Summary

  • Rockets beat Spirit by 18 runs for second win of competition

  • Chasing 143, Spirit never get going and end on 124-6

  • On her birthday, Sciver removes Mooney and Monaghan in consecutive balls and scores 42

  • Leg-spinners Glenn & King take wicket each

  • Rockets make 142-4; Smith 63 (44), Sciver 42 (34)

  • Smith and Sciver share partnership of 97

  • Coming up: Rockets men v Spirit men from 19:00 BST, Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals on Sunday

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne and Georgie Heath

  1. Spirit 49-3

    Target 143

    Glenn recovers well, and Rockets continue to squeeze.

    When will the Spirit start going for it?

  2. Spirit 46-3

    Oh, lovely! Amelia Kerr takes a step down the pitch and lofts Sarah Glenn down the pitch for four much-needed runs.

    Spirit seem to want to target Glenn seeing as they can't get anything from Alana King.

  3. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC radio

    Trent Rockets have obviously done their home work today.

  4. Spirit 42-3

    Target 143

    No further wickets for King but the Rockets are completely dictating proceedings out there now.

  5. And she's going to bowl 10 in a row, because... why not?

  6. Spirit 40-3

    Target 143

    Five balls. One run. One wicket.

    Good at bowling.

  7. Kirstie Gordon
    Birmingham Phoenix bowler on BBC radio

    Only leg-spinners have taken hat tricks in The Hundred. Alana King and Imran Tahir.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Scrivens lbw b King 8 (Spirit 39-3)

    Yep. That's what happens.

    Scrivens tries to reverse sweep Alana King's second ball and is pinned on the foot bang in front of the stumps.

    The young opener departs for eight from 18 balls and Spirit slip into deep trouble.

  9. And here's the other, Australia superstar Alana King.

    Good luck taking her on.

  10. Spirit 39-2

    Target 143

    Grace Scrivens tries to go big from the final ball but can only manage a single.

    She's on eight from 16 balls. I think it's time to hit out or... get out.

  11. Trent Rockets are blessed with leg spinners. Here's the first of them in the form of Sarah Glenn.

    The Hundred Explainers: Leg spin

  12. Kirstie Gordon
    Birmingham Phoenix bowler on BBC radio

    An excellent phase for the Rockets. I feel something is brewing. A wicket or a four?

  13. 75 balls to goBBC Sport

  14. Spirit 30-2

    Target 143

    Amelia Kerr finishes the powerplay with a lovely sweep for four.

    There's a lot on the New Zealand international's shoulders here.

  15. Kirstie Gordon
    Birmingham Phoenix bowler on BBC radio

    Two and two for Sciver. It's interesting that Monaghan came on at three. A plan for the Spirit that hasn't come off this time.

  16. Spirit 25-2

    Target 143

    As solid a defence as you like from Amelia Kerr and she's safe. No getting through that.

    Nervy times for Spirit now. They can't afford to lose any more wickets, but also need to score some runs.

    Which is a pretty important part of cricket, in fairness.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Monaghan b Sciver 0 (Spirit 25-2)

    Another! The birthday girl Nat Sciver is on a hat-trick!

    Alice Monaghan is cleaned up first ball and Spirit are in a right pickle. Can Amelia Kerr survive?

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Mooney c & b Sciver 13 (Spirit 25-1)

    Big breakthrough!

    Beth Mooney tries to kick things on and gets an edge that balloons high, high in the air and safely pouched by Nat Sciver.

    Mooney is such a key player, that almost feels like game over already.

  19. Spirit 22-0

    Katherine Brunt bowls a tidy set of five, and gasps in disbelief as Beth Mooney clips her for a single as if it's really close to being out.

    It wasn't.

  20. Nifty bit of work from Charlie Dean, this.