- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.4 comes down, but holes out to long-off! It's a much bigger hit there and Crawley slices across the ball slightly, never had the power. Well held coming in off the rope by Cook. Important wicket for Rockets, Sodhi breaking the stand 54/21.1 on the charge, but he's hit this up the chimney! Belligerent whack, aiming to go down the ground, but toe-ended almost straight up, a dolly of a catch for mid-off. Little Chef serves up the first Rockets wicket 8/116.5 full toss, wristed to deep midwicket! Think Sam Hain has done well here... they are checking whether he kept his feet clear of the rope, popping the ball into the air as he stepped out of bounds and the back in, but Lawrence is walking. No hundred for the Spirit captain, but it's been a sparkling knock. Hain took the catch well and then had to steady himself, but it was all in order 160/48.5 goes for the slog-sweep but it's all height and no trousers! Almost to the point that it lands safely in no man's land, but Daniel Sams comes haring in off the deep midwicket rope and takes an excellent diving catch. Sodhi bags another 79/3Extras17 (lb 4, nb 6, w 7)TOTAL195/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.75 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Adam Rossington, 1.1 ov), 2-54 (Zak Crawley, 5.4 ov), 3-79 (Matthew Wade, 8.5 ov), 4-160 (Dan Lawrence, 16.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 nicked behind! Not a particularly special delivery this time, just back of a length in the channel and Hales throws the bat, feathers through to the keeper. He turns and walks, Rockets lose a second wicket. Frankie can do no wrong with the ball today 18/21.1 booming inswinger, castled! Worrall curls this back malevolently, the ball thudding into the base of middle and off. First one he's really pitched up and it swerves at Malan like a banana, the bat not in the same postcode as he the timber takes a tumble. Spirit strike early 3/110.1 flubbed into the covers, gone! Fired in wicket-to-wicket and TKC tries to shovel it over the off side, can't get the power as the ball skips on. Simple take for Lawrence inside the circle. Dawson breaks the stand 75/316.2 heaved leg side, but picks out the boundary rider! Fired in full and Munro couldn't get the elevation he was looking for, hitting to the longer side of the ground and Ellis pouches it safely. The crowd groans in content 144/419.2 full and straight, 88mph, pins him in front! Sams misses with a heave across the line and looks gone... but he reviews, perhaps in desperation. Struck on the knee roll and ball-tracking has it smashing into middle. Up goes the finger again. Ellis makes a crucial breakthrough at the vital juncture! 187/5Extras10 (lb 1, nb 4, w 5)TOTAL193/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.65 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Dawid Malan, 1.1 ov), 2-18 (Alex Hales, 4.1 ov), 3-75 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 10.1 ov), 4-144 (Colin Munro, 16.2 ov), 5-187 (Daniel Sams, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Worrall 4 1 23 2 5.75 10 4 0 0 0 CP Wood 4 0 47 0 11.75 5 3 2 3 2 NT Ellis 4 0 43 1 10.75 4 5 1 1 0 LA Dawson 4 0 38 2 9.50 6 3 2 0 0 MJJ Critchley 2 0 22 0 11.00 2 3 1 0 0 DJ Mitchell 2 0 19 0 9.50 2 3 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Trent Rockets (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
12 August 2023 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
London Spirit (Men) 2, Trent Rockets (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 1 wicket)
- London Spirit (Men): 50 runs in 27 balls, Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: London Spirit (Men) - 71/2 in 40 balls (DW Lawrence 29, MS Wade 8)
- London Spirit (Men): 100 runs in 65 balls, Extras 10
- DW Lawrence: 50 off 33 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (DW Lawrence 40, DJ Mitchell 10, Ex 0)
- London Spirit (Men): 150 runs in 81 balls, Extras 12
- Balls 87: Review by London Spirit (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - RS Bopara (Upheld)
- Innings Break: London Spirit (Men) - 195/4 in 100 balls (DJ Mitchell 21, RS Bopara 25)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 26 runs, 2 wickets)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 50 runs in 39 balls, Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (T Kohler-Cadmore 26, JE Root 25, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Trent Rockets (Men) - 93/3 in 60 balls (JE Root 37, C Munro 5)
- Balls 60: Review by London Spirit (Men) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JD Middlebrook, Batter - JE Root (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 100 runs in 64 balls, Extras 3
- JE Root: 50 off 24 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (JE Root 28, C Munro 18, Ex 6)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 150 runs in 86 balls, Extras 8
- Balls 88: Review by London Spirit (Men) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batter - SR Hain (Struck down)
- Balls 97: Review by Trent Rockets (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JD Middlebrook, Batter - DR Sams (Struck down)
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