Southern Brave Women bowled brilliantly and then chased down the target calmly to beat Trent Rockets by six wickets in The Hundred Women’s Competition at Trent Bridge. Captain Georgia Adams chose to bowl first, and it worked perfectly. Young Tilly Corteen-Coleman, just 17, struck twice in her first over, removing Bryony Smith (10) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (0) with help from a sharp stumping by Rhianna Southby.

Rockets captain Ashleigh Gardner tried to fight back with a quick 25 off 16 balls, but her team kept losing wickets. From 36-2 after the powerplay, they crumbled to 55-8. Corteen-Coleman finished with amazing figures of 4-13, while Lauren Bell took 3-16 and became the first woman to reach 50 wickets in The Hundred.

Alana King (24) and Kirstie Gordon (32) gave Rockets hope with a record 50-run stand for the last wicket, taking them to 106. In the chase, Brave lost Danni Wyatt-Hodge (4) and Laura Wolvaardt (1) early, but Maia Bouchier (43) and Sophie Devine kept things steady. Freya Kemp (14) added quick runs before Devine’s unbeaten 41 sealed the win with two balls left. Corteen-Coleman called it a great team effort and said the squad is working hard to prove themselves this season.

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