Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    18.1 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! 132/4
    2.5 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. 19/1
    7.1 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 34/2
    17.5 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 131/3
    19.5 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 150/6
    18.5 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 134/5
    not out
    11
    4
    5
    2
    0
    275
    Extras
    20 (b 1, lb 7, w 12)
    TOTAL
    150/6 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    DJ Willey403017.5102220
    SJ Cook301725.6682030
    LH Ferguson402115.2580110
    MP Stoinis403819.545010
    GF Linde302207.3333000
    Rehan Ahmed20140722000
  • BATSMEN
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    6.3 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 66/1
    not out
    64
    41
    78
    4
    3
    156.09
    10.2 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 88/2
    15.1 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 116/3
    15.4 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 118/4
    17.3 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! 131/5
    18.3 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! 136/6
    18.4 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! 136/7
    not out
    4
    2
    5
    1
    0
    200
    Extras
    13 (b 1, lb 7, nb 4, w 1)
    TOTAL
    152/7 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    DA Payne403829.583211
    RP Meredith40201561000
    CJ Green3.403428.9463200
    J Hull302608.6661201
    BI Kellaway401814.551000
    SA Zaib1081811000

Match Notes

Rockets 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st66JE RootT Banton
2nd22JE RootRehan Ahmed
3rd28JE RootMDE Holden
4th2JE RootTJ Moores
5th13JE RootGF Linde
6th5JE RootMP Stoinis
7th0JE RootDJ Willey
8th16JE RootSR Hain