Trent Rockets held off a late charge from Annabel Sutherland to register a five-run win over Sunrisers Leeds at Trent Bridge, strengthening their position in second place on the Women's Hundred points table.
Defending 139 for 7, Rockets restricted Sunrisers to 134 for 5 despite Sutherland's unbeaten 59 off 30 balls.
Ash Gardner struck with the first ball of the chase before Georgia Adams and Charley Phillips removed Jess Jonassen and Phoebe Litchfield respectively.
The victory handed Supegiants another four points, while MI London remained without a win.
Backed by disciplined spells from Grace Ballinger, Maitlan Brown and Ryana MacDonald-Gay, and sharp fielding led by Lanning's three catches, Super Giants bundled MI London out for 92.
Trent Rockets held off a late charge from Annabel Sutherland to register a five-run win over Sunrisers Leeds at Trent Bridge, strengthening their position in second place on the Women's Hundred points table. Defending 139 for 7, Rockets restricted Sunrisers to 134 for 5 despite Sutherland's unbeaten 59 off 30 balls. Ash Gardner struck with the first ball of the chase before Georgia Adams and Charley Phillips removed Jess Jonassen and Phoebe Litchfield respectively. Gardner's tidy penultimate set and Kim Garth's final five balls then ensured the visitors fell short.
Earlier, Sophia Dunkley and Nat Sciver-Brunt had provided the foundation for Rockets after Beth Mooney's early dismissal. Dunkley followed up her fifty in the previous match with another polished 56, sharing a brisk 76-run stand with Sciver-Brunt, who made 33, to put Rockets in control. Although Jess Jonassen and Hannah Baker triggered a middle-order collapse, Bess Heath's late boundaries helped Rockets recover enough to post what ultimately proved to be a winning total.
Brief scores: Trent Rockets 139/7 in 100 balls (Sophia Dunkley 56, Nat Sciver-Brunt 33; Jess Jonassen 2-20, Hannah Baker 2-28) beat Sunrisers Leeds 134/5 in 100 balls (Annabel Sutherland 59* off 30, Phoebe Litchfield 24; Charley Phillips 1-10) by five runs.
Manchester Supergiants strengthened their grip on third place in the Women's Hundred with a commanding six-wicket win over MI London, chasing down 93 with 28 balls to spare. Meg Lanning led the chase with 43 after Smriti Mandhana's fluent 34 had laid the platform, while Melie Kerr briefly delayed the inevitable by dismissing Richa Ghosh and Paige Scholfield before Mady Villiers struck the winning boundary. The victory handed Supegiants another four points, while MI London remained without a win.
Earlier, Sophie Ecclestone starred with the ball after Supergiants elected to field, removing Alice Davidson-Richards and Hayley Matthews inside the first eight balls to leave MI London reeling at 1 for 2. The left-arm spinner finished with miserly figures after conceding just seven runs from her 20 balls, while also taking two catches and effecting a direct-hit run out. Backed by disciplined spells from Grace Ballinger, Maitlan Brown and Ryana MacDonald-Gay, and sharp fielding led by Lanning's three catches, Super Giants bundled MI London out for 92.
