Manchester Super Giants crashing to their first defeat of the season after Ash Gardner’s four wickets
Trent Rockets have moved up to second in The Hundred standings after Ash Gardner, their Aussie captain, handed Manchester Super Giants a first defeat of the women’s season at Emirates Old Trafford.
Gardner, the Rockets’ captain, ripped the heart out of the home innings, taking four wickets at the cost of 16 runs from 18 balls.
Despite the absence of England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, the Rockets ran up 8-153 thanks to Sophia Dunkley’s 57 off 33 balls, with Sophie Luff contributing 51 off 26 deliveries.
While another Australia star, Beth Mooney, was dismissed for just two, Dunkley and Luff, batting in Sciver-Brunt’s usual position of No.3, put on 91 to anchor the innings.
Sophie Ecclestone collected a couple of wickets as the Rockets lost their way, with Gardner and fellow Aussie Kim Garth going cheaply, but a 154 target proved too much for the Super Giants, who were all out for 122 in 93 balls.
Gardner orchestrated the destruction while Dunkley also claimed three catches as Super Giants, previously unbeaten in three, slipped to a 31-run loss.
Meg Lanning made 35 off 24 balls before departing lbw to fellow Aussie Gardner, who also spectacularly caught and bowled Paige Scholfield.
Another Aussie bowler, Sam Bates, also caught and bowled Jo Gardner, then Gardner mopped up the final two wickets without conceding a run as the Super Giants were brought down to earth.
The Hundred 2026 women’s standings
Team
Matches played
M
Wins
W
Losses
L
Ties
T
Drawn
D
No results
N/R
Net Run Rate
NRR
Deductions
Ded.
Batting Bonus
Bat
Bowling Bonus
Bowl
Total points
PTS
1
SBW
4
4
0
0
0
0
0.489
0
0
0
16
2
TRW
4
3
1
0
0
0
2.076
0
0
0
12
3
MSW
4
2
1
0
0
1
0.711
0
0
0
10
4
LSW
3
1
1
1
0
0
-0.97
0
0
0
6
5
SLW
3
1
2
0
0
0
0.469
0
0
0
4
6
WFW
3
1
2
0
0
0
0.441
0
0
0
4
7
MLW
4
0
3
1
0
0
-1.379
0
0
0
2
8
BPW
3
0
2
0
0
1
-3.439
0
0
0
2
Legend
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
D: Drawn
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
Bat: Batting Bonus
Bowl: Bowling Bonus
PTS: Total points
The Hundred 2026 men’s standings
Team
Matches played
M
Wins
W
Losses
L
Ties
T
Drawn
D
No results
N/R
Net Run Rate
NRR
Deductions
Ded.
Batting Bonus
Bat
Bowling Bonus
Bowl
Total points
PTS
1
TRM
4
3
1
0
0
0
0.924
0
0
0
12
2
MSG
4
2
2
0
0
0
0.611
0
0
0
8
3
SLM
3
2
1
0
0
0
0.032
0
0
0
8
4
MLM
4
2
2
0
0
0
-0.081
0
0
0
8
5
MSM
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
WFM
3
2
1
0
0
0
-0.427
0
0
0
8
7
LSM
3
1
2
0
0
0
0.12
0
0
0
4
8
SBM
4
1
3
0
0
0
0.002
0
0
0
4
9
BPM
3
1
2
0
0
0
-1.483
0
0
0
4
Legend
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
D: Drawn
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
Bat: Batting Bonus
Bowl: Bowling Bonus
PTS: Total points
Australians in the Hundred
(* denotes bought in auction)
Birmingham Phoenix
Men: Mitch Owen £130,000 (A$244,000)
Women: Ellyse Perry £100,000 (A$187,436), Alana King* £37,500 (A$70,000), Lucy Hamilton withdrawn
London Spirit
Men: Adam Zampa £190,000 (A$357,000), Andrew Tye
Women: Grace Harris £70,000 (A$131,000)
Manchester Super Giants
Women: Meg Lanning £95,000 (A$178,000), Maitlan Brown* £40,000 (A$75,000)
MI London
Women: Nicola Carey* £95,000 (A$178,000)
Southern Brave
Men: Marcus Stoinis £150,000 (A$282,000), Nikhil Chaudhary* £31,000 (A$58,000)
Women: Sophie Molineux* £47,500 (A$89,000), Lizelle Lee £27,500 (A$53,000)
Sunrisers Leeds
Men: Mitch Marsh £200,000 (A$376,000), Nathan Ellis £145,000 (A$278,000)
Women: Annabel Sutherland £130,000 (A$244,000), Phoebe Litchfield £120,000 (A$225,000), Jess Jonassen* £110,000 (A$206,000)
Trent Rockets
Men: Tim David £350,000 (A$658,000)
Women: Beth Mooney* £210,000 ($A394,000), Ashleigh Gardner £100,000 (A$187,000), Kim Garth £42,000 (A$79,000), Sam Bates £15,000 (A$29,000)
Welsh Fire
Men: Matt Short* £75,000 (A$140,978)
Women: Georgia Wareham £100,000 (A$187,000), Georgia Voll £80,000 (A$150,000), Heather Graham* £27,500 (A$52,000)
