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Relive the standout moments from Emma Lamb’s innings, where she scored 55 runs off 32 balls.
The Hundred women’s competition, Edgbaston
Birmingham Phoenix 148-5 (100 balls): Lamb 55 (32); King 2-30
Trent Rockets 137-6 (100 balls): Sciver-Brunt 64 (40); Baker 2-18
Birmingham Phoenix won by 11 runs
Despite a valiant 64 from England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, the Trent Rockets fell short, losing by 11 runs to the Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.
In pursuit of 149, Sciver-Brunt anchored the innings as wickets tumbled around her, with four Rockets batters dismissed for single-digit scores.
Her 40-ball innings, punctuated by eight boundaries and a six, briefly raised hopes of a Rockets victory, but a stunning catch by Millie Taylor off Em Arlott in the 96th ball extinguished those hopes.
The visiting side ultimately concluded their innings at 137-6.
Earlier, Emma Lamb spearheaded the Birmingham Phoenix batting effort, with the opening batter scoring a crucial 55 and forging a 50-run partnership with Ellyse Perry for the second wicket.
Ailsa Lister and Marie Kelly contributed a further 37 runs after a mid-innings stumble, propelling Phoenix to a total of 148-5.
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Lamb’s impressive form throughout the summer earned her a recall to the England squad, a testament to her prolific run-scoring.
After four seasons with the Manchester Originals, the 27-year-old marked her debut with her new team with her 16th score of 50 or more this season.
Her 32-ball innings included nine fours, displaying her comfort against the Rockets’ Australian spin duo of Ash Gardner and Alana King through both conventional and reverse sweeps.
Lamb reached her half-century in just 28 balls, her second in the competition and the fastest of her career.
Having reached the milestone, she appeared poised for a substantial score, but ultimately miscued Gardner’s delivery to King on the mid-wicket boundary.
This triggered a period of pressure from the Rockets, as Phoenix lost three wickets for just 10 runs. However, Lamb’s earlier contribution proved decisive in setting a target that the visiting side ultimately failed to reach.
Nat Sciver-Brunt recorded her eighth half-century in The Hundred.
Saturday features a packed schedule with double-headers at The Oval and in Cardiff.
The Oval Invincibles will play Manchester Originals (11:00/14:30 BST), with live ball-by-ball commentary available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, and the BBC Sport website and app.
Welsh Fire will host London Spirit (14:30/18:00 BST), with both matches broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
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