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Dunkley, Gardner end Super Giants' perfect start
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Trent Rockets 153 for 8 (Dunkley 57, Luff 51) beat Manchester Super Giants 122 (Lanning 35, Gardner 4-16) by 31 runsChasing 154, the Super Giants lost a wicket from the seventh ball of the chase when the dangerous Smriti Mandhana was stumped for 4 off Samantha Bates.
Gardner then swung things considerably in the Rockets' favour when she trapped Lanning lbw for 35 to leave the Super Giants rocking at 89 for 5.
Gardner then turned catcher, taking a great grab at long-off to see the back of Kathryn Bryce for 27.
Late hitting from Maitlan Brown kept the Super Giants in with a shout, but when she was run out by Georgia Adams, their chances went with her.
3 in the absence of Nat Sciver-Brunt, still managing a calf injury - and Dunkley then took charge of the innings.