Mooney stars as Rockets cruise to win against Fire

The Hundred women's competition, Sophia Gardens

Welsh Fire 129-3 (100 balls): Devine 38 (25); Phillips 2-17

Trent Rockets 132-2 (83 balls): Mooney 57 (35); Arlott 1-15

Trent Rockets won by eight wickets

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Trent Rockets registered their second win in The Hundred women's competition by cruising to an eight-wicket victory against Welsh Fire in Cardiff.

Having restricted Fire to 129-3, Rockets made light work of the chase, with Beth Mooney setting the tone with a superb half-century at the top of the order.

Opening alongside Sophia Dunkley, the Australian wicketkeeper-batter did most of the damage in a first-wicket partnership of 73 that put Rockets firmly in control.

Dunkley departed after picking out Heather Graham in the deep but by then, the visitors only needed 57 more to win from 60 balls.

Joined by Nat Sciver-Brunt in the middle, Mooney brought up her 50 from just 27 balls before falling for 57.

But the England captain's unbeaten 37 - in her first game of the campaign after missing the first two - ensured Rockets overhauled the target with 17 balls to spare.

Sent out to bat first, Fire had made a slow start, losing openers Georgia Voll and Ella McCaughan early to slip to 28-2 after 41 balls.

The home side were 41-2 at the halfway stage of their innings but Sophie Devine and Freya Kemp accelerated in the second half to steer Fire to a respectable total.

Devine led the recovery with a knock of 38 from 25 balls that included two fours and two sixes, while Kemp remained unbeaten on 36 from 29 deliveries with support from Georgia Wareham, who added 19 from just 10 balls.