Latest Match Report – Phoenix vs Rockets 27th Match 2021

Phoenix bounces from 71 to 6 when the pair puts 48 out of 30 balls

Birmingham Phoenix 129 7 (Burns 38, Arlott 22 *, Johnson 3-22) won Trent Rockets 125 7 (Freeborn 30, Graham 26, Gordon 3-26) at three angles

Phoenix recovered from 71 to 6, needing 55 of the 42 balls left.

Trent Rockets Women is still one of three teams with a seven-point home game against Manchester Originals, while Phoenix, six points, will travel to the Northern Superchargers on Thursday.

The final and third of the final table will meet to decide who will face Southern Bravein, who have already reached the Lord’s final.

Rachel Priest and Johnson gave the Rockets innings a strong start with 34 of 20 balls, both hit six, but the innings lost some momentum when Johnson was a lbw trying to turn the sweep to Burns, Katherine Brunt was Gordon’s bow and Nat Sciver from Katie Mack’s deep hand was 63 and 4 out of 52.

Graham escaped at nine when he was dropped to shelter from Emily Arlott before he and Freeborn added 28 balls out of 15. But both were disqualified within three balls by Gordon, who won the Freeborn swing before Graham hit straight straight in the middle of the final set, which cost only one set.

Shafali Verma, 16, of nine balls when he won the match after winning 76, was not attacked by Welsh Firen on Monday, caught a deep midwife in Phoenix early, giving Brunt his racket for the second time in the tournament and the fifth time in the summer after the battle between England and India.

The innings seemed to go nowhere when Eve Jones was on foot before Georgia Davis off the spin and skipper Amy Jones on a bad shot that saw him caught by a short third man near Johnson who quickly added a second flush with a low return to catch Mack. When Sarah Glenn caught Gwena Davis, they were 58 and 5.

Izzy Wong topped the short third man, but Burns and Arlott turned the situation around. Burns swept ball No. 88 straight deep back, but Arlott, who survived a difficult catch for Johnson, kept him cool to win the match on the back.