• Welsh Fire Women 130-8; Northern Superchargers Women 131-4
  • Welsh Fire Men 173-4; Northern Superchargers Men 168-7

It may not quite be cricket as we know it, but the one reassuring comfort blanket for anyone who is struggling with The Hundred and its snazzy graphics, DJ booths and gimmicks is that if all else fails, the stars of the show are still delivering as they so often do.

Take Jemimah Rodrigues, for example. The Superchargers women were in deep trouble against Welsh Fire at one stage of their chase in the first half of this double-header in Leeds. Set 131 to win, the Superchargers were 19 for four and by the end of the first 25-ball powerplay Rodrigues had faced four balls.

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