Jason Roy, Sunil Narine help keep Oval Invincibles invincible at home
Rockets fall to second defeat of campaign after rain forces 65-balls contest
Rockets fall to second defeat of campaign after rain forces 65-balls contest
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna
10:27 pm Invincibles hold on in this rain-shortened match and now move up into a tie for second place.
Shreyas HM: ""They can't be penalized any more than they have so no issues taking their sweet time." --- to prevent this, they should be made to bring in more fielders for every X minutes after the cut-off." The TV commentators have said precisely that. Something for rules makers to consider for the future.
Match Hero is Jason Roy: "We had a lot to prove tonight. We've come off the back of some disappointing performances so to right some wrongs tonight was pleasing. The bowlers had it quite tough tonight with wet runups. We were impressive tonight with bat and ball."
That's it from a long long day at The Oval. Thanks for sticking with us. Come back tomorrow for another doubleheader from the Hundred. Take care!
So the Invincibles won't wind up paying a big price for the slow over rate in the end.
M Carter run out 1 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Carter arrives.
Rashid Khan c Evans b Curran 16 (6b 0x4 2x6) SR: 266.66
Tom Curran will bowl the final five balls. We're already 11 minutes past the official cutoff time....
A shocked hush comes across the ground now as a strategic timeout is called. Can the Invincibles really blow this? 17 runs off five balls to win now for the Rockets. In case you're just joining us, the Invincibles are paying for a slow over rate and have had to field with an extra fielder inside the ring since there were 11 balls left in the chase.
Alex: "So much faffing around. Some of us have last trains to catch!"
"That's exactly what we don't need in cricket and exactly what the Hundred isn't designed to do," England captain Heather Knight said
Rockets fall to second defeat of campaign after rain forces 65-balls contest