Question

Sentence A is complete, while sentence B is not. Complete sentence B, making it as similar as possible to sentence A.
Example: (A) No sooner had the match finished than it began to rain.
(B) Hardly _________.
Answer: Hardly had the match finished when it began to rain.
(A) The school team lost the cricket match although the captain scored a century.
(B) Despite the fact _____________________.

Answer 1

Despite the fact that the captain scored a century, the school team lost the cricket match.