5.28pm And with that, the race for qualification in the men's competition is done. Rockets join Invincibles and Superchargers on 20 points, and still have a shot at an automatic place in the final, although their NRR is such that they are unlikely to have much in their own hands on that front.

Next up, we are headed to Old Trafford, where for a few heady moments, Originals and Phoenix must have believed they were contesting a must-win. Now, it's merely pride to play for...

5.24pm And that is the end of that! Joe Root's unflappable composure did the needful while headless chickens were flocking around him. He had a huge slice on luck on 0, but gave nothing back to Fire until he had no choice but to take them on...and with 14 needed from five balls, a six and a four through midwicket broke the remnants of the resistance.

No doubt about the Meerkat Match Hero. Here's Root: "Way too tense for my liking, they pulled it back, this format is difficult to gauge. The majority of the game the wicket played fine. Green's over, I thought I've got to hit a six here... we needed a boundary in the first two balls, I had a good idea of what we was trying to do to protect that long side, and put a couple away. "

Two for a tie, three for the outright win. Either way Rockets qualify... two balls left

A tie would suffice for Rockets to qualify... 13 off five is the relevant target

Ordinarily this would be a shot to nothing for Sam Hain, but in the Hundred there's no change of ends coming up... he probably needs to get Root back on strike

David Willey hits a long ball...