Manchester Super Giants (Women) vs Trent Rockets (Women), Match 14 — The Hundred Womens
Who will win MSG-W vs TR-W?
Cric First AI picks Trent Rockets (W) · confidence 58/100
A close one on paper. Main swing factors are the toss and how much the surface grips late.
Result: TR-W won by 31 runs. Prediction missed.
Key factors
Projected score and key matchup
First innings: 138/6 — True Old Trafford surface; dew after the interval nudges the chase slightly ahead.
Players to watch
Manchester Super Giants (Women)
Trent Rockets (Women)
Head-to-head and form
MSG-W 2 – 3 TR-W (last 5 meetings). Trent Rockets have edged the recent meetings 3-2, winning the last two on the bounce.
The story so far
A finely balanced Hundred clash at Old Trafford. Trent Rockets arrive as slight market favourites on the back of Beth Mooney’s form and Georgia Adams’ all-round control, but Manchester have the single biggest matchwinner on show in Smriti Mandhana. Expect the toss and the dew to matter: whoever bowls first will fancy using the new ball before chasing under lights.
The chase: MSG-W need 154
Manchester look the better placed — back-to-back successful chases, Mandhana in career-best touch, and 154 within range on a surface that held. Trent Rockets' route is clear though: early wickets, especially Mandhana, and this tightens in a hurry.
154 is a slightly above-par chase in the women's Hundred, but well within reach — Manchester Super Giants have run down targets in each of their last two, and Smriti Mandhana is in the form of her life. Trent Rockets' 153/8 is defendable, not daunting.
Conditions: Second innings under lights — a touch of dew should help the ball come on and ease the chase, and the surface has held up. Rockets will want wickets before the evening moisture arrives.
Smriti Mandhana v Georgia Elwiss: Elwiss's new ball against Mandhana's start. Remove her early and the Rockets defend it; let her settle and the Giants cruise. This is the duel that decides the chase.
- Chase powerplay (first 25 balls): Elwiss and the new ball at Mandhana — the phase most likely to settle it.
- Middle overs: Manchester keeping wickets in hand so the rate never climbs out of reach.
- The finish: if it goes deep, Brown and the lower order have to see it home under lights.
AI-generated by Cric First AI from the fixture data, venue history, recent form, announced XIs and public team news; written 06:19 pm, 31 Jul IST, updated 08:45 pm, 31 Jul IST. Informational only, not betting advice. See the editorial policy and methodology. More: all match previews.