- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR18.1 makes room to leg, Cook follows him and thumps the pad... but after a mix-up, there's a run-out! The ball dribbled out to short third. Eskinazi jogged a single, got called back for a wayward shy, but because he wasn't paying attention, he had no chance of getting back to the keeper's end! Fire self-immolate! I'm not even sure the shy from third was actually a shy at all, more a half-hearted lob back towards the bowler, but THC decided it was still in play! 132/42.5 goes for the ramp, gloves it to the keeper! That's a crucial breakthrough. Cook followed the batter as he inverted his stance, and ensured he was cramped for room as the ball got big on his intentions. 19/17.1 takes on the pull, scuffed to short backward square! just 80mph but the seam was bolt-upright, and Bairstow was hurried as he swung his blade across the stroke. Ferguson makes no mistake 34/217.5 away-swing on the full length, a huge wipe and a review for caught-behind. Rockets seemed fairly confident they heard something. Indeed they did! A scrape of bat on ball, and Abell's excellent knock is done 131/319.5 slower ball, blazed out to deep midwicket... looked to be out of the ground, but Holden clung on well, and lobbed the ball back into play to guard against the stumble into the boundary rope. Here endeth the innings 150/618.5 attempts the ramp, that's too full and straight, and pace off too... off stump pegged back and this weird old innings takes another dip 134/5Extras20 (b 1, lb 7, w 12)TOTAL150/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.5 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Steven Smith, 2.5 ov), 2-34 (Jonny Bairstow, 7.1 ov), 3-131 (Tom Abell, 17.5 ov), 4-132 (Stephen Eskinazi, 18.1 ov), 5-134 (Ben Kellaway, 18.5 ov), 6-150 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 4 0 30 1 7.5 10 2 2 2 0 SJ Cook 3 0 17 2 5.66 8 2 0 3 0 LH Ferguson 4 0 21 1 5.25 8 0 1 1 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 38 1 9.5 4 5 0 1 0 GF Linde 3 0 22 0 7.33 3 3 0 0 0 Rehan Ahmed 2 0 14 0 7 2 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.3 round the wicket, uses the angle to perfection! Banton was required to chase the width that was created by the ball shaping away from his advances, and Tom Abell tracked back at mid-off to take a cool top-edge over his shoulder 66/110.2 another wipe from Rehan, but he's clothed this one! That was in his arc, but he didn't find the timing to clear mid-on. Zaib strikes second ball to give Fire a flicker 88/215.1 slower through the air, Holden is forced to reach for the width outside off, and he holes out to deep cover! Those long square boundaries are hard to clear, and Holden's innings ends in familiar Cardiff fashion 116/315.4 leans back, holes out to mid-off! Now then, this is the set that Fire ordered! Neither here nor there from Moores, merely a half-baked swing through the length outside off... Root remains impassive at the other end, but there's a bit of jeopardy now 118/417.3 clubbed off the toes, but Kellaway clings on at backward square! It was a solid contact from Linde, flicking up and into the full length, it was fast, it was swirling, but he leapt back and across to cling on brilliantly... this one isn't done yet! 131/518.3 goes for the ramp, doesn't get enough on it! Pace off from Payne, and Stoinis's option was the wrong one! Went for finesse when power might have been the better approach. Hull and Meredith converged behind the keeper, and Hull's big mitts do the needful! 136/618.4 wide line, hacked off the full length, straight to long-on! Rockets are combusting! Willey backs his levers but it's a misfire on the front foot... and suddenly, Fire are edging into the ascendancy! 136/7Extras13 (b 1, lb 7, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL152/7 (19.4 Overs, RR: 7.67 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Tom Banton, 6.3 ov), 2-88 (Rehan Ahmed, 10.2 ov), 3-116 (Max Holden, 15.1 ov), 4-118 (Tom Moores, 15.4 ov), 5-131 (George Linde, 17.3 ov), 6-136 (Marcus Stoinis, 18.3 ov), 7-136 (David Willey, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DA Payne 4 0 38 2 9.5 8 3 2 1 1 RP Meredith 4 0 20 1 5 6 1 0 0 0 CJ Green 3.4 0 34 2 8.94 6 3 2 0 0 J Hull 3 0 26 0 8.66 6 1 2 0 1 BI Kellaway 4 0 18 1 4.5 5 1 0 0 0 SA Zaib 1 0 8 1 8 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Trent Rockets (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-15.35, Interval 15.35-15.50, Second Session 15.50-16.55
Match days
24 August 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Trent Rockets (Men) 4, Welsh Fire (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 1 wicket)
- Balls 42: Review by Welsh Fire (Men) (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BJ Debenham, Batter - TB Abell (Upheld)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 48 balls, Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (SS Eskinazi 18, TB Abell 30, Ex 2)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 100 runs in 76 balls, Extras 14
- Strategic Timeout: Welsh Fire (Men) - 109/2 in 80 balls (SS Eskinazi 43, TB Abell 36)
- SS Eskinazi: 50 off 40 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Balls 90: Review by Trent Rockets (Men) (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BJ Debenham, Batter - TB Abell (Upheld)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 150 runs in 99 balls, Extras 20
- Innings Break: Welsh Fire (Men) - 150/6 in 100 balls (CJ Green 11)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 0 wicket)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 50 runs in 28 balls, Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (T Banton 26, JE Root 23, Ex 6)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 100 runs in 62 balls, Extras 10
- Strategic Timeout: Trent Rockets (Men) - 112/2 in 70 balls (JE Root 47, MDE Holden 12)
- JE Root: 50 off 36 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 150 runs in 101 balls, Extras 13
Match Coverage
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