Sciver-Brunt’s late fireworks and Gordon’s 4-for hand Rockets first win, end Spirit streak

Trent Rockets Women halted London Spirit’s perfect start to The Hundred 2025 with a 33-run statement at Lord’s, crafted around an unbeaten half-century from Nat Sciver-Brunt and a match-seizing four-wicket burst from left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon.

How the Rockets rocketed to 149/6

Openers Bryony Smith (42 off 23) and Natasha Wraith (20 off 15) blazed 62 from the first 36 balls, but the true momentum swing came once Sciver-Brunt arrived. Walking in at 62/2, England’s premier all-rounder unfurled a 29-ball 51* (4x4, 2x6) at a strike rate of 175.86, sharing 60 with captain Ashleigh Gardner (25 off 22) before lofting the final ball into the grandstand to raise her fifty and close the innings.

Spirit seamer Eva Gray kept her side in touch with career-best 4/19, yet the visitors still posted the highest total of the tournament at Lord’s this season.

Gordon’s spell crushes the chase

Defending 150, Rockets turned to spin and were rewarded by Gordon’s 4/15 from 20 balls, an exhibition of length control and subtle pace changes that removed the in-form Grace Harris and sliced through the lower order. Gardner (2/14) and fellow spinner Alana King throttled the scoring, leaving only Charli Knott’s brisk 33 (25) as real resistance.

London Spirit were bowled out for 116 with five balls unused, their chase never recovering after slipping to 54/4 by the halfway mark.

Why the result matters

• Rockets snap a two-match losing start and announce themselves as contenders.

• Spirit taste defeat for the first time after three straight wins.

• Sciver-Brunt collects her ninth career fifty in The Hundred and second this season; Gordon records the tournament’s best figures so far.

Player-of-the-Match Sciver-Brunt summed up the mood: “To get our first points at Lord’s feels special. We’ve had good patches in earlier games; tonight we finally put it all together.”

With momentum restored and key players firing, Trent Rockets leave Lord’s not just on the points table—but firmly back in the title conversation.