Kapp, De Klerk Power Spirit Women to First Hundred Win
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- London Spirit Women beat Trent Rockets by five wickets at Trent Bridge, recording their first win of The Hundred season after an opening defeat in which they were rolled for 80 by Manchester Super Giants
- Marizanne Kapp returned figures of 3-12 from 20 balls, not conceding a run off the bat until her 11th delivery, as Trent Rockets were restricted to 142-7
- Nadine de Klerk smashed an unbeaten 41 off 22 balls — including two fours and three sixes — hitting the winning maximum off Georgia Adams over deep square leg with three balls to spare
- Trent Rockets suffered their first defeat after a nine-wicket demolition of Birmingham Phoenix, with captain Ash Gardner top-scoring on 34 before England's Charlie Dean took 2-18
- Spirit wobbled from 55-0 to 67-4 in the chase after Grace Harris fell for 37, before De Klerk and Marie Kelly (39) guided them home
- The day's other women's fixture between Manchester Super Giants and Birmingham Phoenix at Emirates Old Trafford was abandoned without play due to rain
Why it matters: Spirit recover from an 80-all-out collapse in their opener to hand Trent Rockets their first loss, with Rockets having just razed Birmingham Phoenix for 64. The South African duo's all-round dominance — Kapp's miserly bowling and De Klerk's late six-hitting — underscores how overseas Proteas are dictating results in the women's Hundred.
