Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Northern Superchargers (Women) vs Trent Rockets (Women), The Hundred Women's Competition 2024, 4th Match

Alana King, POTM speaks with a beaming smile on her face: Nice to have bit of turn and grip in the wicket, very happy, Graham and Brunt set the tone upfront. Felt really nice out of my hand, it was leg-spinner's dream so I'll take that (on first wicket) We saw the wicket did a lot in the first innings, ball was gripping...we just had to keep our process simple and stick to (plan). I love bowling in challenging conditions as well and for a pitch to have a little bit of turn, I really loved bowling there, happy to play my part

The rejigged Trent Rockets have registered a statement win and achieved the winning start they were after. Alana King produced a leg-spin masterclass and her first-ball wicket will remain etched in the minds of everyone who saw this contest. Northern Superchargers seemed ruffled right from the powerplay and lacked composure as a unit, playing many reckless shots even though the required rate wasn't very taxing. Thank you for following our coverage. The Men's Hundred game is going to get underway shortly. For now, this is Rvel Zahid, signing off.

19.2

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Higham, OUT, Zips in and rattles her stumps! Flummoxes her with a well-disguised slower back of a length nip-backer, she skips down, trying to smoke her out of the park and ends up missing it altogether. Stellar bowling display from Trent Rockets who were challenged a bit but never looked in trouble. Superchargers kept losing wickets at regular intervals and nobody converted their starts to something substantial or threatened to take the game away. No show from middle-order in particular. Nat Sciver-Brunt kept a lid by just conceding 19 in 17 balls and picked two wickets. King changed the complexion, pegging them back in the first over and picked two wickets in her 20 balls while Heather Graham got three wickets. Largely been toothless batting and a chaotic attempt to chase it down, falling short by 20 runs in the end.

LF Higham b Nat Sciver-Brunt 26 (30m 22b 3x4 0x6) SR: 118.18

19.1

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Higham, no run, On a length and dipping in, attacks her body, manages to force a pull towards long-on

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | NSC-W: 103/9 (21 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.42, RRR: 21.00)

Lucy Higham26 (20b)
Grace Ballinger1 (3b)

Kirstie Gordon3.5-0-22-1
Heather Graham2.5-0-13-3

18.5

Gordon to Higham, no run, Hacked away into the covers and denies the run

18.4

Gordon to Higham, FOUR, It's as good as it gets! Right out of the screws, inverses her stance and this time it goes up and over short third for a four, beautifully executed, high skill

18.3

Gordon to Ballinger, 1 run, Over the wicket, back of a length outside off, nuzzled towards midwicket and is content to settle for a run

18.2

Gordon to Higham, 1 run, Lobbed up on middle, worked around the corner, was down the track

18.1

Gordon to Higham, no run, Round the wicket, pitches it fuller on middle and off, tries a switch hit but finds the fielder at short fine

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-W: 97/9 (27 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 13.50)

Grace Ballinger0 (2b)
Lucy Higham21 (16b)

Heather Graham2.5-0-13-3
Ashleigh Gardner2.5-0-18-1

17.5

Graham to Ballinger, no run, Touch fuller and slanted it in at off, gets behind the line, covers the stumps and punches it into the covers

17.4

Graham to Ballinger, no run, On a length and gets it to wobble in the corridor, flings the bat out and is far away from the line

17.3

Graham to Smith, OUT, Wrecked the stumps! Round the wicket, hits the hard length and doesn't offer much pace to clobber a pull, she wanders down leg and the ball sneaks through the gate to rattle the stumps. Just one wicket left in the tank.

LCN Smith b Graham 13 (15m 14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 92.85

17.3

Graham to Higham, 2 wides, Over the wicket, good length and kept going away from leg stump, wide signalled

17.2

Graham to Smith, 1 run, Round the wicket, length and wide of off, plinks it out to long-off

17.1

Graham to Higham, 1 run, Good length angling in on middle, swiped through the gap between midwicket and mid-on

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | NSC-W: 93/8 (31 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.47, RRR: 10.33)

Lucy Higham20 (15b)
Linsey Smith12 (12b)

Ashleigh Gardner2.5-0-18-1
Nat Sciver-Brunt2.5-0-19-1

16.5

Gardner to Higham, FOUR, Over the wicket, lousy delivery straying on the pads and getting punished, she puts the rubbish in the bin by slamming it past deep fine for a four, that was a quicker delivery

16.4

Gardner to Smith, 1 run, Round the wicket, fired it quicker and fuller on the pads, whips it away into the leg side

16.3

Gardner to Higham, 1 run, Shuffles across her stumps, plants her front leg and whacks it away to fine leg

