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Manchester Super Giants beat Sunrisers Leeds by 10 wickets in The Hundred. The team achieved the target of 128 runs with 33 balls remaining. Tim Seifert scored an unbeaten 80 runs in 40 balls to ensure a spectacular victory for the team.

Guru Hundred 2026: In the current season of The Hundred, Manchester Super Giants have strengthened their hopes of reaching the knockout stage by defeating Sunrisers Leeds by 10 wickets. In the match played at Old Trafford, Sunrisers scored 127 runs while batting first. In reply, Super Giants achieved the target without losing any wicket. The team won the match by scoring 128 runs in just 67 balls. New Zealand batsman Tim Seifert played an important role in this spectacular victory. He played a stormy inning of 80 unbeaten runs in just 40 balls. His innings included five fours and seven sixes. Along with him, Paul Walter also batted aggressively and scored unbeaten 44 runs on 28 balls.

Target achieved with 33 balls remaining

Sunrisers Leeds had set a target of 128 runs to win against the Super Giants. The opening batsmen of Super Giants put pressure on the opposition bowlers right from the beginning. Seifert and Walter made the target very easy by scoring fast.

Super Giants completed 128 runs in 67 balls and all their 10 wickets remained safe. With this win the team increased its net run rate to 0.791. Super Giants, who were trailing in the knockout race before the match, overtook Sunrisers and took second place in the points table after this result.

Seifert played a stormy innings

Tim Seifert’s batting was the biggest attraction of the match. He scored 80 runs facing 40 balls and hit seven sixes in his innings. He continuously hit big shots on the Sunrisers bowlers and did not let the team come under pressure at any time while chasing the target.

Paul Walter also supported him brilliantly at the other end. Walter scored unbeaten 44 runs on 28 balls. Together, both the batsmen destroyed the bowling attack of Sunrisers and gave a very easy victory to the Super Giants.

Sunrisers also got a chance to take the wicket of Seifert at one time. When he was on 57 runs, he played a shot in the air off the ball of Abrar Ahmed. But Crowley failed to take the difficult catch. After this, the hopes of Sunrisers’ comeback almost ended.

Sunrisers’ batting collapsed

Earlier, after winning the toss, Manchester Super Giants invited Sunrisers to bat first. The Old Trafford pitch looked favorable for the batsmen and Sunrisers openers Mitchell Marsh and Ryan Rickelton got off to a fast start.

Both of them added 42 runs in just 22 balls for the first wicket. It seemed that Sunrisers could score a big score. But Noor Ahmed broke the partnership by dismissing Mitchell Marsh on a personal score of 32 runs. Marsh was caught out at extra cover. After this, the middle order of Sunrisers could not perform as per expectations. Wickets fell one after the other and the team failed to score a big score.

Great performance by Super Giants bowlers

The foundation of Manchester Super Giants’ victory was laid by their disciplined bowling and excellent fielding. The team’s bowlers kept Sunrisers under constant pressure even in favorable conditions for batting.

Gus Atkinson was the most successful bowler of the Super Giants. He took three wickets and gave 30 runs. At the same time, Sonny Baker did not give Sunrisers a chance to recover their innings by taking wickets at important moments. He sent Jack Crawley for 31 runs and Harry Brook for 10 runs. The entire team of Sunrisers was all out for 127 runs. This was his lowest score in The Hundred this season. Nine wickets in his innings fell through catches, which also shows the strength of the fielding of the Super Giants.

Trent rockets straight into final

The result of this match not only affected the position of Super Giants and Sunrisers, but Trent Rockets also benefited from it. Trent Rockets have topped the points table with 24 points and are now directly through to the final at Lord’s on Sunday.

According to the format of The Hundred, an eliminator match will be played between the second and third placed teams in the points table. This match is to be held on Friday at The Oval. The winning team of the eliminator will face Trent Rockets in the final.

Sunrisers’ hopes of reaching the finals directly ended.

Sunrisers Leeds missed their chance to reach the final with a defeat against Manchester Supergiants. His net run rate is 0.603, while after the big win over Super Giants, his net run rate reached 0.791. However, the picture of the competition is not completely clear yet. On Wednesday, the teams of Welsh Fire and MI London will take the field. Both the teams are still theoretically in the race for second and third place.

Net run rate became the deciding factor

The victory of the Super Giants was not limited to just scoring two points. There was a big improvement in the team’s net run rate due to achieving the target with 33 balls remaining. This difference can prove to be very important in the race for the knockout.

The Super Giants needed to win with at least 25 balls to spare to overtake Sunrisers. The team achieved this target easily. With a win by 10 wickets and 33 balls remaining, it achieved the required net run rate lead. On the other hand, Welsh Fire’s net run rate is -1.001 and MI London’s is 0.262. These teams will need to win their matches by big margins to leave the Super Giants behind.

The knockout race was exciting

The race for the playoffs has become very exciting as The Hundred reaches the final stage. Trent Rockets has secured the top spot, while several teams are battling for the second and third spots. The manner in which Manchester Super Giants won against Sunrisers must have boosted their confidence. The batsmen did not lose any wicket while chasing the target, while the bowlers restricted Sunrisers to 127 runs.

Now the picture of knockout will be more clear after the matches on Wednesday. But currently the Super Giants have strengthened their claim with a spectacular 10-wicket win.