Trent Rockets Storm to First Women's Hundred Title With Record Final Win at Lord's
Trent Rockets crushed Sunrisers Leeds by eight wickets in the women's Hundred final at Lord's on 16 August 2026, chasing down 92 in just 54 balls to secure their first women's title in the competition's history.
Sunrisers Leeds, who had beaten Southern Brave in Friday's Eliminator to reach the final, never recovered from a top-order collapse. Asked to bat first after Rockets won the toss, they slumped to 26-3 by the end of the powerplay — the opening 25 balls where fielding restrictions give batters a chance to score freely. Instead, wickets fell.
Phoebe Litchfield was the first to go, caught for 10 attempting a ramp shot off Charley Phillips, the 23-year-old domestic seamer who has been one of the finds of the Rockets' season. Phillips finished with 2-12, bowling with a control that belied her relative inexperience on the biggest stage.
Annabel Sutherland, the Australian all-rounder, top-scored for Leeds with 25 before she was stumped off Georgia Adams. Adams was the pick of the bowlers, returning figures of 2-9 from her 20 balls. Captain Dani Gibson, the most expensive signing at the women's auction earlier in 2025, contributed 22 off 16, but the lower order had no answers. Sunrisers were bowled out for 91.
That total never looked enough. Sophia Dunkley made sure of it almost single-handedly in the early overs, smashing 41 off 23 balls to drain any tension from the chase. By the time she departed, the required rate — the pace of scoring needed to win — had vanished as a factor. Beth Mooney, the Australian left-hander, saw it home with 31 not out off 21, and the Rockets crossed the line with 46 balls still in the bank.
For a format built on 100-ball tension, a 46-ball margin feels almost rude. Lord's, hosting both the women's and men's finals on the same day, saw the women's match done and dusted before the evening crowd had settled. The Rockets' men's side, captained by Sam Billings, were due to face Manchester Super Giants in the men's final later the same evening.
What sets this apart is the manner of it. Finals are supposed to be tight, cagey affairs. This was a demolition. Rockets chose to field, their bowlers delivered, and their openers turned a modest chase into a statement. For Sunrisers Leeds, the journey through the Eliminator to Lord's will count for something, but on the day they were simply outclassed in every phase.
The Hundred, now in its sixth season, continues to split opinion among cricket's traditionalists. But a packed Lord's on a Sunday afternoon, with two titles decided on the same ground, is a spectacle that is hard to argue against.
Both finals were broadcast live on BBC Two and Sky Sports, as confirmed by The Hundred's official website and the ECB.
