Birmingham Phoenix are native rivals so they may come head-to-head once more within the group stage on Friday, 13 August at 15:30 BST.
Stick it within the dairy.
The one Wong ball which value Phoenix 10 runs
At simply 19, Wong is taken into account a future England bowler due to her specific tempo, and needs to hit the 80mph mark.
She has already been in and round Heather Knight’s squad, however is but to make her debut.
She had Sarah Glenn trapped lbw at the beginning of her closing set of 5, earlier than it began to unravel.
Wong bowled a slower ball above waist peak – which is a no-ball, so noticed Rockets acquire two runs, plus there was a single taken – earlier than it occurred once more the following ball.
That meant that she needed to be taken off – with two balls of her closing set of 5 remaining – and changed by a distinct bowler. Emily Arlott’s first ball went for 4, which means that one ball value Phoenix 10 runs.
The primary one was probably harsh, with the batter advancing down the observe, and replays suggesting it could have dipped by the point it reached the crease.
Wong confirmed nice braveness to talk within the interval, saying she was “disillusioned”, however that she would proceed to again her slower ball “as a result of it’s one thing that I’ve actually labored on”.
