Sophie Ecclestone leads Manchester Originals' mauling of Trent Rockets

The England spinner takes 2 for 12 from her 20 deliveries, setting the platform for a heavy 10-wicket victory in Nottingham

ECB Media | 19/08/2025 at 17:25

Trent Bridge: Trent Rockets 111-7, Manchester Originals 113-0 - Manchester Originals won by 10 wickets

Kathryn Bryce starred with bat and ball, and Sophie Ecclestone was at her parsimonious best as Manchester Originals cruised to a 10-wicket victory over Trent Rockets at Trent Bridge and moved third in the table.

Having taken 2 for 19 to help restrict the hosts to 111 for 7, Bryce steered the chase with an unbeaten 61 from 45 deliveries, receiving strong support from Aussie star Beth Mooney, who made 47 not out from 37 balls.

Their clinical opening stand secured victory with 18 balls to spare as the Originals claimed a third straight win to boost their chances of progressing through the group stage.

Earlier, the Rockets had made a bright start after being put into bat, Natasha Wraith stroking 17 from 14 before a canny piece of bowling from Ecclestone (2 for 12) saw her stumped by Mooney. Bryony Smith was also in punchy form, cruising to 17 from 12 only to have her innings ended by a peach of a leg-cutter from Bryce.

Nat Sciver-Brunt (34 from 26) played nicely to leave the Rockets well-placed at 78 for 2, but Ecclestone produced a moment of brilliance to swing the game in the Originals' favour, ripping a sharp-turning off-break past the England skipper's outside edge before Mooney effected another superb stumping.

The hosts lost their way thereafter, the impressive Lauren Filer (3 for 23) taking the key wicket of Ash Gardner as the Rockets mustered just 33 runs from their final 37 deliveries, stuttering to a below-par total and ultimately falling to a fourth defeat in five matches.