full on the stumps, clipped down to long-on. Rockets wrap up a 29-run win and confirm their place in the play-offs. Welsh Fire, meanwhile, become the first team in either the men's or women's competitions to lose all eight games in a season
Rockets vs Fire, 29th Match at Nottingham, Men's Hundred, Aug 29 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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29th Match (N), Nottingham, August 29, 2022, The Hundred Men's Competition
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9.54pm: Trent Rockets become the first men's team to ensure their progression, getting above par with the bat and then doing the needful with the ball. Matt Critchley played a decent hand in reply, scoring only the second fifty by a Fire batter this year, but he had little support and there was rarely any sense that they could go at the required rate to put pressure on Rockets' attack. Anyway, you can check out the table ahead of two big games - London Spirit against Birmingham Phoenix, and Manchester Originals versus Oval Invincibles, both effectively quarter-finals with Rockets now through. We'll be back to bring you every ball (because they all count). Cheerio!
Dawid Malan is the Match Hero: "Got a couple away early and then it slowed up and became harder to bat on. That's the point of the group stages, hopefully we can get to the final. Fantastic to qualify, be nice to go straight through and get a game off. We've got a good bunch of guys, it's going really well and we've created a good environment. When you're in the runs you want to contribute to winning games."
100
1
Cook to Critchley, 1 run
99
1
Cook to Sodhi, 1 run
pitched up and thrashed through backward square leg via a thick inside edge
98
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Cook to Sodhi, no run
fired full outside off, Sodhi swings and misses
Ish Sodhi comes out
97
W
Cook to Cobb, OUT
swatted to mid-on! Maybe pace off and Cobb can't generate any power, backing away and plinked into the leg side. Well held by Munro
Josh Cobb c Munro b Cook 17 (17b 1x4 1x6 24m) SR: 100
Fire have now scored their highest total this year, which is something
96
6
Cook to Cobb, SIX runs
slot ball, battered over long-off! Full and in the arc, Cobb hits it cleanly down the ground
Sam Cook to finish off... 38 needed from five, which is going to be... tough
after 95 balls14 runs
WF-M: 135/5Need 38 from 5 balls
Matt Critchley54 (34b 5x4 2x6)
Josh Cobb11 (15b 1x4)
Daniel Sams 0/35 (17)
95
1
Sams to Critchley, 1 run
pace on, out towards the tramlines and Critchley thick-edges to short third
94
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Sams to Critchley, no run
round the wicket, full and wide and through to the keeper
Sams called on for the last two of this set
94
6nb
Wood to Critchley, (no ball) FOUR runs
another high full toss, deflected to deep third! Critchley goes to fifty and Wood is going to be removed from the attack for bowling two dangerous deliveries!
93
4
Wood to Critchley, FOUR runs
pitched up and steered through backward point, beats the dive on the rope! Aiming for wide (block)hole but Critchley gets it away
92
1
Wood to Cobb, 1 run
half-volley on leg stump, Cobb can only clip it out to deep midwicket
91
•
Wood to Cobb, no run
pitched up outside off, 79mph and crashed into the covers
91
2nb
Wood to Cobb, (no ball)
high full toss in the channel, Wood gets it wrong. No-ball and free hit coming
Wood to finish his allocation
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls11 runs
WF-M: 121/5Need 52 from 10 balls
Matt Critchley45 (30b 3x4 2x6)
Josh Cobb10 (12b 1x4)
Daniel Sams 0/34 (15)
The strategic timeout is signalled. Though quite what elaborate strategy Rockets need to concoct defending 52 from the last ten, I don't know...
90
2
Sams to Critchley, 2 runs
short outside off, pulled into a gap for two. Came off the toe of the bat but between two leg-side boundary riders
90
1w
Sams to Critchley, 1 wide
fired down the leg side
89
4
Sams to Critchley, FOUR runs
carved over backward point, Sams sprays it wide and Critchley cashes in on the drop
88
1
Sams to Cobb, 1 run
dropped on the boundary! Slower ball hoicked into the leg side, but without the power required... only for Wood to misjudge it slightly, then put the chance down as he seemed to slip on the turf
87
1
Sams to Critchley, 1 run
full and wide of the stumps with pace off, Critchley swipes and thick-edges past his stumps
86
2
Sams to Critchley, 2 runs
round the wicket, slower ball dinked back over the bowler's head
Sams back on, 63 needed from 15 if Fire aren't to end the season winless
after 85 balls7 runs
WF-M: 110/5Need 63 from 15 balls
Matt Critchley36 (26b 2x4 2x6)
Josh Cobb9 (11b 1x4)
Luke Wood 0/13 (15)
85
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Wood to Critchley, no run
wide full toss and Critchley swings at it, edged through to the keeper on the bounce
84
1
Wood to Cobb, 1 run
flung full and wide, Cobb is stretching and gets it off the toe into the covers, with Wood giving chase
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