In women’s Hundred competition action, Manchester Super Giants secured a comfortable six-wicket victory against MI London at The Oval. MI London, the competition’s lowest-ranked side, managed 92 all out after a difficult batting performance. The team’s opening pair suffered early setbacks, with openers Hayley Matthews and Alice Davidson-Richards both dismissed without scoring by Sophie Ecclestone. Subsequent batters made limited contributions, with the final four wickets collapsing for just five runs across eight deliveries. Ryana Macdonald-Gay led the Manchester bowling attack with 3-19, while Ecclestone and Maitlan Brown each took two wickets.
Manchester’s chase proceeded smoothly behind opening pair Smriti Mandhana and captain Meg Lanning, who established a 73-run partnership. Lanning contributed 43 from 31 balls before being trapped lbw with the team needing only four additional runs. Manchester achieved their target in 72 balls, securing the six-wicket win with 28 balls remaining. The result keeps MI London winless, having accumulated points only from a previous tie.
In the second match at Trent Bridge, Trent Rockets held off Sunrisers Leeds in a closer contest, winning by five runs to extend their winning streak to three consecutive victories. Rockets posted 139-7, with Sophia Dunkley scoring 56 from 33 balls. Sunrisers mounted a strong late surge led by Annabel Sutherland, who remained unbeaten on 59 from 30 balls and struck two sixes off Georgia Elwiss in the final stages. However, Sunrisers fell five runs short, finishing on 134-5. Rockets’ fourth tournament victory moves them within four points of unbeaten Southern Brave at the table’s top, while Sunrisers remain winless since their opening match.
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