It's raining sixes at the Kennington Oval! Full and overpitched ball in the slot, strides forward and gets down on one knee, strikes it hard and flat over the cow corner boundary ropes
Rockets vs Invincibles, 23rd Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 21 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Invincibles need 8 runs in 14 balls.
Sends it flying over midwicket! Banged in short pitched ball outside off, plays the swivel pull shot, finds the top edge but doesn't matter, Ferreira had enough power and elevation to clear the fences
Sandeep Mathew: "Give credit where due ! Absolute brain fade from Willey and Cook and made merry by Curran and Cox !"
low full toss on the stumps, tucked away to deep backward square leg, fifty for Jordan Cox
Reverse ramp and finds the ropes! Slower bouncer outside off, shifts his stance early and swings it away over short third
Up and over long on! Length ball in the slot, easy pickings for Jordan Cox. Stands tall inside the crease and whips it away over the fences!
That's a harsh call! Wideish yorker ball outside off, shaping away and goes past the outside edge off the bat, goes through the tramline and the umpire signals wide.
Manoj: "@Vishakl, I'll say more of a brain fade moment from Willey to bring him back on. Ahmed had 5, linde had 15. "
Starts his third set with a wide ball down the off-side
Here's Stoinis
Ajab Gul Fazli : "8nb? How?" In English domestic cricket, no-balls are valued two runs.
non-turner length ball kept low outside off, clears the front leg and heaves it away to long on
flatter and too wide outside the offside tramline
quicker length ball on the stumps, forces it away to the on-side
Vishal Poojary: "A perfect example of how a small break in the game can completely change its path - what a brilliant shift of momentum after the strategic timeout!"
width on offer swats it down through the covers
length ball whips it away for a single to square leg
Ferreira in at number 5
Rehan Ahmed gets the big fish! A tad short of a length ball on the stumps, bends down and attempts to hoick it over the on-side, this time Curran failed to time it well, did not get enough elevation clear the fences, finds the sweeper fielder near the ropes
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tossed up fuller length ball, pokes it off the front foot to the left of Linde, good diving stop to save a few runs
back of a length ball whips it away towards deep backward square leg, Cook comes around and collects it
Edged and through! Three-quarter length ball outside off, Curran attempts to slice it through backward point, thick outside edge and goes past the wicketkeeper through the slip area. Brings up his fifty too!
Full toss ball outside off, Curran hoicks it away and with the middle part of the bat, hits it flat and hits the boundary cushion wide of long on!
Niranjan: "Curran looked like he never had it in him today for the first 12!!What a turnaround of events, that was a cloudburst!!"
short of a length ball drags it down to midwicket
Here's Linde, around the wicket
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Play and a miss! Half-volley ball outside the off stump channel, plays the check-drive with the straight bat, goes past the outside edge