The Hundred Women's 2024 Points Table: Updated standings after Manchester Originals vs Trent Rockets, Match 7

Manchester Originals escaped with a one-run win over Trent Rockets in Match 7 of The Hundred Women’s 2024 season. The pulsating thriller was staged at Manchester’s Old Trafford Stadium on Monday, July 29.

With the defeat, the Rockets remained at third on The Hundred Women’s points table with an NRR of 0.475. Unbeaten Oval Invincibles and London Spirit take the top two slots respectively for registering two wins in each of their outings so far.

Welsh Fire is ranked fourth on the eight-team standings with a win and a defeat each from two matches at an NRR of -0.200. Meanwhile, Originals gained a rung to secure fifth position after their one-run win over the Rockets.

Southern Brave and Northern Superchargers are ranked sixth and seventh on the points table for losing their opening games to Spirit and Rockets, respectively.

Birmingham Phoenix, with defeats in each of their two matches, continue to languish at the bottom of the Hundred Women’s points table with a dismal NRR of -1.625.

Rank	Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Oval Invincibles Women	2	2	0	0	0	4	1.603
2	London Spirit Women	2	2	0	0	0	4	0.664
3	Trent Rockets Women	2	1	1	0	0	2	0.475
4	Welsh Fire Women	2	1	1	0	0	2	-0.2
5	Manchester Originals Women	2	1	1	0	0	2	-0.204
6	Southern Brave Women	1	0	1	0	0	0	-0.337
7	Northern Superchargers Women	1	0	1	0	0	0	-1
8	Birmingham Phoenix Women	2	0	2	0	0	0	-1.625

**Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 56* goes in vain as Originals claim a thrilling win**

Manchester Originals Women charted 137/6 from 100 balls despite losing opener Laura Wolvaardt earlier in the innings. No. 3 batter Emma Lamb also walked back to the sheds without making any impact as she was cleaned up by Heather Graham at 45/2.

Kathryn Bryce and Eve Jones punched back for the Originals with identical 30s in the middle overs while captain Sophie Ecclestone added a five-ball 13 from her end.

For the Rockets, fast bowler Heather Graham picked up figures of 2/31 and spinners Ashleigh Gardner and Kirstie Gordon also seized a wicket each in their 20-ball spells.

In response, the Rockets lost each of its top three batters to Lauren Filer (2/26) and Sophie Ecclestone (1/19) by the time of reaching 47 in 39 balls.

Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt counterattacked for the Rockets by forming an 86-run partnership with Ashleigh Gardner, who fell at the brink of the finishing line to Kathryn Bryce.

Brunt herself packed 56 unbeaten runs off 46 balls, but her explosive resistance came up a run short against Manchester Originals in a last-ball thriller.

Edited by Tejas Rathi