
Rahul Tiwari
khelja|30-07-2024
Something amazing happened in England's 100-ball cricket league 'The Hundred'. An astonishing sight was seen in the match played in this league on 29th July. Twice in a single day, a single run was seen creating havoc. The team that won first lost later. And, with this, an amazing history was created. Actually, this is the first time in 'The Hundred' that a team has lost a match by 1 run. The amazing thing is that this has been seen twice in a single day.
Two matches were played in 'The Hundred' on 29th July. The teams playing in both these matches were the same. Manchester Originals and Trent Rockets. The only difference was that in the two matches played between these two teams, the first was women's and the second was men's. Manchester Originals won the women's match, while Trent Rockets won the men's category. That is, the team that won in the women's category lost in the men's category. And, the difference between victory and defeat in both the matches was just 1 run.
First, a women's match was played between Manchester Originals and Trent Rockets. In this match played in Manchester, Manchester Originals batted first and scored 137 runs for 6 wickets in 100 balls. In response, while chasing the target of 138 runs, the team of Trent Rockets could score only 136 runs for 4 wickets in 100 balls.
This was Manchester Originals' first win in 2 matches in the women's event of The Hundred and Trent Rockets' first defeat in the same number of matches.
The men's match of both the teams was also played in Manchester, in which Trent Rockets defeated Manchester Originals by 1 run. In this, Trent Rockets batted first and scored 145 runs for 7 wickets in 100 balls. In response, chasing the target of 146 runs, the men's team of Manchester Originals could only score 144 runs for 8 wickets in 100 balls. In the men's category, this is Trent Rockets' second win in 2 matches. At the same time, this is Manchester Originals' second defeat in 2 matches.




