14/08Result
31st Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Nottingham, Aug 14 2024
Rockets won by 6 wkts (6b rem)
Player of the Match
Rovman Powell
Rovman PowellTrent Rockets (Men)
14/08Result
31st Match (N), The Hundred Men's Competition at Nottingham, Aug 14 2024
Rockets won by 6 wkts (6b rem)
Player of the Match
Rovman Powell
Rovman PowellTrent Rockets (Men)

Right, that's all from us tonight! Just to reiterate, Phoenix need a +0.57 NRR win, which crudely/loosely works out at victory by either 62 balls or 92 runs. Anyway, we'll find out this time tomorrow who exactly is going straight through to Sunday's final at Lord's! Night night

9:24pm Tonight's Meerkat Match Hero is Rovman Powell for his tone-shifting 45 from 27: "It's nice to finally get a few out the middle and help my team get a win. Its been a season for us but it was nice to give the fans some enjoyment in our final game. For me it was try to go as deep as possible. Batting at 5, you have to control the innings and press the accelerator.

[On his 101m six]: "It was nice to hit one 101m. It wasn't quite Nicholas Pooran hitting 113m. I'm sure he was watching at home and will give me plenty of stick for that."

9:15pm I'm not entirely sure of the exact maths at this juncture in terms of margins of victory, but Birmingham Phoenix need to make up a 0.67 NRR swing in victory over Manchester Originals.

18.4
4
Mahmood to Alsop, FOUR, Shovelled down the ground, Sam Curran dives... and it's four! Alsop has won it! A fine innings from the Sussex batter, who started this competition in the Metro Bank and has helped Trent Rockets finish their season with a win! It means Oval Invincibles will have to wait and see if they proceed straight to Sunday's final with Birmingham Phoenix facing Manchester Originals tomorrow.
18.3
1
Mahmood to Green, 1 run, Arrowed into leg stump, worked away to Lammonby once who who hurls in better this time after a clean gather
18.2
2
Mahmood to Green, 2 runs, Short ball, worked away... and misfielded by the man at midwicket and an awful throw from Lammonby - after an excellent pick-up - allows Green to come back for the second

Chris Green to face his first ball

18.1
1
Mahmood to Alsop, 1 run, Wide yorker nailed, but Alsop steps across and thrashes a single down to long on
18.1
1w
Mahmood to Alsop, 1 wide, Tries to hang it out wide across Alsop, but that's a wide. And so it's still a Free Hit...

Saqib Mahmood on - five balls left for him - with the equation now 9 needed from 10. And this first ball will be a Free Hit... and just for an extra bit of intrigue, we are past the cut-off point which means Invincibles need to bring an extra fielder up in the ring

18.1
6nb
Curran to Alsop, (no ball) FOUR, Beamer and hacked away beyond Billings for four! That's a second beamer from Curran and he's been pulled from the attack! Oh my days... what a shift in this match in the last two deliveries.... Shoulder-height, that one, whereas the previous one was well over head height

Abhi: "Invincibles missing Tom Curran's death bowling big time here." Very much so, even with that wicket of Powell. But a good test of their broader depth ahead of the weekend. Sam Curran to continue, and Alsop is on strike with the change of ends. 15 needed from 10...

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | TR-M: 136/4 (15 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 7.55, RRR: 7.50)

  • Tom Alsop32 (21b)
  • Sam Curran2.5-0-19-1
  • Gus Atkinson1.5-0-28-0
17.5
W
Curran to Powell, OUT, Powell's gone! Full on leg stump, Powell - for some reason - checks a whip and ends up chipping to long on, Had he followed through with that, he'd have clear the boundary with ease!

R Powell c Ferreira b Curran 45 (33m 27b 2x4 4x6) SR: 166.66

17.4
6
Curran to Powell, SIX, Typical! A ball after they should have had the wicket, Curran dips one short and Powell MELTS IT into the stands at deep midwicket for a 102m six!

Oh wow! HawkEye says that's hitting leg stump - they should have taken the review!

