Mitchell Marsh and Dan Lawrence struck brutal half-centuries as SunRisers Leeds overcame Southern Brave in a tight encounter at Headingley to register their first win of the competition.
Opener Marsh smashed six sixes and four fours in a knock of 69 off 34 balls before Lawrence’s unbeaten 51 from 25 balls took the hosts to 187-5.
Sunrisers captain Zak Crawley was dismissed for a golden duck as England spinner Adil Rashid claimed his third wicket of the afternoon after earlier removing Marsh and fellow opener Ryan Rickelton (37).
Harry Brook was then clean bowled for three by Marcus Stoinis before Lawrence’s efforts and a rapid 21 from Tom Alsop helped the SunRisers finish strongly.
Ben McKinney led Brave’s response with 44 from 23 deliveries, while fellow opener Jamie Smith hit 30 from 18 and Australian Stoinis plundered 31 from 16.
Tristan Stubbs kept the visitors in contention with an unbeaten 43 from 20 balls. But the home team held on for a first victory of this year’s tournament, while Brave remain winless after two matches.
In the women’s match, Southern Brave made it two wins from two with a five-wicket success over SunRisers Leeds.
Jemimah Rodrigues made an unbeaten 42 from 34 deliveries, while Australia captain Sophie Molineux chipped in with 21 from 17 as the visitors chased down 117 with four balls to spare.
Bryony Smith’s 34-ball 48, which included six fours and a six, underpinned the Sunrisers’ total of 116.
Sophie Devine and Georgia Wareham headlined a powerful display from Welsh Fire to sweep aside MI London by 60 runs in the women’s Hundred at Sophia Gardens.
Fire were beaten by Southern Brave in their opener but bounced back by posting 177-4 – the third highest total in the tournament’s history.
Captain Devine made 52 from 29 balls and Wareham 43 from 20 after openers Georgia Voll and Ella McCaughan contributed 42 and 27 respectively.
Grace Potts then claimed three wickets for 24 as MI London crumbled to 117 all out to suffer their second successive defeat.
What’s next?
Sunday’s Hundred double-header sees Manchester Super Giants take on Birmingham Phoenix at Old Trafford.
The women’s game starts at 11am, while the men’s match is due to commence at 2.30pm.
Trent Rockets face London Spirit at Trent Bridge. The women’s game starts at 2.30pm, while the men’s match is due to commence at 6pm.
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