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Moving to the Men's encounter - Right then, that brings an entertaining contest to a close, with Trent Rockets Women getting the job done against Southern Brave Women to book their place directly in the final. Up next is the Men’s clash between the same two sides, with the scenario much the same - the Rockets need a win to secure a spot in the final, while the Brave are already eliminated. The toss has taken place, with Southern Brave opting to bowl first. Just switch tabs and enjoy our coverage of that game. Cheers!
The victorious skipper of Trent Rockets Women - Ashleigh Gardner says Trent Rockets have played consistently throughout the tournament and put themselves in the best position to win the title. She adds she had never played the playoffs for the Rockets before and felt it was fantastic to lead a side that had undergone plenty of change. Gardner is pleased to see the players express themselves in their own ways while enjoying success along the way. Gardner mentions momentum is a fantastic thing in these competitions. While playing the Eliminator could provide an extra game, she feels no team would turn down a direct route to the final and the chance to avoid that extra fixture. She is pleased that different players have stepped up at different times rather than the team relying on one or two individuals, while the experience within the squad has been a major asset. Gardner shares that the Rockets feel like a family, with a relaxed environment throughout the franchise. She values being part of a setup that puts players first as people while respecting them as cricketers, something she feels came from the top. She believes they had assembled their most well-balanced squad yet, with an average age of around 29 or 30 and enough experience to trust anyone in pressure situations. She says that experience had been particularly valuable to her as captain and in conversations with her teammates. Gardner says the Rockets had been tested at different stages throughout the tournament but consistently found ways to win, with their only defeat also going down to the wire. She feels putting themselves in winning positions and getting across the line is pleasing, with this being their toughest challenge recently. Gardner calls it a privilege to have someone of Nat Sciver-Brunt’s quality coming in at No. 7, explaining that the decision was tactical for her health and confirming she was fine. She praises Nat’s outstanding innings, calling her the match hero and a class act who understood the game exceptionally well.
Brave fight but not enough - Southern Brave Women were superb with the new ball, with Issy Wong and Tilly Corteen-Coleman taking a wicket each before a run-out gifted them another. However, they could not build on that start, and while Tilly returned to remove Ashleigh Gardner, the damage was already done. They had no answers to Nat Sciver-Brunt’s experience, and despite forcing a couple more run-outs, the result was never really in doubt.
Trent rule with the ball - Earlier in the game, Southern Brave Women posted a middling total after a decent 49-run opening stand, with Lizelle Lee and Maia Bouchier scoring in the 30s and stand-in skipper Laura Wolvaardt adding 24. However, four wickets for seven runs stalled their innings, with Charli Knott doing her best to provide a late push. Trent Rockets Women were excellent with the ball, despite some sloppy fielding. Georgia Adams led the way with 2/14, while Kim Garth, Samantha Bates and Georgia Elwiss took one each, with no bowler conceding more than eight runs an over.
Brunt brilliance seals the deal - The chase for Trent Rockets Women could hardly have started worse, with them slipping to 10/3, the lowest Powerplay score in Women’s Hundred history. Once they reached 27, the mark needed to secure a place in the final, skipper Ashleigh Gardner changed gears and added 53 with Beth Mooney to steady the innings. Gardner made 37 off 25, but both fell in quick succession to leave the Rockets 66/5. Nat Sciver-Brunt then took charge with a fiery 32 off 19, making light of the conditions before falling just at the final hurdle. Georgia Elwiss and Georgia Adams chipped in with valuable runs alongside her, before Kim Garth’s edge wrapped things up.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Nat Sciver-Brunt wins the award for her match-winning contribution of 32 off 19 balls. She says that they are happy to be on the winning side. Continues that the wicket was slow and was tough to bat on, but she shares the credit with their bowlers, who have put in an amazing shift in the first innings. About her batting deep in the order, she replies that it was tactical, and also that she needs her body to rest as she just got over an injury a few months back. About her performance this season, she notes that they have a lot of people in form in their team, so it obviously boosts the team's morale. About the preparation for Sunday's Final, Nat comments that they will be resting a couple of runs and will be coming with fresh minds in London. On playing at Trent Bridge, she says that they have a special fan as the atmosphere is electrifying in each match they have played here.
Rockets survive to reach the final - Trent Rockets Women have scraped over the line, though they would have wanted a more comfortable finish. Still, the result is what matters, and this makes it six wins in a row. They now get a handy break before the final, while Southern Brave Women will rue letting this slip after having the Rockets on the ropes early on. It is now three defeats in a row for the Brave, who must regroup quickly before the Eliminator.
That will do! Trent Rockets beat Southern Brave Women by 3 wickets. A touch fuller, outside off, Kim Garth comes down the track and looks to drive it away, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball zips past the keeper. It is eventually rolling toward the fence, but the batter gets the single first and seals the win anyway.
Much fuller, outside off, Kim Garth stabs it to cover.
Who walks out now? It will be Kim Garth.
OUT! NAT SCIVER-BRUNT IS RUN OUT! Nat Sciver-Brunt has had a fantastic knock, but she would have liked to stay till the end. This is a fuller in length, pitched well outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt sweeps it across the line toward deep mid-wicket. Two is the call from the batter. However, Phoebe Franklin gets to her left and picks up the ball and throws it at the batter's end. Nat Sciver-Brunt is coming back at the striker's end, but Lizelle Lee gloves the ball and dislodges the stumps before the batter gets to the crease. She puts in a dive, but that doesn't save. Scores are level!
We are going to the last set. However, one feels it is Trent Rockets Women's game, with them just needing 2 runs to win. Charli Knott will bowl.
Short, outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt dabs it to cover. 2 runs needed off the last set!
Fuller, outside off, Georgia Elwiss knocks it to the left of the cover fielder for a single.
FOUR! Nicely played! Short of a length, outside off, Georgia Elwiss flat-bats it over the left of the leaping bowler for four runs.
Good length and on leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt clips it through square leg for a single.
Back of a length and outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt cuts it away wide of deep point for a couple of runs.
WIDE! Fuller but down the leg side, Nat Sciver-Brunt fails to glance it away. Wided.
Last 10 balls. Trent Rockets Women need just 11 runs to win. Lauren Bell comes back into the attack.
Full, around leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt tucks it to deep backward square leg for a single.
No run, that is punched off the back foot, but not in the gap.
Down the leg side, fuller in length, Georgia Elwiss knocks it to long on for a single.
FOUR! SHOT! Short of a length, outside off, Georgia Elwiss extends her hands and slaps it between point and backward point for four runs.
Full, down the leg side, Nat Sciver-Brunt walks across and looks to sweep, but gets the inside edge and it goes through the legs of the keeper. Single taken.
Time for Tilly Corteen-Coleman to bowl out.
Short, on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt puncehs it to cover.
The next batter in is Georgia Elwiss.
OUT! ADAMS IS RUN OUT! Oh, now that's what we call 'comedy of errors'. Can this miraculous dismissal help Southern Brave to put some pressure on the batters? Short of a length, just outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt slaps it back to the bowler. Sarah Glenn looks to field it, but fails to grasp the ball. It deflects off his hands and bounces off to hit the stumps at the bowler's end, and Georgia Adams is away from her crease trying to seek a run.
Short, on middle and leg, Georgia Adams hits it toward the left of long on and gets a single. 100 up for Trent Rockets Women!
FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up, fuller, around off. Georgia Adams shimmies down the track and swings her blade to loft it over mid off for four more runs.