Harry Brook crunched five sixes and three fours off a host of fellow England internationals as his 56 from 27 balls boosted Northern Superchargers’ hopes of reaching the Hundred knockout stages.
Brook tucked into the bowling of Oval Invincibles’ Gus Atkinson, Will Jacks and Curran brothers Sam and Tom before he was finally caught off Sam in the deep as Superchargers racked up 198-4 at Headingley on Saturday afternoon.
Defending champions Invincibles – who would have secured a place in at least the eliminator with victory – could only make 182-7 in reply as they lost by 16 runs.
The Oval-based side still head the standings on 20 points, above Superchargers on net run-rate, with Trent Rockets in third place on 16 and Southern Brave fourth on 12.
Superchargers’ big total – the second-highest of the 2025 edition – also featured contributions from Zak Crawley (49 off 25), South Africa’s David Miller (37 off 16 balls) and Dawid Malan (34 off 31), with Miller matching Brook’s tally of five sixes.
Each of Invincibles’ top four, including Jordan Cox (24 off 16), fell between 24 and 30 and even though Donovan Ferreira’s 41 off 15 balls gave the visitors hope, they eventually slipped to just their second defeat of the season.
Brook’s side are now only off top spot in the men’s Hundred table due to net run-rate
How do matches work?
- One hundred balls a side, the team with the most runs wins. It is as simple as that.
- Five bowlers can bowl up to 20 balls in an innings, including five or 10 in a row.
- The traditional six-ball overs seen in other forms of cricket are not used in The Hundred, with 10 balls bowled before a change of ends.
- The powerplay is for the first 25 balls of an innings, with only two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
- A 25-ball-a-side game is the minimum length that can be played in the event of wet weather.
What’s next?
Sunday is a four-match day in The Hundred, with Welsh Fire taking on Trent Rockets in Cardiff (women’s match at 11am, men’s at 2.30pm), plus Manchester Originals vs Birmingham Phoenix at Emirates Old Trafford (women’s match at 2.30pm, men’s at 6pm).
Watch every match across the women’s and men’s competitions in The Hundred live on Sky Sports from August 5-31.