Fire vs Rockets, 27th Match at Cardiff, Men's Hundred, Aug 24 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary

another full toss, belted through the covers! Green loses his composure at the critical juncture, and Hain punishes him, and the other four teams who were relying on a Fire victory!

full toss, Root nailed his pull, but backward square intercepts! Root is livid with himself, as Hain comes back on strike

another skippity-yip to the pitch, another blazing pull through deep midwicket! It's almost done now!

skips down the pitch, belted into the gap at wide long-on! Did we ever doubt Root? Nah... Lusty launching!

tight line into the pads, squeezed down into the crease, Root hurtles through for the run... and Rockets need 14 in the final five balls!

wide line, hacked off the full length, straight to long-on! Rockets are combusting! Willey backs his levers but it's a misfire on the front foot... and suddenly, Fire are edging into the ascendancy!

goes for the ramp, doesn't get enough on it! Pace off from Payne, and Stoinis's option was the wrong one! Went for finesse when power might have been the better approach. Hull and Meredith converged behind the keeper, and Hull's big mitts do the needful!

round the wicket, angled into Root's pads, whipped off the legs to square leg... Stoinis back on strike, with licence to free his arms. Root bats through, the rest swing for the hills!

slower ball, outside off, on the full length, Root picked it early, and pressed his drive out to deep cover... an easy two with the lack of pace through the stroke

yorker, superbly directed, Root digs it out late and scampers the single to bring up his fifty... a bit more needed yet!

full length, into the toes, clipped to the on-side, to bring Root back onto strike... he's been an innocent bystander of late

clubbed off the toes, but Kellaway clings on at backward square! It was a solid contact from Linde, flicking up and into the full length, it was fast, it was swirling, but he leapt back and across to cling on brilliantly... this one isn't done yet!

bouncer, sharp pace! Linde swings across a pull and can't connect. Clocked at 86mph, but it was onto him quicker than that!

good wheels, hitting the pitch hard outside off, Linde rocks back to cut but the ball is already gone

short, hauled out to deep midwicket, dropped by Green! He had to make ground to his left, and at least he saved the boundary, but you don't see him drop many. He was five yards in from the rope, so had no reason to worry about staying in play!

blam! That changes things! Too full, right in Linde's arc, he gave himself a bit of room, and lifted his drive clean over long-off

into the pitch, dragged out to the leg-side, good running gets two... a big old pocket at wide long-on

reverses his stance, misses out on his reverse-scoop, Root groans, but his manoeuvring confused Bairstow, who couldn't gather

short, bottom-edged on a full-blooded swing, gathered down the leg-side by Bairstow as they rush the single

leans onto the front foot, eased into the covers