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
Southern Brave Women
Southern Brave Women
SBW

5
5
0
0
0
0
0.49
0
0
0
20

2
Trent Rockets Women
Trent Rockets Women
TRW

4
3
1
0
0
0
2.076
0
0
0
12

3
Manchester Super Giants Women
Manchester Super Giants Women
MSW

4
2
1
0
0
1
0.711
0
0
0
10

4
London Spirit Women
London Spirit Women
LSW

4
1
2
1
0
0
-0.833
0
0
0
6

5
Birmingham Phoenix Women
Birmingham Phoenix Women
BPW

4
1
2
0
0
1
-2.184
0
0
0
6

6
Sunrisers Leeds Women
Sunrisers Leeds Women
SLW

3
1
2
0
0
0
0.469
0
0
0
4

7
Welsh Fire Women
Welsh Fire Women
WFW

4
1
3
0
0
0
0.294
0
0
0
4

8
MI London Women
MI London Women
MLW

4
0
3
1
0
0
-1.379
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
Trent Rockets Men
Trent Rockets Men
TRM

4
3
1
0
0
0
0.924
0
0
0
12

2
Welsh Fire Men
Welsh Fire Men
WFM

4
3
1
0
0
0
-0.222
0
0
0
12

3
Manchester Super Giants Men
Manchester Super Giants Men
MSG

4
2
2
0
0
0
0.611
0
0
0
8

4
Southern Brave Men
Southern Brave Men
SBM

5
2
3
0
0
0
0.104
0
0
0
8

5
Manchester Super Giants Men
Manchester Super Giants Men
MSM

0
0
0
0

0
0
0

0

6
Sunrisers Leeds Men
Sunrisers Leeds Men
SLM

3
2
1
0
0
0
0.032
0
0
0
8

7
MI London Men
MI London Men
MLM

4
2
2
0
0
0
-0.081
0
0
0
8

8
London Spirit Men
London Spirit Men
LSM

4
1
3
0
0
0
-0.055
0
0
0
4

9
Birmingham Phoenix Men
Birmingham Phoenix Men
BPM

4
1
3
0
0
0
-1.208
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)