17.3
1lb
Curran to Alsop, 1 leg bye, Curran into Alsop who is trying to thrash down the ground, hits the pad on the way down to third... was that close? Umpire doesn't think so... Looks like it would have been umpire's call at best so Billings decides against the review...
17.2
1
Curran to Powell, 1 run, Yorker on leg stump, brilliantly bowled, and well dug out by Powell who manages to find a single to mid on
17.1
1
Curran to Alsop, 1 run, Slower delivery, into the surface, pulled well by Alsop out to cow corner, where Lammonby is grazing. Bullet arm ensures the two is not an option

24 needed from 15, Curran into the attack able to bowl 10 of them. Mahmood's got five, too...

END OF OVER:
17 | 18 Runs | TR-M: 127/3 (24 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 7.47, RRR: 8.00)

  • Tom Alsop31 (19b)
  • Rovman Powell38 (24b)
  • Gus Atkinson1.5-0-28-0
  • Will Jacks2.5-0-20-1
16.5
2
Atkinson to Alsop, 2 runs, Around the wicket to Alsop, short, pulled across the line. No great timing but it's into a deserted enough part of the field to allow a pretty comfortable two
16.4
1
Atkinson to Powell, 1 run, Slower, hung out wider, Powell chases it and can only cloth a single out to deep point
16.3
4
Atkinson to Powell, FOUR, Slower ball, into the surface, Powell done... but he manages to drag it all the way to the square leg fence! He only had one hand on the ball at the point of impact, but managed to hold his shape long enough to get greater value for the shot
16.2
6
Atkinson to Powell, SIX, BANG! Another upper decker from Powell! "That's shot of the day," beams Broady, as Powell launches an 89mph into a length right back over the bowler's head! That's such a good hit
16.2
1w
Atkinson to Powell, 1 wide, Moves wider, into the pitch... and it's been wided! Rightly so, that was too far
16.1
4
Atkinson to Powell, FOUR, Short, at the shoulder, uppercutted with a glorious flourish over the keeper! Opens the face, slices very deliberately with third up in the circle. What a shot

42 off 20 needed as the batters get a drink. Gus Atkinson - 0 for 10 from his 5 deliveries so far - is reintroduced into the attack

END OF OVER:
16 | 14 Runs | TR-M: 109/3 (42 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.81, RRR: 10.50)

  • Rovman Powell23 (20b)
  • Tom Alsop29 (18b)
  • Will Jacks2.5-0-20-1
  • Adam Zampa3.5-0-32-0
15.5
1
Jacks to Powell, 1 run, Slows it down, into the pitch, spinning into off stump - Powell opts for a bit of touch this tine, rocking back and guiding behind point for a single
15.4
2
Jacks to Powell, 2 runs, Hacked out to deep midwicket, Lammonby runs in... and misses the ball! Powell gets back for a second
15.3
6
Jacks to Powell, SIX, HUGE FROM POWELL! Vintage, well, him - swinging dead straight, holding his shape throughout, into the stands at wide long on
15.2
1
Jacks to Alsop, 1 run, Length back, slower, wider, Alsop cloths down the ground off a thick under edge
15.1
4
Jacks to Alsop, FOUR, Gets it to the short boundary! Length a little too short for Jacks, even though the line outside off, along with the off spin, was right. But Alsop works a powerful pull shot through midwicket

So 56 needed off 25, with the short side still in play for Alsop for this set, which will be bowled by Jacks from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
15 | 3 Runs | TR-M: 95/3 (56 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 6.33, RRR: 11.20)

  • Rovman Powell14 (17b)
  • Tom Alsop24 (16b)
  • Adam Zampa3.5-0-32-0
  • Sam Curran1.5-0-11-0
14.5
1
Zampa to Powell, 1 run, Full, drifting into middle stump, defended with a thick inside edge way through square leg. Tidy, tidy set for Zampa who goes wicketless for the first game this season!
14.4
1
Zampa to Alsop, 1 run, Wider, across Alsop, who hangs back and hacks a single out to deep midwicket. Thought about the single but Powell was not interested in that - at all!

Rockets 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8AD HalesT Banton
2nd38AD HalesJE Root
3rd10JE RootTP Alsop
4th80TP AlsopR Powell
5th15TP AlsopCJ Green