finishes with a moose down the ground for six! Full toss from Milnes and Patel just bludgeons it over long-on - Rockets win by six wickets, with room to spare in the end
Fire vs Rockets, 20th Match at Cardiff, Men's Hundred, Aug 06 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
20th Match (N), Cardiff, August 06, 2021, The Hundred Men's Competition
139/8
(90/100 balls, T:140) 140/4
Rockets won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
New
TR-M
Full commentary
after 90 balls21 runs
TR-M: 140/4
Samit Patel46 (20b 1x4 5x6)
Lewis Gregory22 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Matt Milnes 1/31 (20)
9.45pm: Never write off Samit, folks. Although I'm sure you weren't going to make that mistake. Rockets take a step closer to the knockouts, Fire have slipped off the pace after winning their opening two. There's another couple of games tomorrow, and we'll of course be back gagging for more. For now, from myself, PDP and Raghav, it's good night. Cheerio!
9.40pm: Classy stuff from Samit "Slam it" Patel, whose 46 from 20 balls iced a potentially tricky chase. Had Payne's dismissal of Gregory stood, things might have been interesting, with 25 still needed from 15... but the no-ball just brought the target closer, and Patel finished it in style. Wahab Riaz's four-for played an important part, too, as Rockets win their fourth match out of five and go top of the table
Samit Patel is the Hero of the Match: "It was pretty good, we restricted them really well [with the ball]. The batters got off to a good start and we kept going. Play strong shots and be positive. [Timeout plan?] We knew we'd target the ten balls from this end and try to kill the game, worked well. Good to get some momentum and go four from five."
90
6
Milnes to Patel, SIX runs
89
1
Milnes to Gregory, 1 run
pitched up straight and heaved through square leg
89
1w
Milnes to Gregory, 1 wide
goes full and wide at 87mph, but this one is into the tramlines for another wide
89
1w
Milnes to Gregory, 1 wide
attempted slower ball, but sprayed wide of the cut strip
88
4
Milnes to Gregory, FOUR runs
full, wide and smoked through extra cover! Milnes goes around the park and this chase is almost done
87
6
Milnes to Gregory, SIX runs
picked up and deposited over deep square! Slower ball, I think, but Gregory sets himself, fetched into the leg side
86
2
Milnes to Gregory, 2 runs
low full toss, Gregory carts it down the ground, Neesham doing well to get around from long-on
Milnes now, 21 needed from 15. Still not in the bag
after 85 balls12 runs
TR-M: 119/4Need 21 from 15 balls
Lewis Gregory9 (13b)
Samit Patel40 (19b 1x4 4x6)
David Payne 1/25 (15)
85
2
Payne to Gregory, 2 runs
gets the yorker in, 87mph but swished away through midwicket for a couple
Free hit coming, too. Once the pitch invader has been dealt with
85
2nb
Payne to Gregory, (no ball)
Payne hits his mark, bowled through the legs! Nope, a no-ball is being signalled... Oh dear, Payne's elation is short-lived. Pitched up in the blockhole and it completely rearranged Gregory's furniture. But he'd overstepped by a fair way
84
1
Payne to Patel, 1 run
full, 86mph and Patel biffs it back down the ground, long-on comes around
83
6
Payne to Patel, SIX runs
tip-toes out and nails this over cow corner! Short ball, makes him hit to the square boundary, but Samit connects beautifully with it, sailing well beyond the rope
82
•
Payne to Patel, no run
back of a length, 76mph cutter from Payne and it spins and dips through to Banton as Patel swipes and misses
81
1
Payne to Gregory, 1 run
over the wicket and fired wide of the stumps, carted for one through midwicket
Payne returns, 33 needed from 20
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls4 runs
TR-M: 107/4Need 33 from 20 balls
Lewis Gregory6 (10b)
Samit Patel33 (16b 1x4 3x6)
Matt Milnes 1/10 (15)
Fire take their strategic timeout, this one could be going right to the wire
80
1
Milnes to Gregory, 1 run
fired in full, heaves an inside edge through the leg side
79
•
Milnes to Gregory, no run
short again, cutting his fingers over it, sails past Gregory's right shoulder as he attempts to pull. Maybe should have been wide on height
78
1b
Milnes to Patel, 1 bye
another slower bumper, loops up wide of the stumps, Patel swings and misses... Banton fumbles and they steal one
77
1
Milnes to Gregory, 1 run
shortish on the body and whipped away leg side
76
1
Milnes to Patel, 1 run
short outside off, pace off and Patel plays a tennis forehand through point
Milnes returns, don't think we'll be seeing the Neesh again
after 75 balls4 runs
TR-M: 103/4Need 37 from 25 balls
Samit Patel32 (14b 1x4 3x6)
Lewis Gregory4 (7b)
Qais Ahmad 2/23 (20)
Tight stuff from the leggie, finishes with 2 for 23
75
•
Qais to Patel, no run
looped outside off, goes for the big hit down the ground... comes off the inside edge into the pads
74
1
Qais to Gregory, 1 run
flighted, Gregory goes low, sweeps in front of square this time
Instant answers to T20 questions
Rockets Innings
<1 / 3>