The Hundred is quick approaching its enterprise finish, with a spot starting to open up between the highest and backside of the desk. Oval Invincibles, Trent Rockets, and Northern Superchargers stay the shape groups with 4 wins every, whereas Welsh Fireplace is rooted to the foot of the standings.
Manchester Originals vs Northern Superchargers
Manchester Originals’ power-packed batting line-up lastly clicked, with fifties from Jos Buttler and Heinrich Klaasen, plus a brisk 31 from Rachin Ravindra, lifting it to an imposing 171. In reply, the Superchargers by no means received going. Quick bowler Sonny Baker, celebrating his latest England call-up for the forthcoming ODI collection in opposition to South Africa, sealed the match with a hat-trick to finish a 57-run win.
Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit
Birmingham Phoenix confirmed indicators of revival in opposition to London Spirit, led by an all-round efficiency from skipper Liam Livingstone. He picked up two wickets as Phoenix’s bowlers restricted Spirit to 126, then blasted a 20-ball 45 to enrich brisk knocks from Joe Clarke and Jacob Bethell. The chase was wrapped up with seven wickets in hand.
Southern Courageous vs Oval Invincibles
Sam Curran and Rashid Khan took three wickets apiece as Oval Invincibles bowled out Southern Courageous for 133. The Courageous had slumped to 44 for six earlier than Hilton Cartwright and Jordan Thompson salvaged a modest whole. Curran then added a fifty to his bowling haul, combining with the in-form Jordan Cox to information the defending champion to a snug seven-wicket win.
Trent Rockets vs Manchester Originals
Rehan Ahmed underlined his all-round expertise as Trent Rockets crushed Manchester Originals by seven wickets. David Willey dismantled the Originals’ high order, whereas Ahmed eliminated Phil Salt and Heinrich Klaasen to limit them to simply 98. Ahmed then completed the job with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 45 because the Rockets cruised residence.
Welsh Fireplace vs Southern Courageous
Southern Courageous edged an exciting five-run win over Welsh Fireplace in a contest dominated by quick bowling. Matt Henry returned astonishing figures of two for 5 from 20 balls, however Hilton Cartwright’s 19-ball 51 lifted the Courageous to 129. Jofra Archer struck again with three for 20, protecting Fireplace below stress with common wickets. Henry was left needing six off the ultimate ball, a activity too steep as Courageous held on.
London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers
London Spirit produced a limp batting show, crawling to 135 for the lack of simply three wickets. Ollie Pope top-scored with 52, however the goal was no problem for Northern Superchargers. Zak Crawley hit one other half-century, with Dan Lawrence and Dawid Malan offering assist, because the Superchargers eased to an eight-wicket victory.
Factors Desk:
Oval Invincibles: P5 W4 L1 – 16 factors
Trent Rockets: P5 W4 L1 – 16 factors
Northern Superchargers: P6 W4 L2 – 16 factors
Southern Courageous: P6 W3 L3 – 12 factors
Birmingham Phoenix: P5 W2 L3 – 8 factors
Manchester Originals: P6 W2 L4 – 8 factors
London Spirit: P6 W2 L4 – 8 factors
Welsh Fireplace: P5 W1 L4 – 4 factors
Printed on Aug 21, 2025