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Oval Invincibles beat Trent Rockets by 26 runs in the final of the Hundred 2025, played at the iconic Lord’s and lifted the coveted trophy for the third consecutive time. Batting first after winning the toss, Oval Invincibles erected a total of 168/5. In the big game, Will Jacks and Jordan Cox batted extraordinarily and produced the knocks of 72 (41) and 40 (28) respectively. Marcus Stoinis emerged as the most effective bowler for Rockets as he took two wickets after bowling 20 deliveries. Dillon Pennington also got one wicket in his 20-ball spell.
Pursuing the target, Trent Rockets' openers Tom Banton and Joe Root delivered a slow start to their team. Leg-spinner Nathan Sowter stepped up and got rid of Root, who could score only 10 off 13. Later, Rehan Ahmed and Banton also became the victims of Sowter. With Rockets reeling at a score of 37, captain David Willey and Marcus Stoinis were required to play aggressive strokes from their bats but the skipper lost his wicket to Adam Zampa. Willey could score only 14 off eight. Rockets kept on losing wickets in regular intervals but Stoinis kept on fighting to take the game deep for his side but didn’t get success. Stoinis ended his knock after hammering an unbeaten 64 off just 38. In the end, Trent hoarded only 142/8 in 100 balls. Sowter, who took 3/25 figures after bowling 20 deliveries, became the Player of the Match (POTM).
Oval Invincibles became The Hundred champions for the third time
With this success, Oval Invincibles have bagged The Hundred trophy for the third time. Earlier, the Invincibles thrashed Manchester Originals and Southern Brave in the finals of The Hundred 2023 and 2024 respectively. Trent Rockets will regret their defeat against the side as they lost the golden chance of winning the trophy for the second time.
In Oval’s campaign, Jordan Cox and Rashid Khan made crucial contributions. Cox chalked up 367 runs in nine outings at a stellar strike rate of 173.93 and ended the tournament as the leading run-getter. Rashid grabbed 12 wickets in six matches at an economy of 8.20 and concluded the competition as the third-highest wicket-taker.
