The Hundred 2023: Trent Rockets hammer Manchester Originals to keep knock-out hopes alive

Four of the 5 Trent Rockets bowlers took a wicket arsenic they stifled Manchester Originals

Trent Rockets kept their slim hopes of reaching The Hundred knockout stages live arsenic they hammered Manchester Originals astatine Trent Bridge.

Lizelle Lee (44*) impressed alongside Bryony Smith and past Nat Sciver-Brunt, finishing the lucifer with a six.

Originals had won the flip and chosen to bat, but lone Deandra Dottin (30) fired for the visitors.

The Rockets determination up to fourth successful the table, but are 3 points abbreviated of the knockout places with 2 games to play.

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• Katherine Sciver-Brunt returned to the Rockets' line-up aft missing the past 2 matches with a hep injury. Bowling disconnected a shortened run-up and initially successful disposable discomfort, she dismissed Manchester Originals batter Emma Lamb with her eighth delivery. The erstwhile England seamer is playing her past tourney earlier retiring.
• Having mislaid their past 2 matches batting second, Originals skipper Sophie Ecclestone chose to acceptable a full successful Nottingham. Her broadside besides shuffled their batting line-up - promoting Fi Morris to fig three, lone to spot her dismissed for conscionable one.
• Trent Rockets person won 2 and mislaid 3 of their matches, losing different to rain. They person chased successful each 5 matches they person made it connected to the field.
• Originals regenerate their opponents successful seventh. While they tin inactive scope the knockout signifier they would request to triumph their remaining 2 matches and spot a fig of different fixtures autumn successful their favour.

'Nice to person a calm game' - what they said

Trent Rockets skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt connected Sky Sports: "I said astatine the flip we haven't played our champion cricket yet truthful it was bully to person a calm game. I didn't consciousness chaotic successful the bowling innings and past the openers acceptable it up nicely and I came successful and finished it off.

"We've prepared successful the aforesaid way, we conscionable executed our skills. We didn't bash that connected Monday against Welsh Fire. It was bully to person bowlers bowling to their plans."

On Katherine Sciver-Brunt: "Injuries are beauteous uncertain. She tried a antithetic tactic, having spoken to the physio and doc earlier the game, that gave her the champion accidental to vessel without pain. It was much the striding up than the bowling itself and I cognize astir batters hatred her process bowling."

Match leader Bryony Smith: "I've bowled a fewer pugnacious sets but I'm gladsome with however it is coming out. We talked astir being affirmative with the bat and taking each shot arsenic it came and not letting the dots physique up. That has been our attack passim the tourney truthful I'm gladsome it's travel off."

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