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Best performances - Batsmen

DJ Malan
DJ Malan
53(43) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %74%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 14 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
6 5 1 6 16 3 2 14
R Powell
R Powell
45(27) 2x4 - 4x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
5 0 1 1 1 6 13 18

Best performances - Bowlers

SJ Cook
O4
M0
R23
W2
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
NA Sowter
O3
M0
R18
W1
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

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...

Rockets 2nd innings Partnerships

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