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Match 17 | Round 3 | Men’s Hundred 2026 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2 August 2026
Ben Duckett walks into this fixture with the better numbers, and it is not particularly close. His average of 88.00 across three innings dwarfs Harry Brook’s return of 53 runs in the same number of trips to the crease, even though Brook’s own strike rate has spiked sharply in his last outing at Headingley. Both openers arrive off wins for their respective sides, but only one of them has looked genuinely dominant across the whole tournament so far this summer, over three innings that tell very different stories.
Duckett has scored 176 runs from three innings this season, an average of 88.00 that leads every recognised opener in the competition. He made 49 in a defeat to Birmingham Phoenix before back-to-back player of the match displays, 75 off 47 balls against London Spirit and an unbeaten 52 off 45 against Welsh Fire.
That run has come with genuine consistency rather than one big score papering over quieter ones. Two player of the match awards in his last two innings suggest Duckett is not just scoring runs but shaping results, exactly the kind of form Trent Rockets need at the top of the order against a Sunrisers attack missing nobody of note heading into round three.
Brook’s overall numbers look modest next to Duckett’s, just 53 runs from three innings including scores of 3 and 8 either side of his one big knock. But that knock came at exactly the right time, an unbeaten 42 off 17 balls against Manchester Super Giants that included six sixes and a strike rate of 247.06.
England’s limited-overs captain has built a reputation on exactly this kind of explosive cameo, and his broader Hundred career shows a strike rate above 160 across his last ten matches in the format. Sunrisers will back him to produce another one at Trent Bridge, even if his season average of just over 17 does not yet reflect the impact he can have in a single over.
Both sides sit level on eight points after three matches, separated only by net run rate heading into round three of the competition, with four teams effectively tied at the top of a congested table.
| # | Team | M | W | L | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Manchester Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | +1.194 |
| 2 | Trent Rockets | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | +0.824 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Leeds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | +0.032 |
| 4 | MI London | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -0.081 |
Trent Rockets have won two of their last three, losing only to Birmingham Phoenix while chasing 215. Sunrisers Leeds followed an opening defeat to MI London with wins over Southern Brave and a record Headingley chase against Manchester Super Giants, the same match that produced Brook’s big strike rate number and hinted at the form he now carries into Nottingham.
History is firmly on the batters’ side at this ground. Trent Bridge has hosted 21 Hundred matches with an overall strike rate of 171.8 and an average of roughly 142 runs per side, figures that explain why both top orders will fancy their chances of setting or chasing a big total under lights.
| Opener | Team | Runs | Strike Rate | Recent Form |
| Ben Duckett | Trent Rockets | 176 | 142.51 | 49, 75, 52* |
| Harry Brook | Sunrisers Leeds | 53 | 163.24 | 3, 8, 42* |
Head-to-head history also leans toward the home side. Trent Rockets have won three of the last five meetings between these two clubs, including victories by five wickets and 47 runs in the last two completed contests, with Sunrisers’ only win in that span coming by a slender three runs back in 2023.
The match starts at 1:30 PM UTC, which is 2:30 PM local time in Nottingham, giving both openers a full afternoon to make their mark under likely batting-friendly conditions. Trent Bridge has produced a highest team score of 181 in Hundred cricket and a lowest of just 98, showing how quickly momentum can swing once an opener gets going.
If both attacks stick to their recent patterns, Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds Hundred 2026 openers becomes less a question of who bats better and more a question of who gets there first.
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How many runs has Ben Duckett scored in the Hundred this season?
Duckett has scored 176 runs from three innings. That works out to an average of 88.00, comfortably the best return among the competition’s specialist openers.
How explosive was Harry Brook’s most recent innings for Sunrisers Leeds?
Brook struck an unbeaten 42 off just 17 balls against Manchester Super Giants. All six of his boundaries in that innings went for six, producing a strike rate of 247.06.
Where do Trent Rockets currently sit on the Hundred 2026 points table?
Trent Rockets are second, level on eight points with three other sides. They have won two of their three matches, with a net run rate of plus 0.824.
What is the head-to-head record between Trent Rockets and Sunrisers Leeds?
Trent Rockets have won three of the last five meetings between the sides. Their two most recent wins came by five wickets and 47 runs respectively.
What time does the Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds match start?
The match starts at 2:30 PM local time at Trent Bridge. That converts to 1:30 PM UTC for viewers following the afternoon fixture overseas.
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