Trent Rockets won by six wickets at The Kia Oval, chasing 110 after Heather Graham finished unbeaten on 19 from 11 balls and Jodi Grewcock made 21 not out. Bryony Smith and Grace Scrivens added 51 for the opening stand, while Scrivens top-scored with 34. Oval Invincibles struggled early, reaching 13-1 from the powerplay with 16 dot balls, before Meg Lanning revived the innings to 45. Ash Gardner produced a decisive burst, dismissing Lanning and Marizanne Kapp in three balls. Invincibles finished 109-7, and both teams now need wins in all remaining games to retain qualification hopes.
The visitors had a flying start from Bryony Smith and Grace Scrivens, who added 51 in 35 balls together, but the Invincibles fought back to remove Smith for 24 and claimed the huge wickets of Nat Sciver-Brunt for two and Ash Gardner for 11. Scrivens then fell for 34 but Graham and Jodi Grewcock, with 21 not out, settled the Rockets' nerves and sealed their first win against the Invincibles.
Former Australia skipper Meg Lanning revived the innings as she kicked on to 45 from 35 balls, but Ash Gardner changed the course of the game as she dismissed Lanning and Marizanne Kapp in the space of three balls. Paige Scholfield whacked the last ball for six to take Invincibles to 109-7 but her 16 not out was the second highest score of the innings as they failed to put partnerships together throughout.
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