fullish in the channel, Cox backs away and plinks to cover - and that's that. Rockets win by 25 runs
Rockets vs Invincibles, 17th Match at Nottingham, Aug 17 2022, The Hundred Men's Competition
9.47pm: Rockets get back on track after defeat to Birmingham Phoenix last time out with their fourth win - and their first defending a total. They powered on to the front foot via Alex Hales' 22-ball fifty, and a target of 182 proved well beyond Invincibles, despite a valiant lone hand from Jordan Cox, who finished unbeaten on 61 from 33. Defeat for Invincibles, their second of the tournament, means they slip off the pace set by London Spirit and Rockets. Anyway, that's a wrap for tonight, we'll be back for more Hundred fun tomorrow. Bye!
Alex Hales is the Match Hero: "Really pleased to put on a good performance in front of the home crowd, bouncing back after the Birmingham game. [Malan partnership] Keep being aggressive, he's played incredibly well. The partnership has blossomed, left-hand, right-hand and we've enjoyed it. That was a huge win for us, to get the points against a really tough side."
full length on the stumps, pace off and mistimed into the covers
Hilton Cartwright
top-edged and taken! Banged into the pitch and Narine sends it straight up. Wood makes no mistake off his own bowling this time
length outside off, 81mph, Narine swings hard and misses
full and wide, clubbed down to long-off
Invincibles still theoretically alive and kicking here... just need five sixes to win
Another slower ball, pulled just beyond the rope! Short side of the ground and he just about gets enough of it to clear Malan at deep square leg
pace on wide of off stump, heaved through midwicket off a thick inside edge
slower ball, fetched into the stands! Cox brings up a 29-ball half-century. Set himself and bashed up and over deep square for an 80m six
full and straight and bunted into the leg side
pace off and smacked through extra cover, Kohler-Cadmore should cut it off in the deep... but fails in his attempt to flick it back
slower ball, gets it wrong. Almost looped off the cut strip
Cook to begin the final end
full outside off and drilled over cover! Cox gets an expansive in-to-out drive away towards the Bridgford Road Stand
slower and into the pitch wide of off, hauled out to deep midwicket for one
fired full outside leg stump, 79mph and Narine doesn't play a shot... but manages to pad it through to the keeper for a dot ball
short ball with pace off, swatted out to deep midwicket
sprays this down the leg side, and Moores can't collect cleanly allowing them to run, too
full length wide of off stump, slapped towards long-off
Sams to finish his allocation
"Trent Rockets' shocking fielding today is giving me memories of Manchester Originals' horrible fielding vs Northern Superchargers last year. John Simpson made 74 off 23 that match if I remember correctly and the Superchargers scored 200." They did indeed, Noor. Don't think this showing will be as costly
full toss, smoked over cover! Wide line and Cox has room to free the arms and biff it to the short boundary
flung full outside off, Narine bunts a single
fizzed down wide of the stump, 60mph and just inside the guideline. Dot ball
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1W |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
Toss | Oval Invincibles (Men), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2022 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 17 August 2022 - night (100-ball match) |
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TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Trent Rockets (Men) 2, Oval Invincibles (Men) 0 |