Australia Women player Alana King came up with a sensational fielding effort in The Hundred 2024 league between Trent Rockets and Southern Brave on Saturday (10th August). The match between the two teams took place at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.
Alana King put her team at the top with a magical fielding effort. During the 97th ball of Southern Brave’s run-chase, King bowled a full-length ball to which Naomi Dattani attempted to play the shot towards the leg-sid and take a quick single but it wasn’t the case.
The ball hit her pads and went towards the off-side. Alana King then oozed her class within the field. She quickly covered the ground and produced an underarm throw to hit the bullseye and send the batter packing without making much contribution with the bat, scoring 1 run off just 1 ball.
Watch – Alana King’s incredible underarm throw
Quick thinking from Alana King 🎯
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Alana King had a decent outing with the ball as she gave away 22 runs in the 15 balls that he bowled. Her effort with the ball paid off as Trent Rockets went on to win the game by 24 runs and bag the crucial points going into the business end of the Hundred
Trent Rockets was asked to bat first in the Hundred 2024 clash and they had a horrible start. They lost opener Bryony Smith on the first ball that she faced. After that Natasha Wraith (12) lost her wicket early as well as the team was left tottering at 28/2 within the first 21 balls of the innings.
However, after that Grace Scrivens (35) and skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt (60*) joined hands and bailed the team out of trouble and added 62 runs for the third wicket and put the opposition under pressure. After Grace fell, the skipper continued her carnage on the bowlers.
Ashleigh Gardner (18) and Heather Graham (15) also made valuable contributions as Trent Rockets ended with a total of 155 runs. For Southern Brave, Lauren Bell was the pick of the bowlers as she bagged three wickets while Lauren Cheatle, skipper Adams, and Chloe Tyron picked one wicket each.
Southern Brave was off to a worst possible start with the bat. Danielle Wyatt and Maia Bouchier bagged ducks. Opener Smriti Mandhana came up with a vital effort with the bat as he scored 42 runs off 27 balls including 7 fours in her innings.
Skipper Georgia Adams (27) also chipped in with the vital hand for the team. But the real blitz came from the bat of Chloe Tyron. She scored an unbeaten 47 runs off 31 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Based on her innings, Southern Brave came close to the target but he didn’t get the support as they lost the game by 24 runs.
For Trent Rockets, Alexa Stonehouse bagged two wickets while Ashleigh Gardner and Heather Graham picked one wicket each. With the victory, the Rockets consolidated their fifth place in The Hundred points table. On the other hand, Southern Brave stayed rock bottom with just a win in seven games.