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Trent Rockets opener Grace Scrivens scored her first Hundred half-century
The Hundred women's competition, Trent Bridge
Trent Rockets 158-5 (100 balls): Scrivens 55 (43); Sharma 2-25
London Spirit 127-7 (100 balls): Knight 30 (23); Gardner 3-23, King 3-23
Trent Rockets won by 31 runs
Scorecard. Table
Trent Rockets boosted their hopes of reaching nan knockout stages of nan women's Hundred pinch a comfortable 31-run triumph complete London Spirit astatine Trent Bridge.
The location broadside reached 158-5 aft openers Grace Scrivens (55 disconnected 43) and Bryony Smith (34 disconnected 22) shared a 74-run for nan first wicket - nan highest business of this year's title truthful far.
Smith was unluckily run-out while backing up astatine nan non-striker's extremity and 20-year-old Scrivens was bowled by Sarah Glenn aft reaching her first Hundred half-century.
Rockets spinner Ash Gardner took 2 wickets successful 2 balls to time off Spirit 21-2 aft 23 balls, finishing pinch figures of 3-23.
Heather Knight (29 disconnected 20) offered immoderate faint dream earlier nan Spirit skipper was dismissed by spinner Alana King (3-23).
The penning was already connected nan wall for Spirit, contempt Deepti Sharma's unbeaten 30 disconnected 23.
Rockets extremity a three-match losing streak to move into 5th successful nan table, 1 spot down Spirit.
What other do you request to know?
Grace Scrivens and Bryony Smith compiled nan highest business of nan 2024 women's Hundred (74), earlier Smith was tally retired erstwhile Spirit bowler Charlie Dean deflected Scrivens' consecutive thrust connected to nan stumps pinch her hand.
Scrivens was dropped connected 16 by Sarah Glenn and successfully overturned an lbw determination disconnected nan bowling of Deepti Sharma erstwhile connected 21.
Nat Sciver-Brunt (21 disconnected 12) extended her lead arsenic nan tournament's apical run-scorer this twelvemonth and now has 209 runs successful 5 matches.
Despite her heroics pinch nan bat, Scrivens' time ended connected a sour statement and pinch a bruised cheek. She near nan section injured aft she missed a drawback and nan shot struck her successful nan face.
'A beautiful cleanable performance' - what they said
Rockets spinner and lucifer leader Ash Gardner: "It was astir apt nan first crippled that we put each 3 facets of nan crippled together.
"The openers did a awesome job, getting america nan commencement and astir apt nan champion we were pinch nan shot arsenic well. It was a beautiful cleanable performance."
What is happening connected Thursday?
There are 4 matches successful The Hundred connected Thursday.
Welsh Fire big Northern Superchargers astatine Sophia Gardens (women's astatine 11:30 BST, men's astatine 15:00) astatine Sophia Gardens while Oval Invincibles invited Southern Brave,(women astatine 15:00 and men astatine 18:30) to The Kia Oval.
You tin travel commentary connected BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and nan BBC Sport website and app.
You will besides beryllium capable to watch Fire v Superchargers successful nan men's title unrecorded connected BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and via nan BBC Sport website pinch sum starting astatine 14:45.
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