Postpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Stonehouse would've been nervous, it definitely wouldn't have been the set she would've hoped for.
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Southern Brave win by 27 runs
Nat Sciver-Brunt makes 49 but Rockets can only reach 130-7
Brave made 157-6 with Mandhana making 55, Bouchier 31 and Wyatt 27
Spinners Smith takes 2-34 and Gordon 1-17
Opening game in 2023 Hundred
Southern Brave finished as runners-up in last year's women's competition
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Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Stonehouse would've been nervous, it definitely wouldn't have been the set she would've hoped for.
A bit of a nervy start from Stonehouse, perhaps struggling with the left and right-handed combination of Wyatt and Mandhana.
There are three wides in her first five balls, one of them making it past the keeper and all the way to the boundary.
Smriti Mandhana takes one off the first ball.
This is some opening partnership to bowl at on your Hundred debut. Mandhana and Wyatt are two of the best in the world.
No off-spin yet.
Trent Rockets are opening with 19-year-old left-arm fast bowler Alexa Stonehouse on her Hundred debut!
A big call.
Data analysts CricViz have helped us out with some pre-match stats for today and with India batter Smriti Mandhana to open the batting for Southern Brave, they have delved into the numbers to see how Trent Rockets should try and get her out.
Rockets should attack Mandhana with off-spin early in the game.
In T20s in the powerplay this year, Mandhana averages 10.3 (with six dismissals) and strikes at 87.3 against off-spinners.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Cricket has really got momentum behind it after The Ashes.
You can't be what you can't see.
Yes, we wanted England to win but they have captivated the nation.
So both Katherine and Nat Sciver-Brunt just admitted in their Hot Seat interview - when asked an unpopular opinion - that it's acceptable to share a toothbrush.
Hmmm.
Nat Sciver-Brunt wins the first toss of The Hundred 2023 and chooses to bowl first.
Their team has changed a lot in a year and there are so many debutants that Sciver-Brunt struggled to actually name them all.
"We want to get out there together as a team," said the captain. "We've got some good seam bowlers in our attack and it's a bit gloomy, so hopefully we can use that."
Trent Rockets: Lizelle Lee (wk), Bryony Smith, Natalie Sciver-Brunt (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Fran Wilson, Jo Gardner, Naomi Dattani, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Alana King, Alexa Stonehouse, Kirstie Gordon.
Southern Brave: Danni Wyatt, Smriti Mandhana, Maia Bouchier, Georgia Adams, Freya Kemp, Chloe Tryon, Maitlan Brown, Kalea Moore, Anya Shrubsole (c), Mary Taylor, Rhianna Southby (wk).
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The Hundred 2023: Cricket stars face BBC Sport Hot Seat
Need a bit of a Hundred refresher? Look no further than BBC Sport's guide to the women's teams.
You'll find strengths and weakness of all teams from data analysts CricViz, the most important players, and who has been on the move after the draft.
We've also got individual team guides, so here are today's:
We're kicking things off with Southern Brave, last year's runners-up in the women's competition, taking on Trent Rockets - who finished third.
There's plenty of star power on show, so let's hope we'll be kicking off the tournament with a cracker.
England legends the Sciver-Brunts are in the Rockets squad, with all-rounder Nat leading the side, and the overseas stars include India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, former South Africa batter Lizelle Lee and Australia leg-spinner Alana King.
For Brave, they boast India superstar Smriti Mandhana, England's Danni Wyatt and Lauren Bell, and former England bowler Anya Shrubsole.
For a reminder of all the squads, click here.
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