The Aussie leg-spinner now leads the women’s Hundred wickets tally after propelling Southern Brave to a comfortable win
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ScorecardWello wizardry puts Rockets in a spin
Amanda-Jade Wellington's love affair with English cricket's Hundred tournament continues to blossom after another brilliant performance from the competition's top wicket-taker.
Australian wizard Wellington bamboozled the Trent Rockets, taking 3-18 for Southern Brave as the Southampton-based outfit maintained their unbeaten record with a 10-wicket win at the Rose Bowl.
And she won her duels with her Australian teammates Elyse Villani and Alana King, dismissing them both in Thursday's crushing victory.
Image Id: 1E7DEEDE36A54C0099BC9DC2E2B5D786 Image Caption: Wellington and teammates celebrate the wicket of Alana King // GettyThe Adelaide leg-spinner also took the key wicket of Rockets' captain Nat Sciver, getting the star England allrounder stumped off a tempting wide one as she took her tally in five matches to a league-leading 11 wickets.
Only Wellington's teammate Lauren Bell is now currently within two wickets of her haul as the England fast bowler ended with dazzling figures of 4-10 to win the player of the match award.
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Wellington's efforts help reduce the Rockets to 8-88, a total which openers Smriti Mandhana (57no off 31 balls) and Danni Wyatt (36no off 25) knocked off with ease.
Not even King, who has been excellent in the tournament with six wickets, could halt the flow of runs, going for 23 off her wicketless 10 balls.
Brave now have a perfect record of five straight wins and will go straight to the final if they beat Northern Superchargers or if Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix slip up in their final two fixtures.
Villani had looked well set on 25 when Wellington snared her, before having King caught at slip while attempting a reverse sweep.
The win, with 44 balls remaining, was the quickest in terms of balls used up in a chase across both years of the women's Hundred.
Australians at The Hundred 2022
Women
Birmingham Phoenix: Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry
London Spirit: Beth Mooney, Megan Schutt
Northern Superchargers: Heather Graham, Alyssa Healy
Southern Brave: Tahlia McGrath, Molly Strano, Amanda-Jade Wellington
Trent Rockets: Alana King, Elyse Villani
Welsh Fire: Nicola Carey, Rachael Haynes, Annabel Sutherland
Men
Birmingham Phoenix: Kane Richardson, Matthew Wade, Tanveer Sangha
London Spirit: Nathan Ellis, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott
Manchester Originals: Sean Abbott, Ashton Turner
Oval Invincibles: Hilton Cartwright
Southern Brave: Tim David, Marcus Stoinis
Trent Rockets: Daniel Sams
Welsh Fire: Adam Zampa