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Trent Rockets Women started the 2025 season with a tough defeat as they were beaten by Birmingham Phoenix Women by 11 runs. Chasing 149, their innings was mostly anchored by Nat Sciver-Brunt, who kept the match alive by scoring 64 runs, but lack of partnerships hurt the team. Bryony Smith scored a quick 29 runs but the middle order collapsed. In bowling, Alana King and Heather Graham bowled economical spells but Phoenix's top order and death overs were difficult to stop hitting. After the first match, the biggest challenge for the Rockets will be to improve middle order stability and finishing.
Northern Superchargers Women won their first match convincingly against Welsh Fire by 47 runs. In batting, Phoebe Litchfield gave a fast start with 43 runs and in the end captain Hollie Armitage (34*) and Georgia Wareham (29*) gave an explosive finish to post a strong total of 141. In bowling, they showed complete team effort – Grace Ballinger, Georgia Wareham and Linsey Smith took wickets to bowl out the opposition for 94. The balance of the team looks quite solid, with aggressive batting in the powerplay and disciplined bowling both match-winning qualities.
The pitch of Trent Bridge, Nottingham is balanced in The Hundred matches where both batsman and bowler get a chance. In the initial overs the pitch is flat and hard, making it easy to hit shots. But as the match progresses, bowlers who use bounce or spin can reap the benefits.
The average score on this ground is around 130 and goes up to 134 in the first innings. The team winning the toss often bats first so that pressure can be created by making a big score. The square boundaries are only 60 meters and straight 72 meters, so hitting shots is easy.
The head-to-head record of Trent Rockets Women and Northern Superchargers Women is of 3 matches so far in which Rockets have won 1 match and Superchargers have won 2. The last time these teams met was at Headingley on 26 July 2024 where Trent Rockets won by 20 runs. In that match, Grace Scrivens gave an aggressive start of 32 runs, Bryony Smith scored 23 runs and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt handled the innings by scoring 36 not out. For Northern Superchargers, Annabel Sutherland took 3 wickets but the rest of the bowlers could not break the partnership.
In the chase, Superchargers' top order fell quickly with Phoebe Litchfield and Bess Heath getting out without scoring a run. Hollie Armitage made a quick 14 runs and Lucy Higham led a fightback of 26 runs in the lower order but it was not enough to win. For Trent Rockets, Heather Graham took 3 wickets, Alana King and Nat Sciver-Brunt took 2 wickets each to break the middle order. Player of the Match was Nat Sciver-Brunt who gave an all-round performance.
Bryony Smith, Grace Scrivens, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Heather Graham, Emma Jones, Natasha Wraith (wk), Alana King, Alexa Stonehouse, Kirstie Gordon, Cassidy McCarthy
Injury Update: None
Davina Perrin, Alice Davidson Richards, Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Hollie Armitage (c), Georgia Wareham, Bess Heath (wk), Kate Cross, Lucy Higham, Linsey Smith, Grace Ballinger
Injury Updates: None
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