bounces him out, Rockets win off the final ball! Holden takes on the shot but top-edges it down the throat of deep backward square leg! The home crowd is silenced, Originals have their heads in hands. A game that swung this way and that is burgled by the visitors at the last. Thompson the hero, he's earned his Skips tonight!
Rockets vs Originals, 7th Match at Manchester, Men's Hundred, Jul 29 2024 - Match Result
9.20pm: We've had a thriller, for the second time today - and a one-run win for the second time today. The home support won't be so happy about this one, having seen Originals snatch defeat from the jaws of victory: they needed two from three, only for Jordan Thompson to produce two dots, a run-out and a wicket from the final ball. Phew!
This is from our stats man, Sampath: "The Hundred had not seen a 1-run win margin before today across men's and women's comps. Both got their first on same day."
Tom Banton is the Match Hero: [Feeling?] "Very up and down. They played well to get to a close ending. That's what the Hundred's about, good game. [Form] My job is to put bowlers under pressure. When they're in my scoring zones I try to take it to them. At the start of the comp we talked about qualifying, two from two is a great start."
And here is Trent Rockets captain Lewis Gregory: [How?] "Not quite sure. We've got a brilliant attack. Was trying to hold a bit back to the end and push the button at the right time. We knew what ball we were trying to bowl, pace off worked well. About getting hard revs on it and thankfully it worked. Last year we were on the wrong side of a couple. We've got 11, 12, 13 guys that can win game of cricket. Weren't at our best but got there. [Fielding] Every run counts, don't think we missed a chance."
Okay, that was fun. See you tomorrow for Superchargers against Brave from Headingley. Bye!
Scott Currie walks out, but Holden will be on strike for the last ball
clubs the slower ball to midwicket, Raza runs in desperation and should be out... Thompson collects the throw and smashes the stumps! He dropped the ball in the process but had it in control when the bails lit up! A dot and a wicket, and Rockets can still win this!
another change-up, 66mph and kicking up wide of off stump - swing and a miss!
Two needed from three
full toss, pace off again wide of off stump, Raza chops through the covers and will get back for two more
pace off, 63mph on the stumps, but Raza is seeing it beautifully and clobbers into the gap at deep midwicket, gets two as the leg-side sweepers converge
Thompson to try and defend six runs
The requirement into single-figures...
slower ball down leg, helped away! Raza is on his backside but he's done the needful, swatting up and over short fine leg
pace off wide of the stumps, Holden swings and misses but they run anyway. Direct hit from Banton would have run out Raza!
full toss, 82mph and jabbed, straight to backward point for a single
honked into the stands! The Originals crowd loving it as Raza skips down and mullers a six over deep midwicket! Brings the equation firmly in the home side's favour
slower ball on fourth stump, kicks up past the bat as Raza looks to dab at it late
Cook for his final five
Last two sets, 18 needed. Very similar to the women's game earlier. Who's going to blink?
Holden gets front on, looking to reverse-ramp, but Thompson follows him with a slower yorker and beats the swing. Down leg but the umpire shows leniency due to the change in stance
short, slower bumper angling in, heaved away through square leg
Sifat Khawry is back: "Now I can sleep better as Rashid Khan competes the milestone of 600 wicket making him the second to do so after DJ Bravo..!! Sky is the limit Rash!!" G'night, Sifat
chipped over mid-off! Pace off again, Raza went down the ground and just clears the man running back
full outside off and driven to long-off, Holden is struggling at the non-striker's... but Thompson can't gather Powell's throw!
slower ball, finds the edge as Holden swipes... lands just in front of the diving short third!
Thompson now, 24 from 15
Jamie Dow: "@Ali, I think the possibility of a bowler bowling 2 consecutive sets is perhaps the single best tactics innovation in The Hundred. It creates brilliant jeopardy where the bowling side can try to pressurise the batters if a bowler has bowled a really good set of 5 by keeping them going. I'm not much into other white-ball cricket, but I find The Hundred just has something a bit different."
round the wicket, 61mph, flat outside off and punched through cover going back
Sikandar Raza is in
Hartley walks past one and is stumped! Originals falling in a heap with the finish in sight... Imad pushed this through on a wide line as Hartley jumped out of his ground, completely missed with his swipe and didn't bother turning back
lobbed up, angling across and driven through the covers, Lyth misfields and they get two
Tom Hartley is in, know how to give it a tonk
bowled 'im through the gate! Quicker ball, arm ball, hits middle and leg. Overton was on the walk and played all around it. Pressure increasing on the home side here
"Hey Alan, any updates on Jos? is he ruled out of the tournament?" Not officially, Rose. Though the word is he has a calf injury and won't play
flat outside off from over the wicket, carved away through point
Imad now, 28 from 20 the requirement
1W | 1W | |||
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Old Trafford, Manchester | |
Toss | Manchester Originals (Men), elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 29 July 2024 - night (100-ball match) |
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TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Trent Rockets (Men) 2, Manchester Originals (Men) 0 |