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Southern Brave host Trent Rockets in the latest game of this year's women's Hundred competition.
The match is scheduled to commence at 3.30pm BST on Thursday, August 25.
In the first portion of the Thursday doubleheader, Brave welcome Rockets to the Ageas Bowl.
Southern Brave, unequivocally. Four wins from four, they are the only side in The Hundred with an immaculate record, in contrast to their male counterparts.
Eyeing a fifth successive victory, they welcome a Trent Rockets team who have won one and lost two of their four fixtures. Brave’s batting core of Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley and Smriti Mandhana has been integral to their success as one of the premier line-ups in the competition.
Rockets’ Natalie Sciver is among the highest run-scorers in this year’s competition at an eye-watering highest average of 132.0 from just three innings. Up against her will be Brave’s Amanda-Jade Wellington, an Australian leg spinner whose eight wickets is the most in the competition so far.
Nat Sciver (David Rogers/Getty Images)
Sciver was an early absentee due to personal reasons but has since returned with indefatigable energy as the Rockets eye successive victories.
Both sides have few concerns over availability as Brave look to continue their 100 per cent record in the competition.
Whilst Rockets have held an over-reliance on the bat of Sciver, Southern Brave have spread their runs across the top order with Wyatt, Dunkley and Mandhana all scoring over 120 runs to date.
A multitude of options has placed less pressure on their bowling attack, which continues to impress through Wellington, Georgia Adams and Lauren Bell, all of whom having taken five or more wickets.
It's a well-balanced side and one that should fear a Rockets side that has struggled for any sort of consistency. All the odds are in favour of the hosts, but if an upset is to occur then the Trent bats of Bryony Smith and Elyse Villani have to be alive.
There are no tickets available for this Hundred match.
A cloudy day but there is little chance of precipitation; highs of 23 degrees Celsius will make this a comfortable afternoon for supporters.
Southern Brave: Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Adams, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Sophia Dunkley, Smriti Mandhana, Tara Norris, Carla Rudd, Paige Scholfield, Anya Shrubsole, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Danni Wyatt, Jo Gardner, Freya Kemp, Ella McCaughan, Molly Strano
Trent Rockets: Mignon du Preez, Bryony Smith, Alana King, Katherine Brunt, Kathryn Bryce, Abbey Freeborn, Sarah Glenn, Nat Sciver, Marie Kelly, Sophie Munro, Alexa Stonehouse, Georgia Davis, Elyse Villani, Ella Claridge, Emma Marlow, Kim Garth (replaces Meg Lanning)
Southern Brave: Danni Wyatt, Smriti Mandhana, Sophia Dunkley, Tahlia McGrath, Maia Bouchier, Georgia Adams, Freya Kemp, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Bell, Carla Rudd
Trent Rockets: Sophie Devine, Evelyn Jones, Amy Jones, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Elwiss, Gwen Davies, Issy Wong, Emily Arlott, Kirstie Gordon, Abtaha Maqsood
Amanda-Jade Wellington celebrates (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
The latest Oddschecker summary of The Hundred can be found by clicking here.
Sky Sports has live coverage of the match on their dedicated cricket channel (Sky 404, Virgin 504).
Now TV offer daily access to Sky Sports for £11.99 or monthly access for £33.99.
The match is also among the 18 being shown live by BBC Two, with footage also be found on the iplayer and BBC Sport website.
On radio, Test Match Special will have ball-by-ball commentary on 5Live Sports Extra
The Cricketer will have live in-play updates, and post-match analysis and reaction.
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