Southern Courageous 159 for 4 (Stubbs 52*, Stoinis 46) beat Trent Rockets 158 for five (Santner 35*) by six wickets
The Rockets knew {that a} win would safe high spot and their place within the Lord’s showpiece however Stubbs (52*) swatted Lewis Gregory for six to carry up a 28-ball half-century with three balls to spare and full a six-wicket win. Sunrisers Leeds can now leapfrog the Rockets on web run-rate in the event that they overcome Manchester Tremendous Giants tomorrow at Emirates Previous Trafford Cricket Floor.
A fourth-wicket stand of 70 from 41 deliveries between Stubbs and Stoinis (46 off 25) successfully determined a match that was delicately poised all through.
Set a goal of 159, the Courageous made a stable begin in reply, Jamie Smith (26 off 18) and Moeen Ali (17 off 14) steering the guests to 40 with out loss after 25 balls however Craig Overton made the breakthrough when Smith was dismissed through an excellent relay catch involving Finn Allen and Calvin Harrison.
Harrison then snared Moeen along with his fourth supply courtesy of a regulation caught-and-bowled earlier than bowling the harmful David Miller.
That introduced Stoinis to the crease and the Australian introduced his arrival by dispatching Harrison for 2 sixes and a 4 from the primary three balls he confronted. By the point he fell to Ben Sanderson, caught at extra-cover after mistiming a slower supply, the Courageous had been agency favourites, and Stubbs secured a comfort win that leaves them sixth within the desk after an uneven marketing campaign.
The Rockets had posted a aggressive 158 for five after being requested to bat. Ben Duckett (17 off 14), Finn Allen (23 off 12) and Aneurin Donald (19 off 9) all flickered briefly however it was a sixth-wicket stand between Mitch Santner (35* off 23) and Gregory (28* off 18) which gave the innings substance.
Coming along with the rating 92 for five, the pair placed on 66 in 39 balls, Santner displaying the shape which introduced him a maiden half-century in The Hundred within the Rockets’ earlier outing in opposition to MI London. Gregory was equally spectacular, ending the innings with consecutive boundaries to propel his group to a rating which finally proved not fairly sufficient.
Reflecting on the Courageous’s marketing campaign, Stubbs, the Meerkat Match Hero, mentioned: “It has been disappointing however it’s a pleasant solution to end off. In hindsight it’s kind of irritating. We gave it our all for the month however within the first three video games we misplaced a few shut ones after which it is laborious to get momentum.
“I feel we have proven on the finish what we are able to do however it took us some time to get there.”