Trent Rockets claimed their first Women’s Hundred title at Lord’s on Sunday, bowling Sunrisers Leeds out for 91 and knocking off the target in 54 balls to win by eight wickets with 46 deliveries remaining. It was a commanding final. Settled well before most spectators had finished their half-time pies.
Sophia Dunkley led the chase with 41 off 23 balls, according to BBC Sport. Australian Beth Mooney contributed 31 not out from 21 to see the Rockets home before the contest ever felt competitive.
Sunrisers Collapse Sets the Tone
Sunrisers’ innings unravelled from the opening powerplay. They slipped to 26-3 inside the first ten balls of the final stretch, and a middle-order collapse of six wickets for 35, as reported by Sky Sports, ended any realistic hope of posting a defendable total. Annabel Sutherland top-scored with 25 before being stumped off Georgia Adams. Phoebe Litchfield fell for 10, caught at the boundary attempting a ramp off Charley Phillips.
It never got close.
Captain Dani Gibson, the most expensive player at the women’s auction earlier in 2026, provided a brief counter before departing for 22 off 16 balls, ending the last thread of resistance.
Bowling Depth Underpins Rockets’ Win
BBC Sport noted the bowling effort was shared across the attack. Adams returned miserly figures of 2-9, and Phillips, 23 years old, finished with 2-12. Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain praised Adams as a serial winner who turns up on the biggest stages, pointing specifically to the scalps of Sutherland, Litchfield, and Jess Jonassen as particularly damaging. Mooney herself described the bowling display as a clinic, telling Sky Sports the team could not have asked for an easier final.
Double on the Cards for Rockets
Rockets finished as the top side during the group stage, while Sunrisers had reached the final by defeating Southern Brave in Friday’s Eliminator. With the women’s trophy secured, Manchester City Brace for Tougher WSL Title Defence as Rivals Strengthen attention at Lord’s shifted to an historic evening fixture: the men’s final pitting Trent Rockets against Manchester Super Giants, scheduled for 18:00 BST. One trophy down. One to go.
A victory there would make Rockets the first team to claim both the men’s and women’s Hundred trophies in the same edition. Hussain, speaking on Sky Sports, called the performance a near-perfect display of fielding, bowling, and captaincy for a final occasion.
