The Hundred’s leaders

With matchweek 2 coming to a close, we take a look at the heroes who are currently leading the way in The Hundred.

Most runs

Northern Superchargers’ Jemimah Rodrigues leads the way with runs so far, scoring 152 from her first two innings. Her 92 not out in just 43 balls against Welsh Fire helped the Superchargers to victory with 15 balls to spare. 

Six by Jemimah Rodrigues

Six by Jemimah Rodrigues

Big-hitter Jonny Bairstow ranks first on the men’s side for runs scored with 128. The Welsh Fire captain’s 72 off 39 balls saw his side well on their way to setting a big 165 runs, which was enough to see off the Southern Brave.

Jonny Bairstow won the Cazoo Match Hero with 72 runs scored

Jonny Bairstow won the Cazoo Match Hero with 72 runs scored

Most wickets

Marchant De Lange currently leads the way with 8 wickets for the Trent Rockets. De Lange has impressed with his pace bowling and set a marker with a five-wicket haul in an opening victory over the Southern Brave.

Marchant de Lange takes his fifth wicket

Marchant de Lange takes his fifth wicket

England’s Matt Parkinson ranks second with 5 wickets, including an impressive delivery to dismiss Birmingham Phoenix’s Chris Cooke. 

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      Matt Parkinson bowls out Chris Cooke

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      Tash Farrant is also on 5 wickets for the Oval Invincibles, taking 3 of those in the first ever match of The Hundred against Manchester Originals.

      Tash Farrant celebrates taking a wicket against the Manchester Originals

      Tash Farrant celebrates taking a wicket against the Manchester Originals

      Rockets' Sammy-Jo Johnson is the third bowler with 5 wickets to their name. Her impressive 4 wickets for 15 runs against the Northern Superchargers meant she was the pick of the bowlers, even in defeat.

      Sammy-Jo Johnson celebrates with Katherine Brunt and her team

      Sammy-Jo Johnson celebrates with Katherine Brunt and her team

      Most sixes

      It’s Welsh Fire captain Jonny Bairstow who leads the way again. He has managed to clear the boundary 8 times so far, 3 more than the nearest batter.

      Welsh Fire captain Jonny Bairstow knows how to find the boundary

      Welsh Fire captain Jonny Bairstow knows how to find the boundary

      Harry Brook of the Northern Superchargers has 5 sixes to his name so far and the rising star will be looking to add many more to that total. 

      Harry Brook is making his mark on The Hundred

      Harry Brook is making his mark on The Hundred

      Smriti Mandhana is top of the charts on the women’s leaderboard, clearing the boundary rope 3 times, all of which came in a Cazoo Match Hero performance against Welsh Fire.

      Smriti Mandhana helped her side cruise to victory

      Smriti Mandhana helped her side cruise to victory

      Most dot balls

      Sophie Ecclestone has been a thorn in the side of batters looking to score quickly so far. She currently has the most dot balls to her name with 23, that’s over an innings worth of deliveries!

      No one has more dot balls to their name than Sophie Ecclestone

      No one has more dot balls to their name than Sophie Ecclestone

      Matt Parkinson currently tops the dot ball leaderboard on the men’s side. The Manchester Originals spinner has stopped batters from scoring off 19 of his deliveries so far.

      Parkinson put in a Cazoo Match Hero winning performance against the Birmingham Phoenix

      Parkinson put in a Cazoo Match Hero winning performance against the Birmingham Phoenix