16.2

Gardner to Higham, no run, Over the wicket, length and angles in at middle, inside-edge onto the pad

16.1

Gardner to Smith, 1 run, Round the wicket, length on middle, plays with the spin to wide of long-on

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs | NSC-W: 86/8 (38 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.37, RRR: 9.50)

Linsey Smith10 (10b)
Lucy Higham15 (12b)

Nat Sciver-Brunt2.5-0-19-1
Alana King3.5-0-17-2

15.5

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Smith, 1 run, Pushed down the carpet to long-off for a run

15.4

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Higham, 1 run, Steered away to third man after resumption

It's drizzling and the umpire has decided to take the strategic timeout midway through the set

15.3

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Higham, 2 runs, Thumped hard into the surface and it rises steeply off the deck outside off, swatted a pull to deep backward square for a couple,

15.2

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Smith, 1 run, They haven't given up yet. Round the wicket, goodish length and came back in a shade from outside off, languid heave towards midwicket

15.1

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Higham, 1 run, Touch short and whizzing in from outside off, chipped in the air and falls short of the fielder at mid-on

END OF OVER:
15 | 5 Runs | NSC-W: 80/8 (44 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.33, RRR: 8.80)

Linsey Smith8 (8b)
Lucy Higham11 (9b)

Alana King3.5-0-17-2
Ashleigh Gardner1.5-0-11-1

14.5

King to Smith, 1 run, Goes fuller on off, dances down to manufacture her own length, leathered down to mid-off

N S-Chargers INNINGS		R	B
HJ Armitage	caught	14	9
M Kelly	lbw	9	8
P Litchfield	lbw	0	3
A Sutherland	caught	15	12
BAM Heath	bowled	0	2
G Wareham	caught	2	4
AN Davidson-Richards	run out	9	10
KL Cross	caught	5	10
LF Higham	bowled	26	22
LCN Smith	bowled	13	14
G Ballinger	not out	1	3
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 1, w 4)
TOTAL	103 (all out; 19.2 ovs)

Rockets BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Nat Sciver-Brunt	3.2	19	2	5.58
G Potts	1.0	6	0	6.00
KL Gordon	4.0	22	1	5.50
A Gardner	3.0	18	1	6.00
AM King	4.0	17	2	4.25
KL George	1.0	3	0	3.00
H Graham	3.0	13	3	4.33	(2w)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	18	M Kelly	HJ Armitage
2nd	4	HJ Armitage	P Litchfield
3rd	10	HJ Armitage	A Sutherland
4th	0	BAM Heath	A Sutherland
5th	2	G Wareham	A Sutherland
6th	19	AN Davidson-Richards	A Sutherland
7th	1	KL Cross	A Sutherland
8th	10	KL Cross	LF Higham
9th	33	LCN Smith	LF Higham
10th	6	LF Higham	G Ballinger

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WF-W	8	5	2	11	0.334
OI-W	8	5	2	11	0.034
LS-W	8	4	3	9	0.08
TR-W	8	4	4	8	0.407
NSC-W	8	3	3	8	0.942
MO-W	8	3	4	7	-0.398
BP-W	8	3	4	7	-0.742
SB-W	8	1	6	3	-0.675

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | NSC-W: 103/9 (21 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.42, RRR: 21.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-W: 97/9 (27 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 13.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | NSC-W: 93/8 (31 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.47, RRR: 10.33)

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs | NSC-W: 86/8 (38 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.37, RRR: 9.50)

END OF OVER:
15 | 5 Runs | NSC-W: 80/8 (44 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.33, RRR: 8.80)

Match Coverage

King channels Warne as Rockets blast off at Headingley

N S-Chargers 2nd innings Partnerships

The Hundred Women's Competition

END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs | NSC-W: 103/9 (21 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.42, RRR: 21.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-W: 97/9 (27 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 13.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs | NSC-W: 93/8 (31 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.47, RRR: 10.33)

END OF OVER:16 | 6 Runs | NSC-W: 86/8 (38 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.37, RRR: 9.50)

END OF OVER:15 | 5 Runs | NSC-W: 80/8 (44 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.33, RRR: 8.80)

King channels Warne as Rockets blast off at Headingley

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs | NSC-W: 103/9 (21 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 5.42, RRR: 21.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NSC-W: 97/9 (27 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 13.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | NSC-W: 93/8 (31 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.47, RRR: 10.33)

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs | NSC-W: 86/8 (38 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.37, RRR: 9.50)

END OF OVER:
15 | 5 Runs | NSC-W: 80/8 (44 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 5.33, RRR: 8.80)