- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.4 short, wide and Smith holes out to mid-off! Cook breaks the stand. Banged in, 79mph on a very wide line, Smith has to reach for it and his attempted launch barely clears the ring. Well taken by the backpedaling Root 102/23.4 spooned to cover, Warner's a goner! Don't think it was pace off but he was through the shot early, maybe stopped in the surface. Simple catch for Stoinis moving to his right and Rockets have the early breakthrough 29/115.1 KW skips down and strands himself! Toppie from Rehan, I think. Bounces up over Williamson's heave to leg. Alsop is a bit slow in gathering before whipping off the bails, but Williamson's attempt to get back was always doomed 112/319.1 full and straight, high leading edge... is snaffled! Superb work from Rehan running back at cover, dives to cling on as the ball drops over his shoulder. Stoinis strikes, but that's a decent little knock from Turner 158/419.5 dug in, slower ball, swung leg side... Holden stoops for a low catch. Did that carry? He throws the ball in as they come back for two, but it looks like this is going to be out. Anna Harris says there are fingers under the ball, so Stoinis finishes well, two wickets and four runs from the final set 162/5Extras8 (w 8)TOTAL162/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.1 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (David Warner, 3.4 ov), 2-102 (Jamie Smith, 12.4 ov), 3-112 (Kane Williamson, 15.1 ov), 4-158 (Ashton Turner, 19.1 ov), 5-162 (Jamie Overton, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 2 0 22 0 11 4 0 3 1 0 SJ Cook 4 0 36 1 9 6 6 0 2 0 AJ Hosein 3 0 19 0 6.33 5 2 0 1 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 38 1 9.5 4 6 0 2 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 27 2 6.75 8 2 1 1 0 Rehan Ahmed 3 0 20 1 6.66 3 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.2 chopped onto his stumps from outside leg! Overton follows him as he backs away, and Banton can only defend down into the pitch, the ball bouncing up and flicking off the bails! Spirit needed that wicket. Overton with the breaktrhough 73/112.5 top-edged on the sweep and taken! Dawson strikes and Rockets are losing altitude quickly... Dawson fired it in and Root had to try and manufacture something. Couldn't get it beyond the ring 90/411.3 top-edged into the night sky, and taken by the keeper! Worrall just pushed it a touch wider, 78mph on a full length. Willey played the slog-sweep again, but this was nowhere near the middle of the bat. Smith had to wait for it after running over to square leg but took the catch securely 86/211.5 scythes through him to hit off stump! Worrall goes back to his metronomic, top-of-off, 81mph stock ball. Rehan plays all around it and loses his bails 86/313.3 banged in short and Alsop has been hit! He's going to need some medical attention here. Looks like he took it in the face, the ball squeezing through the grille... and Alsop is going off 90/416.4 slower ball, hits the stumps! Holden is backing away but completely flummoxed by the change-up. Looped out full by Gleeson and he points to the sky as the zing bails light up 108/518.4 slower ball, gloved behind! Hose falls across his stumps looking to slog-sweep but the ball takes an age to get to him, balloons up off the hands into the grasp of Jamie Smith. Gleeson raises his arm aloft again. Spirit in touching distance 125/6Extras5 (w 5)TOTAL141/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.05 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Tom Banton, 10.2 ov), 2-86 (David Willey, 11.3 ov), 3-86 (Rehan Ahmed, 11.5 ov), 4-90 (Joe Root, 12.5 ov), 4-90* (Tom Alsop, retired not out ), 5-108 (Max Holden, 16.4 ov), 6-125 (Adam Hose, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Wood 4 0 28 0 7 8 3 1 1 0 DJ Worrall 4 0 32 2 8 8 3 2 0 0 RJ Gleeson 4 0 36 2 9 6 2 2 3 0 LA Dawson 4 0 30 1 7.5 5 1 2 0 0 J Overton 4 0 15 1 3.75 10 1 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Trent Rockets (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.50, Second Session 19.50-20.55
Match days
14 August 2025 - day/night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
London Spirit (Men) 4, Trent Rockets (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 1 wicket)
- London Spirit (Men): 50 runs in 33 balls, Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (JL Smith 14, KS Williamson 36, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: London Spirit (Men) - 96/1 in 60 balls (JL Smith 46, KS Williamson 39)
- London Spirit (Men): 100 runs in 62 balls, Extras 5
- JL Smith: 50 off 32 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- London Spirit (Men): 150 runs in 93 balls, Extras 8
- Innings Break: London Spirit (Men) - 162/5 in 100 balls (OJ Pope 17)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 0 wicket)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 50 runs in 35 balls, Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (T Banton 30, JE Root 18, Ex 2)
- TP Alsop retired hurt at 90/4 (0, 71 balls)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 100 runs in 81 balls, Extras 4
Match Coverage
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Spirit's pace attack of Jamie Overton, Dan Worrall, Luke Wood and Richard Gleeson hunted brilliantly as a pack