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The Hundred men's competition 2025, Eliminator - Trent Rockets vs Northern Superchargers: Everything you need to know

Friday, 29-Aug-2025, 08:17 AM
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In the Eliminator of The Hundred Men's competition, Trent Rockets will be clashing with Northern Superchargers on Saturday at Kennington Oval. Trent Rockets have been in sensational form throughout the tournament, coming out with boisterous performances and steamrolling their opponents to remain in a strong position in the tournament.

They are occupying the second spot in the points table with six victories in eight games. With only two defeats, Trent Rockets have been a force to be reckoned with. Meanwhile, their last game was against Birmingham Phoenix, which they won by 3 wickets to further demonstrate their firepower.

Northern Superchargers, on the other side, are in the third position in the points table with five victories in eight matches. Despite suffering three losses, Superchargers never lost the momentum, qualifying for the Eliminator with ease. However, they will go into the eliminator on the back of a defeat in their last game against Manchester Originals. Notably, both sides faced each other in the 8th match of the tournament, in which Trent Rockets edged out Superchargers by five wickets. Now, with everything on the line, both Trent Rockets and Northern Superchargers will eye a win to make it to the final.

Head-to-head

Matches - 5

Trent Rockets won - 4

Northern Superchargers won - 1

Trent Rockets likely XI: Joe Root, Max Holden, Tom Banton, David Willey (c), Marcus Stoinis, Ben Cox (wk), Sam Hain, George Linde, Rehan Ahmed, Ben Sanderson, Lockie Ferguson

Northern Superchargers likely XI: Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Dan Lawrence, Harry Brook (c), Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk), David Miller, Samit Patel, Tom Lawes, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Jacob Duffy

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