de Klerk’s quickfire fifty units up comfort win for Invincibles
Oval Invincibles 155 for six (de Klerk 51*) beat Trent Rockets 152 for 8 (Lee 61) by three runs
Nadine de Klerk‘s unbeaten half-century arrange a comfort win for outgoing champions Oval Invincibles in opposition to Trent Rockets to spherical off their marketing campaign.
The South African all-rounder hit 51 not out from 25 balls to rescue the Invincibles’ innings and led them to 155 for six at The Kia Oval.
The Rockets fell simply three runs quick as late hitting from Alexa Stonehouse threatened to steal the win after Lizelle Lee‘s 61 from 33 on the high of the order.
The Rockets struck with the second ball of the innings when Stonehouse discovered some motion to bowl Lauren Winfield-Hill for a duck.
Stonehouse then bowled Invincibles stand-in captain Suzie Bates in her second set earlier than Alice Capsey obtained on high of the bowling, hitting Bryony Smith over long-on for six.
But Kirstie Gordon was in a position to peg the house facet again having Marizanne Kapp stumped earlier than Capsey departed for 35 off 24 after lacking a sweep on the left-arm spinner.
Paige Scholfield and De Klerk started a rebuilding job as they struck a partnership of 23 from 15, which was ended when the previous was bowled aiming an bold shot off Naomi Dattani.
But De Klerk accelerated the Invincibles’ rating by hitting three consecutive fours as Stonehouse’s ultimate set of 5 went for 27 and the partnership of 68 from 31 with Cordelia Griffith lifted the house facet above 150.
The Rockets obtained off to a very good begin as Lee struck a few boundaries off Kapp’s first set however the Invincibles seamer made the breakthrough by having Smith caught by Bates at lengthy off.
Eva Gray took the important thing wicket of Harmanpreet Kaur together with her second ball, however Lee attacked the bowling aggressively. The Rockets opener raced to her half-century off 28 balls slamming Ryana McDonald-Gay over midwicket for her third six and shared a partnership of 63 from 37 with captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.
That raised hopes for the guests of reaching the goal, however Sciver-Brunt was lbw to Sophia Smale and two balls later Scholfield’s throw on the flip ran out Lee with a direct hit on the bowler’s finish.
Scholfield was in a position to comply with up with a nonchalant return catch to dismiss Joanne Gardner. Then Smale picked up one other wicket as she completed with 2 for 26 and though Stonehouse struck three boundaries in a row in a nervy end, the Rockets got here up three runs quick.