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The Women’s 100: Nat Sciver-Brunt fifty shapes Rockets’ first win
After defeats in their first two games, Trent Rockets got their campaign up and running with an impressive all-round display at Lord’s, shaped around Nat Sciver Brunt’s ninth career half-century in The Hundred and her second in this year’s tournament.
Spirit came into the match with three wins from three, but they were immediately on the back foot as Rockets’ openers Bryony Smith and Nat Wraith blazed away, adding 62 in just 36 balls – combining for nine fours and two sixes – before both fell in quick succession to the canny medium pace of Eva Gray.
Sciver-Brunt and Ash Gardner then added 60 in 42 balls to maintain the momentum, and despite Issy Wong coming back brilliantly in her final two sets and Sarah Glenn bowling with great class to concede just 20 runs, the Rockets were always ahead of the game.
Gray ended up with four wickets – a career-best in the tournament – but Sciver-Brunt finished things in style with her fourth six of the tournament, pumped over long-on from the final ball of the innings to bring up her fifty from just 29 balls.
In reply the Spirit never got going, losing wickets at regular intervals, and when the in-form Australian superstar Grace Harris holed out to deep midwicket for just 8 to give the miserly left-armer Kristie Gordon the first of her four wickets, their chase fizzled out.
Some spirited hitting from Charli Knott (33 from 25) put some gloss on the final score, but the contest had long been settled by then.
Gardner’s brilliance was again fully on show; two more wickets for the Aussie allrounder, who bowled beautifully in the middle overs in tandem with her compatriot Alana King, gave further notice that if the Rockets’ big players can run into form together, they will still, despite their slow start, take some stopping this year.
Meerkat Match Hero, Sciver-Brunt said: “It feels brilliant [to get that first win of the tournament], we were all really excited to play at Lord’s, what a ground. And then to get some points on the board – we feel like we’ve done well in patches [in the first two games] but it was really good to put it all together today. Ash Gardner is massively important to us, she’s our key allrounder and she’s really leading us, and putting her foot on it.”
Brief scores:
Trent Rockets Women 149 for 6 in 100 balls (Bryoni Smith 42, Natasha Wraith 42, Nat Sciver-Brunt 51*, Ashleigh Gardner 25; Issy Wong 1-26, Eva Gray 4-19, Sara Glenn 1-20) beat London Spirit Women 116 in 95 balls (Kira Chathli 19, Cordelia Grifith 20, Charli Knott 33; Cassidy McCarthy 1-18, Ashleigh Garner 2-14, Alana King 1-30, Kristie Gordon 4-15, Heather Graham 2-28) by 33 runs
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Level III landslide early warnings issued to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale extended
The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has extended the Level III RED landslide early warnings issued to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale until 1600hrs on 11th December 2025.
Accordingly,
The LEVEL III RED landslide warnings issued to the the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Kundasale, Pasbage Korale, Medadumbara, Ganga Ihala Korale, Hatharaliyadda, Pathadumbara, Doluwa, Panvila, Gangawata Korale, Ududumbara, Akurana, Yatinuwara, Harispattuwa, Deltota, Thumpane, Poojapitiya, Udapalatha, Udunuwara, Minipe and Pathahewaheta in the Kandy district, Aranayaka, Yatiyanthota, Rambukkana, Bulathkohupitiya and Mawanella in the Kegalle district, Mallawapitiya, Mawathagama and Rideegama in the Kurunegala district, and Rattota, Laggala Pallegama, Ukuwela, Matale, Wilgamuwa, Pallepola, Naula, Yatawatta and Ambanganga Korale in the Matale district have been extended.
LEVEL II AMBER landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Uva Paranagama, Hali_Ela, Meegahakivula, Badulla, Kandeketiya, Bandarawela, Soranathota, Ella, Haputhale, Lunugala, Welimada, Haldummulla and Passara in the Badulla district, Warakapola, Galigamuwa, Kegalle, Dehiowita, Ruwanwella and Deraniyagala in the Kegalle district, Polgahawela and Alawwa in the Kurunegala district, Kothmale East, Walapane, Thalawakele, Nuwara Eliya, Kothmale West, Nildandahinna, Mathurata, Ambagamuwa Korale, Hanguranketha and Norwood in the Nuwara Eliya district. and Kolonna, Godakawela and Kahawaththa in the Ratnapura district.
LEVEL I YELLOW landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Divulapitiya, Attanagalla and Mirigama in the Gampaha district, Narammala in the Kurunegala district, and Kiriella, Eheliyagoda, Balangoda, Kaltota, Openayake, Nivithigala, Imbulpe, Ayagama, Kuruwita, Kalawana, Elapatha, Pelmadulla and Ratnapura in the Ratnapura district.
The handover of 35 tonnes of Russian Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka, recently affected by the cyclone «Ditwah», took place at Katunayake today (10th December)
The shipment was welcomed at the Katunayake airport by Ambassador of Russia Levan Dzhagaryan, Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Anura Karunathilaka and Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd).
Ambassador Levan Dzhagaryan: said “This delivery is a reflection of long-term friendly relations between Russia and Sri Lanka and reaffirms Moscow’s commitment to support countries in a difficult humanitarian situation.”
The supplies brought by the EMERCOM (Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations) aircraft comprised a movable 60 kW electric power station, Pumping equipment for water drainage, Summer tents (10-person capacity) and Food supplies (sugar, vegetable oil, rice)
The total cargo weight is 35 metric tonnes. The aid will be distributed among the most affected regions.
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