Oval Invincibles lost the 23rd game against Trent Rockets by chasing the target in just 84 balls. Oval Invincibles were to bat first and they opened with Lauren and Meg who lost an early wicket at 13 runs. Meg played it nicely and scored 45 runs with seven boundaries becoming the top scorer but her efforts didn't pay her off. Her teammates couldn't survive for long on the pitch thay lost wickets at short intervals. Rockets bowlers kept attacking eliminating 7 wickets at 109 runs making Invincibles under pressure.
Rockets opene4 took a strong start and build a brilliant partnership of 51 runs. Half of the target was chased by the openers and rest of the team chased the remaining runs. Invincible bowlers tried hard to eliminate players and dominate the game but the strong batting by Rockets didn't give any chance like that. After the loss of just 4 wickets Rockets chased the target in just 84 balls and won this game by 6 wickets.
Meg scored well with a score of 45 with some good boundaries but the early loss of wickets put it under a lot of pressure. Cricket is indeed vicious in the fact that unless the top order holds together there is little that even an outstanding individual performance can do.
Trent Rockets had a very good batting. The duo provided strong start by scoring a 51-run partnership and then they were able to maintain their tempo well. The other team members maintained the pace even when some wickets were taken and the team won the game comfortably. It depicts the relevance of collaboration and continuity by the batsmen as they pursue targets. In the aspect of future matches Invinbles will need to improve on building innings as well as not losing as many wickets at a section.