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The Hundred Trophy 2023 – match 25 – Rockets vs Phoenix

Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix at Nottingham (Trent Bridge) on 19 August 2023 ‘Midlands’ derby’ that was for ‘Rockets,’ was ‘The Last Chance Saloon:’ if they lost, they were ‘out;’ whereas even if ‘Phoenix’ won, they look set to receive the tournament’s ‘wooden spoon.’ When batting second, TV analysts found that ‘Phoenix’ had struggled to ‘knock runs off’ (their

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The Hundred Trophy 2023 – match 23 – Rockets vs Originals

Trent Rockets vs beat Manchester Originals at Nottingham (Trent Bridge) on 17 August 2023 ‘Originals’ found themselves knocked-out of the competition by failing to post a defendable score. Before the match, commentators said that Originals needed points to qualify for the tournament’s next stage. For ‘Rockets,’ it was ‘more simple:’ if they lost, they were said to

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The Hundred (Women) Trophy 2023 – match 20 – Fire vs Rockets

Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets  at Cardiff (Sophia Gardens) on 14 August 2023 World-class batter Tammy Beaumont made history with a ‘scintillating century,’ surpassing Beth Mooney’s (Australia) previous record score (97*not out.) Her innings of 118 runs (from 61 balls) lauded as ‘one of the best ever seen,’ also contributing to what became a new record for team’s highest

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The Hundred Trophy 2023 –  match 16 – Spirit  vs Rockets

London Spirit vs Trent Rockets at Lords (London, North) on 12 August (11h00) ‘Basement battle,’ with both teams aspiring to make progress beyond the group stage. Before the match, skipper Heather Knight looked forward to ‘Spirit’s first win, had learned from previous ‘dismal’ collapse, adding that it was lovely to come to a ‘good ground.’ As the match progressed, ‘Spirit’s’ batters

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The Hundred Trophy 2023 – match 12 – Rockets vs Supercharger

Trent Rockets vs Northern Superchargers, Nottingham, at Trent Bridge on 9 August (11h30) An astonishing match unfolded, where ‘Superchargers’ posted a defendable score that ‘Rockets’ openers made light work of chasing-down. Cruising home’ on 92/1 with 9 wickets in hand, ‘Rockets’ reportedly ‘threw the match away’ from (what should have been) their winning position. ‘Good’ spin-bowling from

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The Hundred Trophy 2023 – match 7 – Phoenix  vs Rockets

Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets at Edgbaston (Birmingham) at 14h30 (called-off at 16h24) on 5 August Match result: ‘Match abandoned without a ball bowled’ courtesy of BBC Sport @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000723 The Hundred Women 2023 Latest standings @URL https://www.thehundred.com/standings